Open Foundations · South Dakota

Larson Foundation

Sioux Falls, South Dakota · EIN 460412311. 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 $1.4M across 29 grants in 2024, a median of $30K each.

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$1.4M
paid in 2024
29
grants paid
$30K
median grant
12%
to first-time recipients
$23.1M
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
MAREE LARSON
Address
222 SOUTH MAIN AVENUE, SIOUX FALLS, SD, 57104
Phone
6056926115
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
NEED TO COMPLETE A "GRANT REQUEST FORM"
Submission deadline
MARCH 1 AND SEPTEMBER 1 (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
Restrictions on awards
QUALIFIED CHARITABLE OR GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS. PRIMARILY IN SD. PRIMARILY FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN NEEDS.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202630729349100228. 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 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

expenses

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 29 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Brookings Area Habitat for HumanitySD$260,000PROGRAM EXPENSES
2Boys & Girls Club of the Northern PlainsSD$180,000PROGRAM EXPENSES
3Teach for America - South DakotaSD$100,000PROGRAM EXPENSES
4South Dakota Network Against Family Violence & Sexual AssaultSD$90,000PROGRAM EXPENSES
5One SpiritSD$78,000PROGRAM EXPENSES
6OneheartSD$75,000PROGRAM EXPENSES
7DakotabilitiesSD$60,000PROGRAM EXPENSES
8Working Against Violence IncSD$60,000PROGRAM EXPENSES
9South Dakota Humanities CouncilSD$50,000PROGRAM EXPENSES
10Call to FreedomSD$40,000PROGRAM EXPENSES
11Native American Community BoardSD$40,000PROGRAM EXPENSES
12Youth & Family Services IncSD$40,000PROGRAM EXPENSES
13Cheyenne River Youth ProjectSD$35,000PROGRAM EXPENSES
14Lutheran Social Services of South DakotaSD$35,000PROGRAM EXPENSES
15East Central Casa ProgramSD$30,000PROGRAM EXPENSES

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202043$1.9M
202122$14.1M
202230$2.1M
202334$2.3M
202429$1.4M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
South Dakota93%
District of Columbia3%
Missouri3%

Who decides

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

Carmelle JacksonSECRETARY · 2024
Maree LarsonVICE PRESIDENT · 2024
O Dale LarsonPRESIDENT · 2024

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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