The Seed for Success Foundation concentrates its philanthropy locally in Sioux Falls and surrounding South Dakota, making very large, targeted gifts to public education facility projects and to basic-needs nonprofits. Its giving emphasizes capital support for K–12 school infrastructure (including repeated multi-million-dollar grants to the Sioux Falls School District) and one-time campaign support for organizations addressing household furnishing needs for vulnerable families.
Seed for Success Foundation gives at a scale more often seen in major institutional funders, with a $3,000,000 grant to the Sioux Falls School District in 2025 for Access for All and CLC Middle School facility work. That kind of facility-backed education funding is a defining pattern in its recent record, alongside large gifts for children’s services, behavioral health, and local health research support. The foundation also made a $2,000,400 grant in 2026 to Sioux Falls Zoo & Aquarium for the We Can’t Wait campaign, showing that its philanthropy is not limited to schools alone. A second thread is direct support for families and students. Recent grants include seven-figure and high-six-figure awards to Children’s Home Society, Sioux Falls Public Schools Education Foundation, Sioux Falls Education Foundation, Southeast Technical College, and the University of South Dakota Foundation. The portfolio also includes support for The Furniture Mission of South Dakota and Midwest Honor Flight, indicating a mix of capital, scholarship, and basic-needs funding within South Dakota and nearby communities.
Education infrastructure is a central theme. The foundation gave $2,000,000 in 2024 to Sioux Falls School District for Access for All and CLC Middle School facility work, and another $200,000 in 2026 for the same purpose. It also supports student advancement. Grants include $378,700 to Sioux Falls Public Schools Education Foundation for scholarships, $255,000 to Sioux Falls Education Foundation for scholarships, and $235,000 to Southeast Technical College for scholarships and BMHT program startup investment for faculty and planning. Health-related giving appears in both research and family support. Seed for Success Foundation gave $835,000 to Sanford Health Foundation in 2026 for pediatric cancer treatment genetic research and multiple events, and $440,000 to Avera Health Foundation for behavioral health family weekend, medical assistance, and visiting expenses. It also gave $330,000 to Parkinson's Foundation Southwest Chapter for medical research and support.
Typical grant size is large: the 25th percentile is $60,000, the median is $100,000, and the 75th percentile is $160,000. The recent record includes repeated gifts to the same organizations over multiple years, including Sioux Falls School District, Sanford Health Foundation, Parkinson's Foundation Southwest Chapter, Avera Health Foundation, Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation, Midwest Honor Flight, and Children’s Home Society. The foundation funds individuals and also makes institutional grants. Its grantmaking is local, and the grants listed do not show an application process.
$8.4M
$23K
$7M
$8.6M
Most grants fall between $60K and $160K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$60K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$160K
About 87% of grants go to recipients in SD.
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Highly concentrated: very few, large awards with repeat multi-million-dollar funding to a single core grantee (Sioux Falls School District), supplemented by occasional sizable gifts to local basic-needs nonprofits.
Notable grantees: Sioux Falls School District, CLC Middle School (Sioux Falls School District facility project), The Furniture Mission of South Dakota
Seed for Success Foundation gives overwhelmingly in South Dakota, with 87% of grants to recipients in the HQ state. Sioux Falls is the main center of activity: Sioux Falls School District, Sioux Falls Zoo & Aquarium, Children’s Home Society, Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation, and Avera Health Foundation all received recent support there. Outside South Dakota, recent grants reached Miami, Florida, and Sioux Center, Iowa. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
Recent grants show support for K–12 facility improvements, scholarships, pediatric cancer genetic research, behavioral health family support, basic-needs assistance, and medical research and support. Named recipients include Sioux Falls School District, Sioux Falls Public Schools Education Foundation, Sanford Health Foundation, Avera Health Foundation, and The Furniture Mission of South Dakota.
Typical grants are substantial: the 25th percentile is $60,000, the median is $100,000, and the 75th percentile is $160,000. The recent list also includes much larger awards, including $3,000,000 to Sioux Falls School District and $2,000,400 to Sioux Falls Zoo & Aquarium.
Yes. The recent grants list shows repeated awards to several recipients across multiple years, including Sioux Falls School District in 2024 and 2025, Sanford Health Foundation in 2024, 2025, and 2026, and Parkinson's Foundation Southwest Chapter in 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026.
