Jerstad Family Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 91-1757487
Foundation Overview
Based in Sioux Falls, SD, Jerstad Family Foundation has awarded 167 grants totaling $1,435,156 to organizations in South Dakota, Minnesota and 4 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $500 to $54,000, with a median award of $7,500.
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New Applicant Friendliness
1 of 16 recipients (6%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains tight relationships with established partners. New applicants rarely succeed without insider connections.
Geographic Focus
55% of grants are awarded in South Dakota, with additional funding distributed across 5 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within South Dakota, funding concentrates in Sioux Falls (76%), Flandreau (9%), Siox Falls (4%).
Funding Trajectory
Declining funding trend with 17% decrease over 8 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.
Program Areas
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on community projects (50%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Jerstad Family Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota Symphony Orchestra | $6,500 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2024 |
| St Olaf College | $5,000 | Northfield, MN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Opportunity Neighborhood | $10,000 | New Brighton, MN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| College Possible | $10,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Augustana University | $54,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Helping Kids Round First | $5,500 | Flandreau, SD, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Luthern Theological Seminary | $5,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Mission Animal Hospital | $7,000 | Eden Prairie, MN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Volunteers Of America Dakotas | $7,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Prop Shop | $7,000 | Eden Prairie, MN, US | General Suppport | 2024 |
| Washington High School | $2,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Open Arms Of Minnesota | $7,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Lincoln High School | $6,500 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Minneapolis Crisis Nursery | $8,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Play For Patrick | $10,000 | W Shoreview, MN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Feeding South Dakota | $1,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Washington Pavilion | $5,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Avera Mckennan Hosp Univ Health Ctr | $6,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2023 |
| South Dakota Symphony Orchestra | $2,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Habitat For Humanity | $1,500 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Opportunity Neighborhood | $25,000 | New Brighton, MN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| College Possible | $15,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Augustana University | $51,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Jdrf | $10,000 | Bloomington, MN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Helping Kids Round First | $3,000 | Flandreau, SD, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Prop Shop Of Eden Prairie | $7,500 | Eden Prairie, MN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Mission Animal Hospital | $10,000 | Eden Prairie, MN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Sanford Health Foundation | $1,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Northside Boxing Club | $11,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| St Mark's Lutheran Church | $8,000 | Siox Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Lhs | $4,500 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Open Arms Of Minnesota | $2,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| South Dakota News Watch | $3,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2023 |
| South Dakota Symphony Youth | $15,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Minneapolis Crisis Nursery | $8,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Play For Patrick | $10,000 | W Shoreview, MN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Washington Pavilion | $2,500 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2022 |
| South Dakota Symphony Orchestra | $15,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Opportunity Neighborhood | $15,000 | New Brighton, MN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| College Possible | $20,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Augustana University | $20,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Jdrf | $15,000 | Bloomington, MN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Walk-in Counseling Center | $15,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Luther Seminary | $2,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Helping Kids Round First | $1,000 | Flandreau, SD, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Avera Family Wellness | $10,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Mission Animal Hospital | $20,000 | Eden Prairie, MN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Sanford Health Foundation | $10,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Northside Boxing Club | $5,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| St Mark's Lutheran Church | $26,000 | Siox Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Prop Shop | $15,000 | Eden Prairie, MN, US | General Suppport | 2022 |
| National Music Museum | $2,000 | Vermillion, SD, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Washington High School | $2,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Open Arms Of Minnesota | $5,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| World Classrooms | $4,000 | Aberdeen, SD, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Match Pointe | $1,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Lincoln High School | $2,500 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Sioux Falls Area Community Foundati | $5,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Opportunity Neighborhood | $15,000 | New Brighton, MN, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Edina Community Lutheran Chruch | $1,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Support | 2021 |
| College Possible | $20,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Augustana University | $10,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Jdrf | $17,000 | Bloomington, MN, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Helping Kids Round First | $18,000 | Flandreau, SD, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Sioux Falls Swim Team | $2,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Avera Family Wellness | $10,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Good Samaritan Society - Kissimmee | $3,000 | Kissimmee, FL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Mission Animal Hospital | $15,000 | Eden Prairie, MN, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Sanford Health Foundation | $5,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Northside Boxing Club | $10,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Volunteers Of America Dakotas | $10,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2021 |
| St Mark's Lutheran Church | $10,000 | Siox Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Prop Shop | $15,000 | Eden Prairie, MN, US | General Suppport | 2021 |
| National Music Museum | $2,000 | Vermillion, SD, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Call To Freedom | $5,000 | Suite, SD, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Washington Pavilion | $2,500 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2020 |
| South Dakota Symphony Orchestra | $15,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Opportunity Neighborhood | $10,000 | New Brighton, MN, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Front Porch Coalition | $500 | Rapid City, SD, US | General Support | 2020 |
| College Possible | $20,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Augustana University | $20,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Walk-in Counseling Center | $15,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Helping Kids Round First | $20,000 | Flandreau, SD, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Prop Shop Of Eden Prairie | $15,000 | Eden Prairie, MN, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Mission Animal Hospital | $15,000 | Eden Prairie, MN, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Lhs Booster Club | $6,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2020 |
