About South Dakota Youth Hunting Adventures
Promote conservation, youth development, outdoor education, and community enrichment through mentoring programs and outdoor experiences — "More Than A Hunt, It’s A Connection."
Focus Areas
youth mentoringhunting and shooting sports educationconservation and habitat volunteerismoutdoor skills and educationscholarships for young hunters
Who They Fund
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About South Dakota Youth Hunting Adventures
A 2025 grant of $231,000 to South Dakota Game Fish and Parks sets the tone for South Dakota Youth Hunting Adventures: this is a local funder centered on youth hunting, conservation, and outdoor education in South Dakota. The foundation’s stated purpose is to promote conservation, youth development, outdoor education, and community enrichment through mentoring programs and outdoor experiences, with the line “More Than A Hunt, It’s A Connection.” Its named programs reinforce that direction. The Traven Bies Memorial Scholarship gives young hunters a chance to experience South Dakota’s outdoors and asks applicants to share personal, school, and outdoor experience information. The SDYHA Wildlife Banquet Grant Program supports work tied to conservation, youth development, outdoor education, and community enrichment, funded by the organization’s Wildlife Banquet. Recent grants also show a pattern of support for organizations in South Dakota communities. In 2025, South Dakota Youth Hunting Adventures awarded $31,732 to Naja Shriners in Rapid City and the same amount to Cosmopolitan Club, also in Rapid City.
What South Dakota Youth Hunting Adventures Funds
Youth mentoring is one of the clearest threads in the foundation’s grantmaking. Through the Traven Bies Memorial Scholarship, South Dakota Youth Hunting Adventures supports young hunters by pairing a scholarship with an outdoor experience in South Dakota. Conservation and habitat volunteerism appear in the SDYHA Wildlife Banquet Grant Program, which funds programs that promote conservation, youth development, outdoor education, and community enrichment. That program links giving directly to the foundation’s Wildlife Banquet. Outdoor skills and education also show up in the foundation’s support for South Dakota Game Fish and Parks, reflecting an interest in organized outdoor learning and public-facing conservation work. Community-based grantmaking is part of the picture as well: the foundation’s 2025 gifts to Naja Shriners and Cosmopolitan Club were both made in Rapid City.
How South Dakota Youth Hunting Adventures Gives
South Dakota Youth Hunting Adventures gives at a small number of grant amounts. The typical award is $31,732, with a median of $31,732 and a 75th percentile of $131,366; the upper end is shaped by a $231,000 grant in 2025. The foundation appears to make repeated, locally focused grants within South Dakota rather than broad national giving. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Two active programs accept unsolicited requests: the Traven Bies Memorial Scholarship and the SDYHA Wildlife Banquet Grant Program.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$294K
Total Assets
$412K
Total Revenue
$217K
Total Expenses
$425K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $32K and $131K, with a median of $32K.
25th Percentile
$32K
Median
$32K
75th Percentile
$131K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in SD.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JIM SCULL
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