Funding search · EIN 205767798 · Sioux Falls, SD

The Robert and Rita Elmen Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

124
grants reported
$9.1M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Top recipients

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  • Sf Area Community Foundation1 grant · $1.6M
  • Sd Parks and Wildlife Fdn6 grants · $1.3M
  • Augustana College3 grants · $1.1M
  • Great Plains Zoo4 grants · $785,000
  • Sansum Diabetes Reserach3 grants · $370,000
  • Brain & Behavior Reserach Council3 grants · $370,000
  • Alzheimer'S Disease Res Fdn3 grants · $350,000
  • Wegner Arboretum Society1 grant · $300,000
  • Our Saviors Lutheran1 grant · $250,000
  • Sd Symphony Orchestra3 grants · $216,000

Giving over time

$1.2M
2022
$3.5M
2023
$4.4M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 124 grants.

  • $1.6M

    Sf Area Community Foundation · Sioux Falls, SD · 2023

    Science bldgfor augustanauiversity

  • $960,000

    Sd Parks and Wildlife Fdn · Pierre, SD · 2024

    Building project

  • $750,000

    Great Plains Zoo · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    New exhibits

  • $721,707

    Augustana College · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    Building

  • $300,000

    Wegner Arboretum Society · Sioux Falls, SD · 2023

    Tree educationgarden

  • $250,000

    Our Saviors Lutheran · Sioux Falls, SD · 2023

    Library

  • $200,000

    Augustana College · Sioux Falls, SD · 2023

    Building

  • $200,000

    Augustana College · Sioux Falls, SD · 2022

    Building

  • $150,000

    Alzheimer'S Disease Res Fdn · Wellesley Hills, MA · 2024

    Reserach

  • $150,000

    Brain & Behavior Reserach Council · New York, NY · 2024

    Reserach

  • $150,000

    Sansum Diabetes Reserach · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Reserach

  • $125,000

    Sd Parks and Wildlife Fdn · Pierre, SD · 2023

    Palisades stateparkcapital camp.

  • $120,000

    Brain & Behavior Reserach Council · New York, NY · 2023

    Reserach

  • $120,000

    Sansum Diabetes Reserach · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Reserach

  • $101,000

    Sd Symphony Orchestra · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    Operating

  • $100,000

    Abbott House · Mitchell, SD · 2024

    Foster care

  • $100,000

    Fall Area Single Track · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    Building new trails

  • $100,000

    Levitt Foundation · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    Operating

  • $100,000

    Alzheimer'S Disease Res Fdn · Wellesley Hills, MA · 2023

    Reserach

  • $100,000

    Alzheimer'S Disease Res Fdn · Wellesley Hills, MA · 2022

    Reserach

  • $100,000

    Avera Foundation · Sioux Falls, SD · 2022

    Building fund

  • $100,000

    Brain & Behavior Reserach Council · New York, NY · 2022

    Reserach

  • $100,000

    Sansum Diabetes Reserach · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Reserach

  • $90,000

    Feeding South Dakota · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    Food for the needy

  • $80,000

    Sd Parks and Wildlife Fdn · Pierre, SD · 2023

    Building project

  • $80,000

    Sd Parks and Wildlife Fdn · Pierre, SD · 2022

    Building project

  • $75,000

    Sd Parks and Wildlife Fdn · Pierre, SD · 2024

    Palisades stateparkcapital camp.

  • $65,000

    Sd Symphony Orchestra · Sioux Falls, SD · 2023

    Operating

  • $50,000

    Boys and Girls Club · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    New building fund

  • $50,000

    Lutheran Social Services · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    Multi culuralcenter

  • $50,000

    Red Cross · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    Disaster relief

  • $50,000

    Sf Ymca Leif Ericson Camp · Siou Falls, SD · 2024

    Day camp for ages 6-9

  • $50,000

    Teach for America · Mission, SD · 2024

    Provide teachersfor lakota nationsindian tribes

  • $50,000

    Volunteers of Am · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    Capital campaign

  • $50,000

    Avera Foundation · Sioux Falls, SD · 2023

    Building fund

  • $50,000

    Lutheran Social Services · Sioux Falls, SD · 2023

    Multi culuralcenter

  • $50,000

    Multi Culture Center · Sioux Falls, SD · 2022

    Operations

  • $50,000

    Sd Symphony Orchestra · Sioux Falls, SD · 2022

    Operating

  • $50,000

    Teach for America · Mission, SD · 2022

    Operations

  • $45,000

    Shift Garage · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    Operating

  • $40,000

    Call To Freedom · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    To stop sextrafficing

  • $40,000

    Feeding South Dakota · Sioux Falls, SD · 2023

    Food for the needy

  • $40,000

    Feeding South Dakota · Sioux Falls, SD · 2022

    Operating

  • $35,000

    Active Generations · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    Special project library addn