It gives most often in South Dakota, and 87% of its grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Sioux Falls is the main recipient city in the recent grants list, with additional grants going to Vermillion, Sioux Center, and Miami outside the state.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIOUX FALLS ZOO & AQUARIUM | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $2,000,400 | 2026 | WE CAN'T WAIT CAMPAIGN |
| CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $1,120,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT FOR CARE AND SERVICES NEEDED FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES |
| SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $1,016,296 | 2026 | DONOR FUND |
| SANFORD HEALTH FOUNDATION | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $835,000 | 2026 | PEDS CANCER TREATMENT GENETIC RESEARCH, SPONSOR MULTIPLE EVENTS |
| SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $503,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY FUND |
| AVERA HEALTH FOUNDATION | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $440,000 | 2026 | AVERA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FAMILY WEEKEND, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, VISITING EXPENSES |
| SIOUX FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS EDUCATION FOUNDATION | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $378,700 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION SOUTHWEST CHAPTER | MIAMI, FL | $330,000 | 2026 | MEDICAL RESEARCH AND SUPPORT |
| SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $315,000 | 2026 | MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS |
| SOUTHEAST TECHNICAL COLLEGE | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $235,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIPS; BMHT PROGRAM STARTUP INVESTMENT FOR FACULTY AND PLANNING |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA FOUNDATION | VERMILLION, SD | $225,621 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIPS, PARKINSONS RESEARCH |
| SIOUX FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $200,000 | 2026 | ACCESS FOR ALL, CLC MIDDLE SCHOOL FACILITY |
| MIDWEST HONOR FLIGHT | SIOUX CENTER, IA | $175,000 | 2026 | FLIGHT COSTS AND PORTABLE POC MACHINES FOR FLIGHT |
| LEVITT AT THE FALLS | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $100,000 | 2026 | BUILD OUT PROGRAMMING SPACE |
| SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $100,000 | 2026 | PROMISING FUTURES FUND |
| LIFESCAPE FOUNDATION | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $100,000 | 2026 | JOURNEY OF HOPE CAMPAIGN |
| TOY LENDING LIBRARY OF SD | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $99,000 | 2026 | SUPPORTING NEW POSITIONS |
| SD PARKINSON FOUNDATION | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $79,000 | 2026 | MEDICAL RESEARCH AND SUPPORT |
| ROCK RANCH | HILLS, MN | $75,000 | 2026 | SPONSORSHIP OF COUNSELING CABIN |
| MCCROSSAN BOYS RANCH | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $50,000 | 2026 | TRACK & FIELD COMPLEX |
| AUGUSTANA UNIVERSITY | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $40,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $1,500 | 2026 | CITY BLOSSOM EVENT |
| SIOUX FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $3,000,000 | 2025 | ACCESS FOR ALL, CLC MIDDLE SCHOOL FACILITY |
| SANFORD HEALTH FOUNDATION | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $370,000 | 2025 | PEDS CANCER TREATMENT GENETIC RESEARCH, SPONSOR MULTIPLE EVENTS |
| PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION SOUTHWEST CHAPTER | MIAMI, FL | $260,000 | 2025 | MEDICAL RESEARCH AND SUPPORT |
| SIOUX FALLS EDUCATION FOUNDATION | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $255,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| MIDWEST HONOR FLIGHT | SIOUX CENTER, IA | $175,000 | 2025 | FLIGHT COSTS AND PORTABLE POC MACHINES FOR FLIGHT |
| AVERA HEALTH FOUNDATION | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $160,000 | 2025 | AVERA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FAMILY WEEKEND, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, VISITING EXPENSES |
| SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $154,000 | 2025 | DONOR FUND |
| CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $120,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR CARE AND SERVICES NEEDED FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA FOUNDATION | VERMILLION, SD | $104,983 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS, PARKINSONS RESEARCH |
| SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $100,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY FUND |
| SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $100,000 | 2025 | ROCK RANCH |
| SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $100,000 | 2025 | AVERA LIGHT THE WAY CAMPAIGN |
| SD PARKINSON FOUNDATION | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $82,400 | 2025 | MEDICAL RESEARCH AND SUPPORT |
| SOUTHEAST TECHNICAL COLLEGE | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $80,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS; BMHT PROGRAM STARTUP INVESTMENT FOR FACULTY AND PLANNING |
| TOY LENDING LIBRARY OF SD | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $80,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTING NEW POSITIONS |
| AUGUSTANA UNIVERSITY | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $40,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| FIRST TEE | PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | LIFE SKILLS FOR CHILDREN |
| SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $1,500 | 2025 | CITY BLOSSOM EVENT |
| SIOUX FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $2,000,000 | 2024 | ACCESS FOR ALL, CLC MIDDLE SCHOOL FACILITY |
| PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION SOUTHWEST CHAPTER | MIAMI, FL | $260,000 | 2024 | MEDICAL RESEARCH AND SUPPORT |
| SANFORD HEALTH FOUNDATION | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $210,000 | 2024 | PEDS CANCER TREATMENT GENETIC RESEARCH, SPONSOR MULTIPLE EVENTS |
| MIDWEST HONOR FLIGHT | SIOUX CENTER, IA | $185,000 | 2024 | FLIGHT COSTS AND PORTABLE POC MACHINES FOR FLIGHT |
| AVERA HEALTH FOUNDATION | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $160,000 | 2024 | AVERA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FAMILY WEEKEND, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, VISITING EXPENSES |
| SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $159,000 | 2024 | DONOR FUND |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA FOUNDATION | VERMILLION, SD | $130,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS, PARKINSONS RESEARCH |
| SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $100,000 | 2024 | AVERA LIGHT THE WAY CAMPAIGN |
| SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $100,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY FUND |
| SOUTHEAST TECHNICAL COLLEGE | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $95,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS; BMHT PROGRAM STARTUP INVESTMENT FOR FACULTY AND PLANNING |
SIOUX FALLS ZOO & AQUARIUM
$2,000,400WE CAN'T WAIT CAMPAIGN
CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY
$1,120,000SUPPORT FOR CARE AND SERVICES NEEDED FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES
SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$1,016,296DONOR FUND
SANFORD HEALTH FOUNDATION
$835,000PEDS CANCER TREATMENT GENETIC RESEARCH, SPONSOR MULTIPLE EVENTS
SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$503,000COMMUNITY FUND
AVERA HEALTH FOUNDATION
$440,000AVERA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FAMILY WEEKEND, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, VISITING EXPENSES
SIOUX FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$378,700SCHOLARSHIPS
PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION SOUTHWEST CHAPTER
$330,000MEDICAL RESEARCH AND SUPPORT
SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$315,000MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
SOUTHEAST TECHNICAL COLLEGE
$235,000SCHOLARSHIPS; BMHT PROGRAM STARTUP INVESTMENT FOR FACULTY AND PLANNING
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA FOUNDATION
$225,621SCHOLARSHIPS, PARKINSONS RESEARCH
SIOUX FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
$200,000ACCESS FOR ALL, CLC MIDDLE SCHOOL FACILITY
MIDWEST HONOR FLIGHT
$175,000FLIGHT COSTS AND PORTABLE POC MACHINES FOR FLIGHT
LEVITT AT THE FALLS
$100,000BUILD OUT PROGRAMMING SPACE
SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$100,000PROMISING FUTURES FUND
LIFESCAPE FOUNDATION
$100,000JOURNEY OF HOPE CAMPAIGN
TOY LENDING LIBRARY OF SD
$99,000SUPPORTING NEW POSITIONS
SD PARKINSON FOUNDATION
$79,000MEDICAL RESEARCH AND SUPPORT
ROCK RANCH
$75,000SPONSORSHIP OF COUNSELING CABIN
MCCROSSAN BOYS RANCH
$50,000TRACK & FIELD COMPLEX
AUGUSTANA UNIVERSITY
$40,000SCHOLARSHIPS
SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$1,500CITY BLOSSOM EVENT
SIOUX FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT
$3,000,000ACCESS FOR ALL, CLC MIDDLE SCHOOL FACILITY
SANFORD HEALTH FOUNDATION
$370,000PEDS CANCER TREATMENT GENETIC RESEARCH, SPONSOR MULTIPLE EVENTS
PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION SOUTHWEST CHAPTER
$260,000MEDICAL RESEARCH AND SUPPORT
SIOUX FALLS EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$255,000SCHOLARSHIPS
MIDWEST HONOR FLIGHT
$175,000FLIGHT COSTS AND PORTABLE POC MACHINES FOR FLIGHT
AVERA HEALTH FOUNDATION
$160,000AVERA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FAMILY WEEKEND, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, VISITING EXPENSES
SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$154,000DONOR FUND
CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY
$120,000SUPPORT FOR CARE AND SERVICES NEEDED FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA FOUNDATION
$104,983SCHOLARSHIPS, PARKINSONS RESEARCH
SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$100,000COMMUNITY FUND
SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$100,000ROCK RANCH
SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$100,000AVERA LIGHT THE WAY CAMPAIGN
SD PARKINSON FOUNDATION
$82,400MEDICAL RESEARCH AND SUPPORT
SOUTHEAST TECHNICAL COLLEGE
$80,000SCHOLARSHIPS; BMHT PROGRAM STARTUP INVESTMENT FOR FACULTY AND PLANNING
TOY LENDING LIBRARY OF SD
$80,000SUPPORTING NEW POSITIONS
AUGUSTANA UNIVERSITY
$40,000SCHOLARSHIPS
FIRST TEE
$10,000LIFE SKILLS FOR CHILDREN
SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$1,500CITY BLOSSOM EVENT
SIOUX FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT
$2,000,000ACCESS FOR ALL, CLC MIDDLE SCHOOL FACILITY
PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION SOUTHWEST CHAPTER
$260,000MEDICAL RESEARCH AND SUPPORT
SANFORD HEALTH FOUNDATION
$210,000PEDS CANCER TREATMENT GENETIC RESEARCH, SPONSOR MULTIPLE EVENTS
MIDWEST HONOR FLIGHT
$185,000FLIGHT COSTS AND PORTABLE POC MACHINES FOR FLIGHT
AVERA HEALTH FOUNDATION
$160,000AVERA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FAMILY WEEKEND, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, VISITING EXPENSES
SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$159,000DONOR FUND
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA FOUNDATION
$130,000SCHOLARSHIPS, PARKINSONS RESEARCH
SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$100,000AVERA LIGHT THE WAY CAMPAIGN
SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$100,000COMMUNITY FUND
SOUTHEAST TECHNICAL COLLEGE
$95,000SCHOLARSHIPS; BMHT PROGRAM STARTUP INVESTMENT FOR FACULTY AND PLANNING