| St Mark's Lutheran Church | $10,000 | Siox Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2020 |
| First Tee | $500 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Second Harvest Heartland | $15,000 | Brooklyn Park, MN, US | General Support | 2020 |
| First Lutheran Church | $15,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Ava's House Sanford Health | $1,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Washington Pavilion Managment Inc | $5,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2018 |
| South Dakota Symphony Orchestra | $3,250 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2018 |
| St Olaf College | $5,000 | Northfield, MN, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Opportunity Neighborhood | $10,000 | New Brighton, MN, US | General Support | 2018 |
| College Possible | $15,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Sioux Falls Area Humane Society | $1,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2018 |
| George Washington University | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Luther Seminary | $5,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Helping Kids Round First | $5,500 | Flandreau, SD, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Prop Shop Of Eden Prairie | $15,000 | Eden Prairie, MN, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Sonia Sotomayor Elementary | $5,970 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2018 |
| The Bridge For Youth | $7,500 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Mission Animal Hospital | $12,000 | Eden Prairie, MN, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Sanford Health Foundation | $10,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Northside Boxing Club | $10,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Lhs Booster Club | $1,600 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2018 |
| The Banquet West | $10,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Friends Of South Dakota Pub Broadca | $7,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Collision | $5,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Save | $10,000 | Bloomington, MN, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Bread Break | $9,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Volunteers Of America Dakotas | $10,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Lhs Booster Club | $2,500 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Sioux Falls School District | $3,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2017 |
| South Dakota Symphony Orchestra | $10,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Opportunity Neighborhood | $10,000 | New Brighton, MN, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Front Porch Coalition | $2,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | For The Support Of Their Suicide Prevention Program | 2017 |
| College Possible | $10,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Jdrf | $10,000 | Bloomington, MN, US | For Finding A Cure For Juvenile Diabetes | 2017 |
| Washington Pavillion Management | $5,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Messiah New Hope Lutheran Church | $8,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Suicide Awareness Voices Of Educati | $15,000 | Bloomington, MN, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Helping Kids Round First | $8,000 | Flandreau, SD, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Prop Shop Of Eden Prairie | $10,000 | Eden Prairie, MN, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Sioux Falls Swim Team | $2,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Sonia Sotomayor Elementary | $10,500 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2017 |
| The Bridge For Youth | $10,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Arnolds Park | $1,000 | Arnolds Park, IA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Avalon Educational Institute | $3,000 | Duluth, MN, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Avera Family Wellness | $10,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Community Outreach | $1,500 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Horsepower | $2,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Freinds Of Kairos Nicaragua | $1,000 | Woodbury, MN, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Good Samaritan Society - Kissimmee | $1,000 | Kissimmee, FL, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Mission Animal Hospital | $10,000 | Eden Prairie, MN, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Sanford Health Foundation | $12,500 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Northside Boxing Club | $10,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Support | 2017 |
| St Olaf College | $5,000 | Northfield, MN, US | General Support | 2016 |
| Habitat For Humanity | $10,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | For Programmatic Expenses | 2016 |
| Opportunity Neighborhood | $5,000 | New Brighton, MN, US | For Safe Housing | 2016 |
| Brookings County Youth Mentoring Pr | $4,000 | Brookings, SD, US | To Aid Mentoring Program For School Children | 2016 |
| College Possible | $10,000 | St Paul, MN, US | Help First Generation College Students Succeed In College | 2016 |
| Walk-in Counseling Center | $5,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | To Support Mental Health Program For Low Income Participants | 2016 |
| South Dakota Symphony Orchestra You | $15,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | For The South Dakota Symphony Youth Orchestra | 2016 |
| Bishop Dudley House | $3,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2016 |
| Sioux Falls Area Humane Society | $3,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2016 |
| Sojourner | $15,000 | Hopkins, MN, US | General Support | 2016 |
| American Choral Directors Assn Acda | $5,000 | Apple Valley, MN, US | General Support | 2016 |
| Sanford Health Foundation | $10,000 | Siuox Falls, SD, US | Ava's House - Building Hospice With Youth Wing | 2016 |
| Levitt Foundation | $17,500 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | For Levitt At The Falls, Sioux Falls, Sd | 2016 |
| Parent Advocates For Spanish Immers | $4,000 | Sioux Fall, SD, US | To Bring Interns Into Sioux Falls To Assist With Large Classroom Sizes | 2016 |
| Messiah New Hope Lutheran Church | $4,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | Food Program For Those In Need | 2016 |
| Suicide Awareness Voices Of Educati | $10,000 | Bloomington, MN, US | General Support, In Memory Of Elliot Schuster | 2016 |
| Casa Mitchell | $3,000 | Mitchell, SD, US | General Support | 2016 |
| Helping Kids Round First | $3,000 | Flandreau, SD, US | General Support | 2016 |
| The North Memorial Health Foundatio | $5,000 | Robbinsdale, MN, US | General Support | 2016 |
| Prop Shop Of Eden Prairie | $10,000 | Eden Prairie, MN, US | General Support | 2016 |
| Sioux Falls Art Pavilion | $2,500 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2016 |
| Spanish Immersion School | $650 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2016 |
| Sioux Falls Swim Team | $2,500 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2016 |
| Sonia Sotomayor Elementary | $8,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2016 |
| South Dakota Elca | $1,000 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2016 |
| The Bridge For Youth | $10,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Support | 2016 |
| American Cancer Society | $5,500 | Okalhoma City, OK, US | General Support | 2016 |
| Luthern Theological Seminary | $5,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Support | 2016 |
| Spanish Immersion School | $1,186 | Sioux Falls, SD, US | General Support | 2016 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 91-1757487 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 19 S RIVERVIEW HEIGHTS Sioux Falls, SD 57105-0000 |
Key People (5)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Jerstad Family Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Director | Sandra I Jerstad |
|---|---|
| Director | Rachel Jerstad |
| Director | Michael Jerstad |
| Director | Sarah Jerstad |
| Director | Kelly Jerstad |
Forms 990-PF
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