  • $35,000

    Call To Freedom · Sioux Falls, SD · 2023

    To stop sextrafficing

  • $35,000

    Levitt Foundation · Sioux Falls, SD · 2023

    Operating

  • $35,000

    Promising Future · Sioux Falls, SD · 2023

    Operating

  • $30,000

    Midwest Street Medicine · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    Health and medicalcare forvulnerable population

  • $30,000

    Children Inn · Sioux Falls, SD · 2022

    Operations

  • $25,000

    Bishop Dudley House · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    Shelter forhomeless

  • $25,000

    Boys Scouts of America · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    Operating

  • $25,000

    Childrens Home Society · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    Operations

  • $25,000

    Compass Center · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    Abuse counseling

  • $25,000

    Face It Together · Denver, CO · 2024

    Operating

  • $25,000

    Sioux Falls Care · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    Operating

  • $25,000

    St Francis House · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    Shelter trainingfor those in need

  • $25,000

    The Banquet · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    Feeding meals

  • $25,000

    Washington Pavilion · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    Operating

  • $25,000

    Childrens Home Society · Sioux Falls, SD · 2023

    Operations

  • $25,000

    Sd Parks & Wildlife · Pierre, SD · 2023

    Outdoor campusexpansion

  • $25,000

    Call To Freedom · Sioux Falls, SD · 2022

    Operatine

  • $25,000

    Family Service · Sioux Falls, SD · 2022

    Operating

  • $25,000

    Levitt Foundation · Sioux Falls, SD · 2022

    Operating

  • $25,000

    Sd Parks and Wildlife Fdn · Pierre, SD · 2022

    Palisades stateparkcapital camp.

  • $20,000

    Help Line · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    Sucide prevention

  • $20,000

    Lunch Is Served · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    Operating

  • $20,000

    Promising Future · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    Operating

  • $20,000

    Tall Grass · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    Alcohol and drugaddiction treatment

  • $20,000

    The Glory House · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    Long term housing

  • $20,000

    Bishop Dudley House · Sioux Falls, SD · 2023

    Shelter forhomeless

  • $20,000

    Face It Together · Denver, CO · 2023

    Operating

  • $20,000

    Help Line · Sioux Falls, SD · 2023

    Sucide prevention

  • $20,000

    Sioux Falls Care · Sioux Falls, SD · 2023

    Operating

  • $20,000

    St Francis House · Sioux Falls, SD · 2023

    Shelter trainingfor those in need

  • $20,000

    The Banquet · Sioux Falls, SD · 2023

    Feeding meals

  • $20,000

    Bishop Dudley House · Sioux Falls, SD · 2022

    Covid relief

  • $20,000

    Sioux Falls Care · Sioux Falls, SD · 2022

    Operating

  • $20,000

    St Francis House · Sioux Falls, SD · 2022

    Operating

  • $20,000

    The Banquet · Sioux Falls, SD · 2022

    Operating

  • $15,000

    Great Plains Zoo · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    Zoo for everyone

  • $15,000

    St Vincent De Paul (Diaper Ministry · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    Diapers

  • $15,000

    Lunch Is Served · Sioux Falls, SD · 2023

    Operating

  • $15,000

    The Glory House · Sioux Falls, SD · 2023

    Long term housing

  • $15,000

    Lunch Is Served · Sioux Falls, SD · 2022

    Operating

  • $15,000

    The Glory House · Sioux Falls, SD · 2022

    Long term housing

  • $12,000

    St Vincent De Paul (Diaper Ministry · Sioux Falls, SD · 2023

    Diapers

  • $10,000

    Augustana Uninvesity · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    Operating forthe library

  • $10,000

    Center for Western Studies · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    Operating

  • $10,000

    Custer Ministrial Alliance · Custer, SD · 2024

    Operating

  • $10,000

    Custer Store House · Custer, SD · 2024

    Operating

  • $10,000

    Emilys Hope · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    To help those with drug addiction

  • $10,000

    Sioux Empire Health · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    Mental healthsupport

  • $10,000

    United Way · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    Operating

  • $10,000

    United Way Aberdeen · Aberdeen, SD · 2024

    Operating

  • $10,000

    United Way Brookings · Brookings, SD · 2024

    Operating

  • $10,000

    United Way Huron · Huron, SD · 2024

    Operating

  • $10,000

    United Way Madison · Madison, SD · 2024

    Operating

  • $10,000

    United Way Mitchell · Mitchell, SD · 2024

    Operating

  • $10,000

    United Way Pierre · Pierre, SD · 2024

    Operating

  • $10,000

    United Way Rapied City · Rapid City, SD · 2024

    Operating

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.