Capital Area United Way
Capital Area United Way (CAUW) is a public charity based in Pierre, South Dakota. It raises and distributes funds to support local agencies and community programs addressing health, education, and financial stability in Hughes and Stanley counties.
Capital Area United Way at a glance
In short: Capital Area United Way gave $340K across 14 grants in 2025 (avg $24K), mostly in South Dakota. 7% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $339,500
- +13.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 14
- +7.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $24,250
- +5.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $23,000
- Total assets
- $956,859
- +17.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 7% first-time grantees (1 of 14, 2025; small sample)
- 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. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Capital Area United Way
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 1111, Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: (605) 224-9229
Website: https://capareaunitedway.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Capital Area United Way funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Capital Area Counseling Services ($50K). Together the top 10 received $313K.
Grant Size Distribution
66 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 62 grants of 66 (94%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
CAUW’s stated service area is Hughes and Stanley counties in South Dakota. All reported 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in South Dakota.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 14 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Capital Area United Way open to new grantees?
7%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 14 grantees (7%) were first-time recipients. With only 14 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $7K; repeat grants $26K. How we count
Medians: $7K first-time, $28K repeat.
- 93% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−5%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $300K (2024) to $406K (2023). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $340K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Capital Area Counseling Services Pierre, SD | General Support | $50,000 |
| Community You & Involved Center Fort Pierre, SD | General Support | $44,000 |
| Pierre Area Referral Service Pierre, SD | General Support | $39,000 |
| Missouri Shores Domestic Violence Center Pierre, SD | General Support | $38,000 |
| Central SD Child Assessment Center Pierre, SD | General Support | $36,000 |
| Oahe YMCA Pierre, SD | General Support | $34,000 |
| The Right Turn Pierre, SD | General Support | $28,000 |
| Growing up Together Pierre, SD | General Support | $18,000 |
| Southeast Community Center Pierre, SD | General Support | $15,000 |
| Oahe Child Development Center Pierre, SD | General Support | $11,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $956,859 | $622,042 | $530,786 | $339,500 | 14 | $10,400 |
| 2024 | $816,664 | $975,988 | $479,487 | $300,000 | 13 | $11,310 |
| 2023 | $321,733 | $554,869 | $573,753 | $406,450 | 14 | $4,787 |
| 2022 | $339,109 | $584,287 | $502,659 | $357,000 | 12 | $2,844 |
| 2021 | $262,998 | $552,144 | $493,802 | $350,000 | 13 | $2,683 |
| 2020 | $202,888 | $620,899 | $560,283 | $361,000 | 15 | $2,454 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
CAUW’s stated mission is “to increase the organized capacity of people to care for one another.” Its 2025 filing describes its work as raising funds through an annual appeal and allocating and distributing them to support the funding, planning, and delivery of needed social services.
The website identifies community programs including Girls on the Run/Girls on Track, the Imagination Library, a mobile dental program, vision screening, and Project H.E.R.O. In 2025, CAUW also gave to organizations whose stated missions include assisting victims of family violence (Missouri Shores Domestic Violence Center), providing education and employment consulting (The Right Turn), prenatal and parenting education (Growing Up Together), and supporting individuals and families for school and life success (Oahe Child Development Center).
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, CAUW reported 14 grants totaling $339,500. Grant amounts ranged from $6,000 to $50,000, with a median of $23,000. The listed grants were for general support.
Among the largest reported grants were $50,000 to Capital Area Counseling Services, $44,000 to Community You & Involved Center, $39,000 to Pierre Area Referral Service, $38,000 to Missouri Shores Domestic Violence Center, $36,000 to Central SD Child Assessment Center, and $34,000 to Oahe YMCA. Other listed recipients included The Right Turn ($28,000), Growing Up Together ($18,000), Southeast Community Center ($15,000), Oahe Child Development Center ($11,000), SD Discovery Center ($8,000), and Governor Grocery ($6,500).
