What does Feeding South Dakota fund most often?

It funds hunger relief and food access. The foundation’s program areas include food security, child hunger programs, senior food assistance, mobile food distribution, food pantry and agency partnerships, and wellness pantries. The recent grants list is consistent with that focus, with every listed award labeled for hunger relief.

Are grants mostly in South Dakota?

Yes. Ninety-seven percent of grants go to recipients in South Dakota, and the top state by grant count is SD. Recipient cities in the record include Sioux Falls, Brookings, Rosebud, Bridgewater, Beresford, Pierre, Mitchell, Watertown, Aberdeen, and Sisseton.

What is a typical grant size?

Typical awards are modest to mid-sized. The p25 grant size is $9,257, the median is $19,066, and the p75 is $50,558. That means most grants cluster below $50,558 even though a few larger awards appear in the recent record.

Feeding South Dakota

Name: Feeding South Dakota — grants, 990 financials & funding data
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ActiveFood, Agriculture & Nutrition

SIOUX FALLS, SDWebsite6053350364

About Feeding South Dakota

Together, we can work to end hunger in South Dakota.

Focus Areas

hunger relieffood insecurity

Who They Fund

food-insecure individuals and familieslow-income householdscommunity members facing acute hunger

Funding Style

direct serviceemergency food assistanceprogram-specific grants

Topics

hunger relieffood distribution / food banksmeal programs (soup kitchens, community meals)nutrition assistance / food insecurity mitigation

About Feeding South Dakota

Feeding South Dakota’s grantmaking is defined by hunger relief across the state, with large awards going to a mix of statewide partners, local churches, tribal programs, and food pantries. The biggest recent grants include $319,736 to The Salvation Army in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, and $310,262 to Salvation Army in Peoria, Illinois, alongside substantial support for South Dakota-based providers such as Charis Ministry Partners in Sioux Falls and Ascension Lutheran Feeding Brookings. That pattern shows a funder focused on direct food assistance rather than broad philanthropic categories. The foundation’s recent awards also reach several community-specific programs tied to emergency food distribution and nutrition support. Rosebud Sioux Tribe Caregivers and Rosebud Sioux Tribe Elderly Nutrition Program appear among the larger recipients, as do local entities in Brookings, Bridgewater, Beresford, Sisseton, and Pierre. Across the record, the grants align with Feeding South Dakota’s stated mission to end hunger through food distribution, child hunger programs, senior food assistance, wellness pantries, and partnerships with local agencies. The result is a portfolio centered on practical access to food for people facing acute need.

What Feeding South Dakota Funds

Feeding South Dakota funds a narrow set of hunger-relief causes that map closely to its operating programs. In community food access, it gave $73,098 to Beresford Set Free in 2025 for hunger relief and $75,752 to Set Free Baptist Church in 2024 for the same purpose. For pantry-based support, Mitchell Food Pantry Inc received $58,680 in 2025 and $54,403 in 2024. The foundation also supports tribal and culturally specific food assistance. It awarded $156,342 to Rosebud Sioux Tribe Caregivers in 2025 and $129,378 to Rosebud Sioux Tribe Elderly Nutrition Program in 2024, both for hunger relief. In regional direct-service work, it granted $123,061 to Sisseton Area Ministerial Association and $61,598 to Citizens Involvement Council in Pierre. These grants show a consistent emphasis on food distribution, emergency assistance, and programs serving households with immediate need.

How Feeding South Dakota Gives

Typical grants are concentrated in the mid-five-figure range: p25 is $9,257, median is $19,066, and p75 is $50,558. The recent record also includes some much larger awards, but most grants sit well below those headline amounts. The pattern is recurring rather than one-off: several recipients appear in multiple years, including Charis Ministry Partners, Rosebud Sioux Tribe Caregivers, Hawkwing Inc, Mitchell Food Pantry Inc, and Set Free Baptist Church. Feeding South Dakota operates as a direct-service funder with program-specific grants, and the giving is local rather than national in reach.

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$1.8M

Total Assets

$22.9M

Total Revenue

$32.2M

Total Expenses

$32.6M

Typical Grant Size

Most grants fall between $9K and $51K, with a median of $19K.

