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Brookings Area United Way

BROOKINGS, SD EIN: 23-7151498 Website

DONATE MONIES TO AGENCIES IN THE BROOKINGS AREA IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSITANCE.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$4.0M

-1.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$449K

-9.6% YoY

Grant Count

21

-8.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$21K

-1.0% YoY

About Brookings Area United Way

Based on IRS filings

Brookings Area United Way is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in BROOKINGS, SD. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 21 grants totaling $449K. Net investment income was $25K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

BookingsBrookingsPierreSioux FallsWatertown

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$851K$2M$3M$3M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$4,033,226$4,074,944$1,957,699
Revenue$965,884$3,093,698$1,255,380
Expenses$1,087,414$1,043,489$939,652
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$25,024$15,937$3,376
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$156K$311K$467K$622K22 grants202021 grants202123 grants202223 grants202323 grants202421 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

BROOKINGS BOYS & GIRLS C…$98KBROOKINGS AREA TRANSIT$49KMY NEIGHBOR$34KBROOKINGS HABITAT FOR HU…$28KADVANCE$24KBROOKINGS BACKPACK PROJECT$19KEAST CENTRAL CASA PROGRAM$19KAVERA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH …$17KBROOKINGS BEHAVIORAL HEA…$17KBROOKINGS INTERAGENCY CO…$16K

Grant Size Distribution

111 grants across all recorded years

102<$50K5$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ASHLEY BIGGARMEMBER
CHIEF MICHAEL DRAKEMEMBER
STEPHANIE HALEMEMBER
SPENCER DEGENDIRECTOR
LARRY JANSSENMEMBER
ROBERT ROACHMEMBER
KAREN WEBERMEMBER
MIKE LOCKREMMEMBER
DAVID BITELERMEMBER
ARIAN BUNDEMEMBER
SARAH NELSONMEMBER
DAN SVOBODNYPAST PRESIDENT
LAURA GERJETSSECRETARY
DAWN MUNSONPRESIDENT ELECT
BRITTANY KREULTREASURER
TEVIS HOLZERPRESIDENT

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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