Open Foundations · South Dakota

Welk Family Foundation

Aberdeen, South Dakota · EIN 363579562. 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 $194K across 28 grants in 2025, a median of $1K each.

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$194K
paid in 2025
28
grants paid
$1K
median grant
2%
to first-time recipients
$2.8M
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
Dacotah Bank
Address
308 S Main St, Aberdeen, SD, 57401
Phone
6052255611
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
Contact the above address for application forms.
Submission deadline
None
Restrictions on awards
None

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202640779349100404. 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.

portable radiospurchasereplacefiresanctuarysystem

Biggest grants in 2025

The 15 largest of the 28 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Tekakwitha Living CenterSD$53,000Upgrades to residents room flooring. Finishes and handicapped accessibility and support of capital expense to maintain a comfortable living environment for residents.
2Coteau Des Prairies HospitalSD$50,000Replace bathrooms, cabinetry. and furnishing to the north wing patient care rooms.
3Sisseton School District 54-2SD$19,000Ten general post-secondary academic and/or secondary vocational/technical scholarships.
4Emmanuel United Church of ChristND$15,000HVAC maintenance - replace defective Geothermal Heat Pump Compressor. Handicap ramp decking and upgrade the signage at the front of the building.
5Roberts County Rescue IncSD$15,000Purchase four handheld portable radios, used for communications on fire scenes.
6Sisseton Volunteer Fire DepartmentSD$15,000Purchase four handheld portable radios, used for communications on fire scenes.
7Greater Sisseton Initiative IncSD$4,000Gym renovation.
8Community Transit IncSD$2,500Support for the rural transportation agency that is available for all residents in Northeast South Dakota
9Sisseton Area Ministerial AssociationSD$2,000Renovate and add space to our ministerial food pantry.
10Sisseton Swimming PoolSD$1,100Purchase of 10 thermoplastic coated commercial grade outdoor benches.
11Buffalo Lake Lutheran ChurchSD$1,000Repair/Replace the eight windows in the main sanctuary.
12Faith Lutheran ChurchSD$1,000Upgrade the men's and women's bathrooms to make them handicap accessible and include changing tables for babies.
13Family Life Assembly of GodSD$1,000Improve and pave the church parking lot.
14First Presbyterian ChurchSD$1,000Replace Kitchen Refrigerator
15Grace Lutheran ChurchSD$1,000Installation of a new Audio Visual Wi-Fi System wireless network in the sanctuary for Live Stream Services

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202022$170K
202125$182K
202234$199K
202329$180K
202436$188K
2025 (partial year)28$194K

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
South Dakota82%
Minnesota14%
North Dakota4%

Who decides

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

Dacotah BankTrustee · 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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