25th Percentile

$9K

Median

$19K

75th Percentile

$51K

Geographic Reach

Local4 states funded

Funding intensity

Low

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Headquarters

Leadership

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Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
THE SALVATION ARMY	HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL	$253,451	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
ASCENSION LUTHERAN CHURCH	BROOKINGS, SD	$183,482	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
CHARIS MINISTRY PARTNERS	SIOUX FALLS, SD	$167,636	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
SISSETON AREA MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION	AGENCY VILLAGE, SD	$149,217	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
ROSEBUD SIOUX TRIBE CAREGIVERS	ROSEBUD, SD	$127,929	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
SALEM MENNONITE BRETHREN CHURCH	BRIDGEWATER, SD	$100,100	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
HAWKWING INC	EAGLE BUTTE, SD	$74,310	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
RURAL OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SERVICES	LAKE ANDES, SD	$59,562	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
MITCHELL FOOD PANTRY INCORPORATED	MITCHELL, SD	$56,809	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
CITIZENS INVOLVEMENT COUNCIL	PIERRE, SD	$45,222	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
CUSTER COMMUNITY ACTION TEAM	CUSTER, SD	$37,312	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
STURGIS KIWANIS FOOD PANTRY	STURGIS, SD	$35,913	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
BROOKINGS AREA UNITED WAY	BROOKINGS, SD	$34,787	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
INTER-LAKES COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP INC	CLEAR LAKE, SD	$28,175	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
FEEDING VERMILLION	VERMILLION, SD	$26,976	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
YANKTON AREA SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER INC	YANKTON, SD	$22,281	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
MOBIDGE MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION	MOBRIDGE, SD	$22,254	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
NEEDS ANONYMOUS INC	WEBSTER, SD	$22,241	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS INC	WINNER, SD	$20,742	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
CHRISTIAN SERVICE COUNCIL OF GRANT COUNTY	MILBANK, SD	$20,729	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
HURON AREA SENIOR CENTER	HURON, SD	$19,895	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
BERESFORD SET FREE	BERESFORD, SD	$16,935	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
TRI-COUNTY GOOD SAMARITAN CENTER	REDFIELD, SD	$16,785	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
HOT SPRINGS MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION	HOT SPRINGS, SD	$15,537	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH	FORT THOMPSON, SD	$13,961	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
ASSOCIATION OF FREE LUTHERAN CONGREGATIONS	MADISON, SD	$12,453	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
AMERICAN INDIAN YOUTH RUNNING STRONG	ALEXANDRIA, VA	$12,107	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
SPEARFISH COMMUNITY PANTRY	SPEARFISH, SD	$11,977	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN - MCINTOSH	MCINTOSH, SD	$11,804	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
ST WILFRID CATHOLIC CHURCH	WOONSOCKET, SD	$11,365	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
OLDHAM AREA IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION	OLDHAM, SD	$11,280	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
FOOTHILLS BIBLE FELLOWSHIP	WESSINGTON SPRINGS, SD	$10,849	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
BON HOMME FOOD PANTRY	TYNDALL, SD	$10,538	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
THE MUSTARD SEED	EAGLE BUTTE, SD	$10,374	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
KINGSBURY COUNTY FOOD PANTRY	DESMET, SD	$9,148	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
NORTHERN TURNER COUNTY FOOD PANTRY	PARKER, SD	$8,803	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
ENRICH GROTON SODAK	GROTON, SD	$8,678	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
FOOD FOR THOUGHT SCHOOL PANTRY	YANKTON, SD	$8,587	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
ELK POINT UNITED PARISH	ELK POINT, SD	$8,437	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
GROW SOUTH DAKOTA	SISSETON, SD	$8,017	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
GREGORY FIRST SOTHERN BAPTIST	GREGORY, SD	$7,696	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
IPSWICH TIGER POST COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTER INC	ABERDEEN, SD	$7,426	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
MILLER FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH	MILLER, SD	$6,516	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
FULL GOSPEL FELLOWSHIP OF CHURCHES AND MINISTERS	MISSION, SD	$6,397	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
GREGORY COMMUNITY SERVICES	GREGORY, SD	$5,695	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY CENTER	PIERRE, SD	$5,623	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
HYDE CO SENIOR CITIZENS INC	HIGHMORE, SD	$5,590	2026	HUNGER RELIEF
THE SALVATION ARMY	HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL	$319,736	2025	HUNGER RELIEF
CHARIS MINISTRY PARTNERS	SIOUX FALLS, SD	$205,064	2025	HUNGER RELIEF
ASCENSION LUTHERAN FEEDING BROOKINGS	BROOKINGS, SD	$200,882	2025	HUNGER RELIEF

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