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists John Morris, Erica Coughlin, Shannon Malone, Ellie Bailey, Ann Schwartz, Kelsey Geppert, Dylan Dodson, and Seth Shoup as directors. Amy Dalton is listed as secretary, and Liza Clark as first vice president.
Capital Area United Way is led by Kim Malsam-Rysdon, President since 2025 (on filings since 2022); none of the 18 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kim Malsam-Rysdon
President
Director → 1st Vice President, 2024
1st Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joan Umiker
Director
Past President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Natalie Jung
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ann Schwartz
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erica Coughlin
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hadley Hart
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathryn Larson
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelsey Geppert
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shannon Malone
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dylan Dodson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ellie Bailey
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Morris
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Molly Olson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Seth Shoup
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Dodson
Past President
Director → President, 2024
President → Past President, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Liza Clark
1st Vice President
Director → 1st Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Dalton
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shad Ludemann
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (35)
- Former: Katie Sieverding (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Laura Ringling (2020–2024) — Past President
- Former: Michael Hudson (2020–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Nicole Gordon (2020–2024) — Past President
- Former: Lance Bertram (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Jared Fodness (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Logan Cowan-Fodness (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Isabelle Weller (2024) — Director
- Former: Luke Olson (2024) — Director
- Former: Sara Maher (2024) — Director
- Former: Carol Drayer (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Jenny Bernhard (2020–2023) — Past President
- Former: Kyle Anderson (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Marty Allison (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Tony Mangan (2020–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Jessica Jockheck (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Pat Brekken (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Jessica Hanig (2020–2022) — Past President
- Former: Katie Mullett (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Kayla Burns (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Meredith Lee (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Taylor Warriner (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Autumn Iverson (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Ciara Tipton (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Nathan Naasz (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Kimber Natvig (2022) — Director
- Former: Brittany Kost (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Dayna Hepper (2020–2021) — Past President
- Former: Dennis Ryckman (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Mike Gibson (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Sadie Goodman (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Annie Beck (2020) — Director
- Former: Chris McConnell (2020) — Director
- Former: Emma Lusk (2020) — Director
- Former: Kaylie Rathbun (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Capital Area United Way
How much does Capital Area United Way give each year?
Capital Area United Way gave $340K across 14 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $300K across 13 grants.
What is Capital Area United Way's typical grant size?
Capital Area United Way's median grant in 2025 was $23,000, and its average grant was $24,250, across 14 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Capital Area United Way that year got $7K on average.
Where does Capital Area United Way give grants?
Capital Area United Way gives mostly in South Dakota: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Pierre, SD (13 grants).
Does Capital Area United Way give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Capital Area United Way's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (14 of 14) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are Capital Area United Way's largest grantees?
Capital Area United Way's largest 2025 grantees include Capital Area Counseling Services ($50,000), Community You & Involved Center ($44,000) and Pierre Area Referral Service ($39,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 39% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Capital Area United Way?
Capital Area United Way reported $957K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $622K.
What does Capital Area United Way fund?
CAUW’s stated mission is “to increase the organized capacity of people to care for one another.” Its 2025 filing describes its work as raising funds through an annual appeal and allocating and distributing them to support the funding, planning, and delivery of needed social services. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Capital Area United Way?
Capital Area United Way has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check capareaunitedway.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Capital Area United Way's EIN?
Capital Area United Way's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-0403398. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 22, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
Live grants for the work Capital Area United Way funds
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- Nixa Affiliate Grantmaking Program Up to US $10,000 · Due October 19, 2026
- Community and School Grants $28,000 total pool; 10-15 grants expected · Due October 19, 2026
- Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund $500 - $5,000 for ongoing programs; up to $15,000 for Strategic Initiative Grants · Due October 19, 2026
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Capital Area United Way funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/capital-area-united-way-morg_f0253041c57649f7810d7b93fab96639
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