Inspired by God's love, we care for, support, and strengthen individuals, families, and communities.
Lutheran Social Services of Sd Foundation’s recent giving is centered on operating support for Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota, including a 2025 grant of $265,056 to the Sioux Falls organization. That pattern points to a funder that primarily backs its own service network rather than distributing broadly across many outside organizations. The foundation’s stated purpose—"Inspired by God's love, we care for, support, and strengthen individuals, families, and communities"—matches that structure, with grants tied to services for residents of South Dakota and clients of Lutheran Social Services. The foundation’s work sits within faith-based social services and community-based human services, and its stated focus areas cover family support, youth empowerment, community connection, and mental and financial wellness. In the recent record, grants are consistently directed to Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota in Sioux Falls, showing a clear organizational relationship between the funder and the recipient. That makes the foundation especially relevant for researchers tracking regional social welfare providers, denominational service organizations, and grantmaking that supports internal program delivery rather than a large external portfolio.
Family support is one of the foundation’s listed priorities, and its grant record aligns with that emphasis through support for Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota in Sioux Falls. The same recipient also appears in youth empowerment work, where the foundation’s stated focus includes mentoring and residential services. Community connection is another defined area, covering refugee and immigrant support, a multi-cultural center, and older adult services. The foundation also names mental and financial wellness as a focus area, including behavioral health services and financial counseling and education. Across these categories, the grantmaking is tied to a single service organization rather than a wide set of unrelated grantees, which suggests program support inside a larger mission-driven social services network.
The foundation’s typical grant size clusters tightly around the low $200,000s, with a p25 of $209,666, a median of $212,403, and a p75 of $238,730. The three largest recent grants are all within the same range, including 2025, 2024, and 2023 awards. That consistency suggests repeated support rather than one-off giving. The foundation is structured as a regional, state-focused funder and the grant history shows organizational operating support rather than individual assistance. It also operates an active RFP for marketing vendors in South Dakota, and that process is not open to unsolicited applications.
$355K
$8.4M
$664K
$391K
Most grants fall between $210K and $239K, with a median of $212K.
25th Percentile
$210K
Median
$212K
75th Percentile
$239K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in SD.
NATHAN BEYER
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All recent grants shown go to recipients in South Dakota, and the recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based. The recent record is concentrated in Sioux Falls, where Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota is located. Grantmaking is local in scope, with 100% of grants going to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state of South Dakota. The geography is narrow and state-centered rather than multi-state or national.
The foundation lists family support, youth empowerment, community connection, and mental and financial wellness. Those areas include adoption, foster care, family stabilization, mentoring, residential services, refugee and immigrant support, a multi-cultural center, older adult services, behavioral health services, and financial counseling and education.
Its grant sizes are tightly grouped: p25 is $209,666, median is $212,403, and p75 is $238,730. The recent record also includes a 2025 grant of $265,056 to Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota.
The recent grants all go to Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota in Sioux Falls, SD. The top three recent awards on file are all directed to that same organization, showing a strong organizational relationship between the funder and recipient.
No. The geographic scope is local, the top state by grant count is South Dakota, and 100% of grants shown go to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state of South Dakota. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
The active grant program shown is a Request for Proposals for marketing vendors serving LSS of South Dakota. It is not listed as accepting unsolicited requests, and the program is tied to South Dakota and to public-awareness, engagement, and support work across LSS service lines.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF SOUTH DAKOTA | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $354,758 | 2026 | FUNDING FOR LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF SOUTH DAKOTA |
| LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF SOUTH DAKOTA | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $265,056 | 2025 | FUNDING FOR LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF SOUTH DAKOTA |
| LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF SOUTH DAKOTA | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $212,403 | 2024 | FUNDING FOR LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF SOUTH DAKOTA |
| LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF SOUTH DAKOTA | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $206,928 | 2023 | FUNDING FOR LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF SOUTH DAKOTA |
LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF SOUTH DAKOTA
$354,758FUNDING FOR LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF SOUTH DAKOTA
LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF SOUTH DAKOTA
$265,056FUNDING FOR LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF SOUTH DAKOTA
LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF SOUTH DAKOTA
$212,403FUNDING FOR LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF SOUTH DAKOTA
LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF SOUTH DAKOTA
$206,928FUNDING FOR LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF SOUTH DAKOTA