This foundation makes relatively large, targeted gifts to a small number of local nonprofits in South Dakota, prioritizing programs that support youth development, therapeutic services, and community health. Grants favor mission-driven organizations providing direct services — from competitive youth sports and equine therapy to hospice care and animal rescue — suggesting a preference for tangible, community-level impact over broad grantmaking.
Concentrated giving: few but large grants to individual organizations, typically one-off or occasional major gifts to local service providers rather than many small awards or national grantmaking.
The largest recent grant from Jane Bekins Meginnis Foundation % Richard Kunz was a $108,980 unrestricted award to Mvp Volleyball in Sioux City, Iowa. That single gift signals a foundation that is willing to make sizeable, flexible commitments to direct-service organizations rather than only small, tightly scoped awards. The next-largest grants in the recent list reinforce that pattern: $100,000 to Heroes and Horses and $75,000 to Mitchell Hospice House, both unrestricted. Across the recent grants, the foundation supports a mix of youth development, therapeutic services, hospice care, animal welfare, and Native-serving education and cultural institutions. Several recipients are based in Sioux City, including Mvp Volleyball, Mitchell Hospice House, Morningside College, the Sioux City Art Center, and the Sioux City Public Museum, showing repeated support for organizations serving that community. The grant list also includes organizations in South Dakota, Montana, Colorado, New York, Missouri, New Mexico, California, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., indicating a national giving pattern even as many awards remain targeted to specific local nonprofits. Most awards are described as unrestricted, which points to flexible support for grantees’ general operations and program needs.
Youth development is one visible thread in the foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $108,980 to Mvp Volleyball in Sioux City, Iowa, and also awarded $10,000 to the same organization in 2023. Therapeutic and service-oriented work appears as well. Heroes and Horses received a $100,000 unrestricted grant in 2024 and a $10,000 unrestricted grant in 2023. That repeated support suggests an ongoing relationship with an organization serving veterans and at-risk youth through equine-assisted programming. The foundation also funds care and community institutions. Mitchell Hospice House received $75,000 unrestricted in 2024, while Sioux City’s Morningside College received $10,000 unrestricted in 2023. In addition, the Sioux City Art Center and Sioux City Public Museum each received $6,000 unrestricted grants in 2023, showing support for local cultural infrastructure alongside direct-service work.
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$362K
Most grants fall between $6K and $13K, with a median of $6K.
25th Percentile
$6K
Median
$6K
75th Percentile
$13K
About 15% of grants go to recipients in IA.
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Notable grantees: MVP Volleyball, Heroes and Horses, Mitchell Hospice House, Paradise Animal Welfare Society
Typical awards are relatively concentrated around the middle of the distribution: the p25 grant size is $5,500, the median is $6,000, and the p75 is $12,500. The recent list includes a few much larger unrestricted grants, but many awards cluster in the low-thousands and mid-thousands. The grant history also shows repeat support to some recipients across multiple years, including Mvp Volleyball and Heroes and Horses. That points to ongoing relationships rather than strictly one-time gifts. The foundation appears to operate as a grantmaking foundation with flexible funding preferences: the listed philosophy tags include unrestricted support, general operating support, and flexible funding.
The foundation gives nationally, but its recent grants are still heavily centered on U.S. recipients. Iowa is the top state by grant count, and Sioux City appears repeatedly in the recipient list, including awards to Mvp Volleyball, Mitchell Hospice House, Morningside College, the Sioux City Art Center, and the Sioux City Public Museum. South Dakota recipients include Red Cloud Indian School, St Joseph Indian School, and Oglala Lakota College. Outside the Midwest, grants also reached Montana, Colorado, New York, Missouri, New Mexico, California, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. All recent grants in the data went to U.S. recipients.
The recent grants show support for youth development, therapeutic services, hospice care, animal welfare, and Native-serving education and cultural institutions. Examples include competitive youth volleyball, equine-assisted programming for veterans and at-risk youth, hospice care, and grants to schools and cultural organizations.
The recent grants are overwhelmingly described as unrestricted. The top awards in 2024, as well as many smaller 2023 grants, were all marked UNRESTRICTED, which suggests a preference for flexible support rather than tightly restricted project funding.
Yes. Mvp Volleyball appears in both 2024 and 2023, and Heroes and Horses also appears in both years. That pattern indicates repeat support rather than only one-time grants.
Iowa is the top state by grant count. Sioux City, Iowa appears repeatedly among recipients, including awards to Mvp Volleyball, Mitchell Hospice House, Morningside College, the Sioux City Art Center, and the Sioux City Public Museum.
The grant size distribution is centered in the mid-thousands: p25 is $5,500, median is $6,000, and p75 is $12,500. The list also includes larger outliers, including a $108,980 grant and a $100,000 grant.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MVP VOLLEYBALL | SIOUX CITY, IA | $108,980 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| HEROES AND HORSES | BELGRADE, MT | $100,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| MITCHELL HOSPICE HOUSE | SIOUX CITY, IA | $75,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| PARADISE ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY | CRESTED BUTTE, CO | $50,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SAIL AHEAD | HUNTING STATION, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE | SIOUX CITY, IA | $10,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| MVP VOLLEYBALL | SIOUX CITY, IA | $10,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| HEROES AND HORSES | BELGRADE, MT | $10,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| RED CLOUD INDIAN SCHOOL | PINE RIDGE, SD | $8,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| ST BONAVENTURE INDIAN MISSION SCHOOL | THOREAU, NM | $6,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SOUTH WEST INDIAN FOUNDATION | GALLUP, NM | $6,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| ST LABRE INDIAN SCHOOL | ASHLAND, MT | $6,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SIOUX CITY PUBLIC MUSEUM | SIOUX CITY, IA | $6,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| PRINCIPIA COLLEGE | ST LOUIS, MO | $6,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SIOUX CITY ART CENTER | SIOUX CITY, IA | $6,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN ASSOCIATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $4,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| OGALA LAKOTA COLLEGE | KYLE, SD | $4,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| ST JOSEPH INDIAN SCHOOL | CHAMBERLAIN, SD | $4,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION | MERRIFIELD, VA | $3,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| WORLD WILDLIFE FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
MVP VOLLEYBALL
$108,980UNRESTRICTED
MITCHELL HOSPICE HOUSE
$75,000UNRESTRICTED
PARADISE ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY
$50,000UNRESTRICTED
SAIL AHEAD
$20,000UNRESTRICTED
MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
MVP VOLLEYBALL
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
RED CLOUD INDIAN SCHOOL
$8,000UNRESTRICTED
ST BONAVENTURE INDIAN MISSION SCHOOL
$6,000UNRESTRICTED
SOUTH WEST INDIAN FOUNDATION
$6,000UNRESTRICTED
ST LABRE INDIAN SCHOOL
$6,000UNRESTRICTED
SIOUX CITY PUBLIC MUSEUM
$6,000UNRESTRICTED
PRINCIPIA COLLEGE
$6,000UNRESTRICTED
SIOUX CITY ART CENTER
$6,000UNRESTRICTED
NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN ASSOCIATION
$4,000UNRESTRICTED
ST JOSEPH INDIAN SCHOOL
$4,000UNRESTRICTED