Children's Home Foundation
We inspire generosity to fuel the mission of children's home society of South Dakota in perpetuity.
Children's Home Foundation at a glance
In short: Children's Home Foundation gave $12.7M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $6.3M), mostly in South Dakota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $12,684,203
- -5.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,342,102
- -5.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $6,342,102
- Total assets
- $179,055,929
- +9.8% 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 Children's Home Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Children's Home Society of South Dakota ($12.7M). Together the top 2 received $12.7M.
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 10 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Children's Home Foundation gives
- Giving grew 282% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.4M (2020) to $13.4M (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $12.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Children's Home Society of South Dakota Sioux Falls, SD | General Support | $12,670,849 |
| Sanford - Child's Voice Sioux Falls, SD | General Support | $13,354 |
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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 | $179,055,929 | $16,713,080 | $15,865,207 | $12,684,203 | 2 | $5,610,478 |
| 2024 | $163,092,355 | $10,692,381 | $16,131,790 | $13,433,340 | 2 | $5,711,356 |
| 2023 | $156,196,061 | $9,144,241 | $13,715,784 | $11,597,546 | 2 | $4,018,070 |
| 2022 | $149,690,090 | $14,349,300 | $4,792,970 | $3,323,600 | 2 | $5,601,944 |
| 2021 | $175,086,497 | $22,225,226 | $4,094,384 | $2,694,418 | 2 | $17,404,438 |
| 2020 | $134,633,872 | $11,843,422 | $2,708,569 | $1,428,451 | 2 | $4,574,241 |
| 2019 | $130,007,367 | $61,205,663 | $4,554,785 | $3,396,684 | 2 | $2,632,740 |
About Children's Home Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Children's Home Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Sioux Falls, SD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $179.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $12.7M. Net investment income was $5.6M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Children's Home Foundation is led by Bob Baker, President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 2 of 23 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bob Baker
President
Vice President → Vice President & President, 2024
Vice President & President → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rick Weber
Development Director
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$117K (2019) → $126K (2025)
Bill Lindquist
Director
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diana Dufur-Day
Director
President → President & Director, 2024
President & Director → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Greg Blomberg
Director
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie Anderson Friesen
Director & Treasurer
President → Director, 2023
Director → Director & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kim Burma
Director
Secretary → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bobby Sundby
Treasurer & Director
Director → Director & Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dennis Aanenson
Director
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marty Jackley
Director
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Molly Peterson
Director
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jill Wiesser-Pekowske
Director
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marty Deslauiers
Director
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Val Mickelson
Secretary & Director
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ben Marcello
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dustin Morrison
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric Lee
Director & Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jack Marsh
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Janet Kahler
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tommy Brahim
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jon Mammenga
Chief Philanthropy Officer
On filings since 2023
45 hrs/week
$75K (2023) → $192K (2025)
Lori Lewison
Vice President & Secretary
Director → Director & Vice President, 2024
Director & Vice President → Vice President & Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shannon Clark
CFO
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Dave Schmidt (2019–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: George Twitero (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Kara Flynn (2022–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Joe Sztapka (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Jeff Skinner (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: John Brewer (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Mike Buckingham (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Phil Lampert (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Mary Howard (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Kirby (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Gary Brown (2019) — Director
- Former: Jeff Denison (2019) — Director
- Former: Scott Barbour (2019) — Past President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $192K, to Jon Mammenga (Chief Philanthropy Officer). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Children's Home Foundation
How much does Children's Home Foundation give each year?
Children's Home Foundation gave $12.7M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $13.4M across 2 grants.
How large is Children's Home Foundation?
Children's Home Foundation reported $179.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $16.7M.
What is Children's Home Foundation?
Children's Home Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Sioux Falls, SD. It holds $179.1M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Children's Home Foundation operate?
Children's Home Foundation has awarded grants in South Dakota.
What is Children's Home Foundation's EIN?
Children's Home Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-0366277. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 28, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 28, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 29, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 5, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 24, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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