West River Foundation

STURGIS, SD EIN: 36-3354458

TO ACT AS A VEHICLE TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL, ORGANIZATIONAL, AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES FOR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES IN SOUTH DAKOTA. THE FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO ADVANCING PUBLIC EDUCATION, HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES, COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND ECONOMIC EXPANSION THROUGH SOFTWARE/HARDWARE SALES, CONTRACTED SERVICES, GRANT PROGRAMS, HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, AND THE LEASING OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANY PUBLIC OR NON-PROFIT EDUCATION OR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION IN SOUTH DAKOTA.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$8.0M

+1.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$105K

+109.3% YoY

Grant Count

2

-50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$52K

+318.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$4M$5M201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$7,991,026$7,847,885$7,568,333
Revenue$4,065,987$4,290,918$3,921,124
Expenses$4,114,604$4,082,336$3,705,308
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$134,549$136,907$155,889
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$28K$55K$83K$110K3 grants20194 grants20206 grants20212 grants20224 grants20232 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

BLACK HILLS SPECIAL SERV…$97KFEEDING SOUTH DAKOTA$8K

Grant Size Distribution

21 grants across all recorded years

18<$50K2$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$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

RONALD ROSENBOOMEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$44KDONALD ANDERSENPRESIDENT$4KTIM CRAWFORDVICE PRESIDENT$4KSHIRLEY HALVERSONTREASURER$4KWILLIAM TERMESSECRETARY$4KJAMES DOOLITTLEDIRECTOR$4K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DONALD ANDERSENPRESIDENT2$4,000
TIM CRAWFORDVICE PRESIDENT2$4,000
SHIRLEY HALVERSONTREASURER2$4,000
WILLIAM TERMESSECRETARY2$4,000
JAMES DOOLITTLEDIRECTOR2$4,000
RONALD ROSENBOOMEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR20$44,178

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

HuronMitchellPierreRapid CitySioux FallsSpearfishSturgis

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

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