Funding search · EIN 934946304 · Sioux Falls, SD

Van Buskirk Family 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.

42
grants reported
$238,534
total given
2024–2025
filing years
$2,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20242025. 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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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • Lifescape Foundation2 grants · $43,334
  • Sdsu Foundation2 grants · $35,700
  • Friends of South Dakota Public Broadcasting2 grants · $26,500
  • McCrossan Boys Ranch4 grants · $21,000
  • Salvation Army2 grants · $17,500
  • Feeding South Dakota2 grants · $16,500
  • Abbot House1 grant · $15,000
  • Volunteers of America2 grants · $10,000
  • St Francis House2 grants · $8,000
  • Sioux Falls Zoo and Aquarium1 grant · $5,000

Giving over time

$92,975
2024
$145,559
2025

Grant history

All 42 reported grants, largest first.

  • $26,667

    Lifescape Foundation · Sioux Falls, SD · 2025

    Donation

  • $25,542

    Friends of South Dakota Public Broadcasting · Sioux Falls, SD · 2025

    Donation

  • $17,850

    Sdsu Foundation · Brookings, SD · 2025

    Donation

  • $17,850

    Sdsu Foundation · Brookings, SD · 2024

    2024 donation

  • $16,667

    Lifescape Foundation · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    Donation

  • $15,000

    Abbot House · Mitchell, SD · 2025

    Donation

  • $11,500

    Feeding South Dakota · Sioux Falls, SD · 2025

    Donation

  • $10,000

    McCrossan Boys Ranch · Sioux Falls, SD · 2025

    Donation

  • $10,000

    Salvation Army · Sioux Falls, SD · 2025

    Donation

  • $8,000

    McCrossan Boys Ranch · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    2024 donation

  • $8,000

    Volunteers of America · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    2024 donation

  • $7,500

    Salvation Army · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    2024 donation

  • $5,000

    Forward Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls, SD · 2025

    Donation

  • $5,000

    St Francis House · Sioux Falls, SD · 2025

    Donation

  • $5,000

    Feeding South Dakota · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    2024 donation

  • $5,000

    Sioux Falls Zoo and Aquarium · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    Donation

  • $3,000

    Bread Break · Sioux Falls, SD · 2025

    Donation

  • $3,000

    St Francis House · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    2024 donation

  • $3,000

    Union Gospel Mission · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    2024 donation

  • $2,500

    Lifeline Childrens Services · Sioux Falls, SD · 2025

    Donation

  • $2,000

    Kiwanis Club of Sf · Sioux Falls, SD · 2025

    Donation

  • $2,000

    Ronald McDonald House Charities of Sd · Sioux Falls, SD · 2025

    Donation

  • $2,000

    Sioux Falls Area Casa Program · Sioux Falls, SD · 2025

    Donation

  • $2,000

    Volunteers of America · Sioux Falls, SD · 2025

    Donation

  • $2,000

    East River Foster Parent Network · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    2024 donation

  • $2,000

    Kiwanis Club of Sf · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    2024 donation

  • $2,000

    McCrossan Boys Ranch · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    Annual golf event

  • $2,000

    Ronald McDonald House Charities of Sd · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    2024 donation

  • $2,000

    Sioux Falls Area Casa Program · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    2024 sf casa donation

  • $1,500

    Face It Together · Sioux Falls, SD · 2025

    Donation

  • $1,500

    Face It Together · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    2024 donation

  • $1,500

    Sioux Council Bsa #733 · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    2024 scouting program donation

  • $1,500

    Sioux Falls Area Humane Society · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    2024 sioux falls area humane society donation

  • $1,000

    McMrossan Boys Ranch · Sioux Falls, SD · 2025

    Donation

  • $1,000

    Sculpturewalk Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls, SD · 2025

    Donation

  • $1,000

    Sfacf · Sioux Falls, SD · 2025

    Donation

  • $1,000

    Union Gospel Mission · Sioux Falls, SD · 2025

    Donation

  • $1,000

    Family Connection · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    2024 donation

  • $1,000

    McCrossan Boys Ranch · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    Rodeo donation

  • $1,000

    Sculpturewalk Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    2024 donation

  • $958

    Friends of South Dakota Public Broadcasting · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    Donation

  • $500

    Washington Pavilion · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    2024 donation

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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.