Open Foundations · South Dakota

Valley Queen Charitable Foundation

Milbank, South Dakota · EIN 822581817. 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 $556K across 79 grants in 2025, a median of $2K each.

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$556K
paid in 2025
79
grants paid
$2K
median grant
35%
to first-time recipients
$1.8M
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
VALLEY QUEEN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Address
201 SOUTH DAKOTA STREET, MILBANK, SD, 57252
Phone
6054324563
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
APPLICATION CAN BE REQUESTED BY CALLING 605-432-4563.
Submission deadline
NONE - ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS YEAR ROUND
Restrictions on awards
ORGANIZATIONS THAT QUALIFY AS EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 THAT ARE NOT PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AWARDS. ALL GRANTS, WITH THE POSSIBLE EXCEPTION OF INDIVIDUAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR POST-SECONDARY COLLEGE AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL TUITION, WILL BE MADE TO 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS. THE FOUNDATION RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DETERMINE WHICH ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WILL RECEIVE FUNDING AND MAY REQUIRE FOLLOW-UP REPORTS FROM THE GRANT RECIPIENTS CONFIRMING THE FUNDS WERE UTILIZED AS GRANTED.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202640929349101009. 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 filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2025

The 15 largest of the 79 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1City of MilbankSD$107,750DONATION
2Milbank School DistrictSD$88,550DONATION
3Milbank High School Education FoundationSD$53,348DONATION
4Building Our FamiliesSD$30,250DONATION
5Abbey of the Hills Inn and Retreat CenterSD$28,100DONATION
6Lake Area Technical College FoundationSD$20,000DONATION
7South Dakota Agricultural and Rural Leadership FoundationSD$20,000DONATION
8Special Olympics South Dakota IncSD$15,205DONATION
9Leadership South DakotaSD$15,100DONATION
10Make a Wish Foundation of South DakotaSD$15,000DONATION
11Fellowship of Christian AthletesSD$13,500DONATION
12Joy Ranch of South DakotaSD$11,500DONATION
13Saint Lawrence Parish of Grant CountySD$10,700DONATION
14South Dakota State University FoundationSD$10,540DONATION
15Community Transit of Watertown Sisseton IncSD$10,000DONATION

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202053$498K
202168$1.5M
202273$796K
202366$781K
202464$752K
2025 (partial year)79$556K

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
South Dakota75%
Minnesota17%
Wisconsin1%
Arizona1%
Tennessee1%

Who decides

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

Brad SnazaDIRECTOR (UNTIL FEB 2025) · 2025
Doug WilkePRESIDENT · 2025
Jason HumptonDIRECTOR (AS OF FEB 2025) · 2025
Jody KuperSECRETARY/TREASURER · 2025
Kenneth KarelsVICE PRESIDENT · 2025
Kristin TannerDIRECTOR · 2025
Tom SchunemanDIRECTOR · 2025
Trudi RobelDIRECTOR · 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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