Waitt Foundation

NORTH SIOUX CITY, SD EIN: 46-0428166

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$9.9M

-3.1% YoY

Grant Count

42

+40.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$235K

-30.8% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$3M$5M$8M$10M60 grants202048 grants202134 grants202230 grants202342 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

WAITT INSTITUTE$7.1MBREN SCHOOL OF ENVIRONME…$692KSEASKETCH$600KOCEANO AZUL FOUNDATION$300KREGENTS OF THE UNIVERSIT…$275KTHE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENS…$250KGLOBAL FISHING WATCH$200KCONSERVATION INTERNATION…$153KSUSTAINABLE OCEAN ALLIANCE$100KBARBUDANGO$30K

Grant Size Distribution

214 grants across all recorded years

158<$50K10$50–100K13$100–250K14$250–500K10$500K–1M7$1–5M2$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

CHERIE PROTHRO-SHEAMANAGING DIRECTOR$215K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
HAILEY WAITTDIRECTOR0.5
SHANE HARTNETTDIRECTOR2
MAX WAITTDIRECTOR0.5
DAVID STOOSSECRETARY2
JOSH SHERERTREASURER2
DAVE RUSSELLVICE CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR0.5
THEODORE W WAITTCHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR6
CHERIE PROTHRO-SHEAMANAGING DIRECTOR40$214,966

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

22states
+14 more states

Cities

AMERICUSANTHONARCATAARLINGTONBALA CYNWYDBIRMINGHAMBOULDERCAMBRIDGECHICAGOCOEUR D ALENECOTTONWOOD HEIGHTSDAVENPORTDES MOINESELKHARTENCINITASFLAGSTAFFHAGERSTOWNHERNDONHYATTSVILLEKANSAS CITY

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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