Open Foundations · South Dakota

Orrion and Edith Barger Memorial Foundation Inc

Chamberlain, South Dakota · EIN 261875189. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $415K across 44 grants in 2025, a median of $2K each.

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$415K
paid in 2025
44
grants paid
$2K
median grant
28%
to first-time recipients
$9.4M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
LINDSEY HUETHER
Address
PO BOX 609, CHAMBERLAIN, SD, 57301
Phone
6057345555
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
REQUEST GRANT APPLICATION
Submission deadline
NONE
Restrictions on awards
TO HELP ESTABLISH OR REVIVE A PROJECT TO AVOID LONG-TERM COMMITTMENTS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS RECIPIENT ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD HAVE INDEPENDENT SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSES

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202640899349100784. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2025 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

scholarships

Biggest grants in 2025

The 15 largest of the 44 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Chamberlain School District FoundatSD$100,000SUPPORT
2Chamberlain Oacoma Trails CoalitionSD$75,000SUPPORT
3City of ChamberlainSD$75,000CHAMBERLAIN COUNTRY CLUB
4Kimball School DistrictSD$20,000SUPPORT
5Lake Francis Case Economic DevelopmSD$20,000SUPPORT
6City of ChamberlainSD$10,000SUPPORT
7Helping Ends Meet Food ProgramSD$10,000SUPPORT
8Chamberlain-oacoma ChamberSD$5,250AMERICAN ISLAND DAYS
9Chamberlain-oacoma Chamber of CommeSD$5,250RIVER CITY FRIDAY NIGHTS
10Brule County Leaders Association inSD$5,000SUPPORT
11Chamberlain-oacoma Area Chamber ofSD$5,000SUPPORT
12Chamberlain School DistrictSD$5,000CUB CREW
13City of ChamberlainSD$5,000BARGER PARK
14Dakota State UniversitySD$5,000SUPPORT
15Fishing for a CureSD$5,000SUPPORT

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202035$268K
202132$296K
202233$369K
202334$436K
202443$367K
2025 (partial year)44$415K

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
South Dakota98%
Nebraska2%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Cathy LeifermanDIRECTOR · 2025
Chantell KrielVICE PRESIDE · 2025
Jenna HiebSEC/TREASURE · 2025
Kevin HaskinsDIRECTOR · 2025
Monte ClaussenDIRECTOR · 2025
Will HaugenPRESIDENT · 2025

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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