Belle Fourche School District Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Belle Fourche, SD EIN: 46-0441475

Benefit belle fourche school district

Belle Fourche School District Foundation at a glance

In short: Belle Fourche School District Foundation gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in South Dakota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$5,800
-3.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$5,800
-3.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,800
Total assets
$186,786
+5.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
South Dakota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Belle Fourche School District Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Belle Fourche School District #9-1: $6KBelle Fourche School District#9-1$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Belle Fourche School District #9-1 ($6K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Belle Fourche

How Belle Fourche School District Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 58% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2025) to $14K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Belle Fourche School District #9-1 Belle Fourche, SDMusic Department Equipment$5,800
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$186,786$13,094$14,173$5,8001$5,594
2024$176,599$7,608$12,113$6,0001$108
2023$166,984$12,443$10,788$7,5001$4,548
2022$159,287$17,422$17,088$13,8101$2,767
2021$176,272$-149,105$26,804$7,5001$-177,106

About Belle Fourche School District Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Belle Fourche School District Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Belle Fourche, SD. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $187K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $6K. Net investment income was $6K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Belle Fourche School District Foundation is led by Michelle Watson, Chairperson since 2023 (on filings since 2021); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Michelle Watson

    Chairperson

    Director → Chairperson, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Doug Larson

    Director

    Vice Chairman → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Meg McNeese

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Proefrock

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William O'Dea

    Vice Chairman

    Director → Vice Chairman, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Orion Thompson

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Steve Willard (2021–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Greg Krajewski (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Juanita Justice (2021–2022) — Chairperson

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Belle Fourche School District Foundation

How much does Belle Fourche School District Foundation give each year?

Belle Fourche School District Foundation gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $6K across 1 grant.

How large is Belle Fourche School District Foundation?

Belle Fourche School District Foundation reported $187K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $13K.

What is Belle Fourche School District Foundation?

Belle Fourche School District Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Belle Fourche, SD. It holds $187K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Belle Fourche School District Foundation operate?

Belle Fourche School District Foundation has awarded grants in South Dakota.

What is Belle Fourche School District Foundation's EIN?

Belle Fourche School District Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-0441475. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 18, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 18, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 29, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS October 15, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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