About Lifescape Foundation
To empower people to live their best lives by supporting LifeScape programs and services that help children and adults with disabilities reach their full potential.
Focus Areas
disability servicesspecial educationworkforce developmenthealth and therapy servicescommunity support/partnerships
Who They Fund
low-income individuals and familieshouseholds facing crisis or urgent needunhoused or housing-insecure people
Funding Style
direct serviceprogrammatic/operational supportneeds-based cash or in-kind assistance
About Lifescape Foundation
Lifescape Foundation’s recent giving centers on needs-based assistance for LifeScape programs and services in Sioux Falls. The largest grant in the file, $4,444,737 in 2024, went to Children’s Care Hospital and School Dba Lifescape, and another large award of $2,568,761 in 2023 supported South Dakota Achieve Dba Lifescape. Those awards point to a funder closely tied to organizations serving children and adults with disabilities. The foundation’s own summary says it exists to help people live their best lives by supporting LifeScape programs and services that help children and adults with disabilities reach their full potential. That mission appears in the grant record as direct operating support rather than a wide mix of unrelated causes. The named recipients are both in Sioux Falls, and the grants are framed around helping the organization provide needs-based assistance. Across the recent record, the foundation’s giving is concentrated in these related entities and remains local to South Dakota. With annual grants of $10.7 million and total assets of $148.4 million, it operates at a substantial scale while keeping its support tightly aligned with the LifeScape network.
What Lifescape Foundation Funds
The clearest theme in Lifescape Foundation’s record is support for disability services through LifeScape-affiliated organizations. In 2024, it gave $1,506,890 to South Dakota Achieve Dba Lifescape in Sioux Falls for needs-based assistance, and it made another $333,441 grant to the same recipient in 2025 for the same purpose. A second strand is direct support for program delivery at Children’s Care Hospital and School Dba Lifescape. The foundation awarded $1,136,914 in 2023 and $683,732 in 2025 to that Sioux Falls organization, both described as help to provide needs-based assistance. The pattern also suggests continuity rather than one-off project funding. The same two recipients appear repeatedly across multiple years, and every listed grant is tied to the same service-oriented purpose. That narrow focus aligns with the foundation’s stated emphasis on programs and services for children and adults with disabilities.
How Lifescape Foundation Gives
Lifescape Foundation’s recent grants cluster in the seven-figure range, with a p25 of $797,028, a median of $1,321,902, and a p75 of $2,303,293. The top award in the file is much larger than the median, which shows that the distribution includes both very large operating grants and smaller follow-on awards. The giving pattern is recurring: the same recipients appear in multiple years, including 2023, 2024, and 2025. That points to ongoing support rather than isolated transactions. The foundation is a private family-style funder in practice, with leadership listed as Jessica Wells, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. No application process is indicated in the data.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$18.4M
Total Assets
$155.2M
Total Revenue
$22.6M
Total Expenses
$19.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $797K and $2.3M, with a median of $1.3M.
25th Percentile
$797K
Median
$1.3M
75th Percentile
$2.3M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JESSICA WELLS
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