Delta Dental of South Dakota
Delta Dental of South Dakota is dedicated to advancing and promoting the improvement of oral health.
Delta Dental of South Dakota at a glance
In short: Delta Dental of South Dakota gave $2.0M across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $224K), mostly in South Dakota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,016,066
- -5.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 9
- +12.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $224,007
- -16.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $50,500
- Total assets
- $51,808,973
- +14.9% 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.
How to apply to Delta Dental of South Dakota
- Next open deadline
- November 1, 2026 (Dentist Loan Repayment For Service Program)
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Delta Dental of South Dakota
Who Delta Dental of South Dakota funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 9 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Delta Dental of South Dakota Foundation ($1.4M). Together the top 9 received $2.0M.
Grant Size Distribution
40 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 14 grants of 40 (35%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Delta Dental of South Dakota gives
- Giving grew 63% 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 $1.2M (2022) to $4.7M (2020). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $2.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Delta Dental of South Dakota Foundation Pierre, SD | Promote dental health in South Dakota | $1,448,154 |
| SD Community Foundation Pierre, SD | Community improvement support | $250,000 |
| Oahe Hockey Foundation Pierre, SD | Program support | $100,000 |
| Capital Area United Way Pierre, SD | Distribute charitable donations | $92,212 |
| Avera Foundation Pierre, SD | Program support | $50,500 |
| City of Pierre Pierre, SD | General support | $50,000 |
| Oahe Habitat Pierre, SD | Program support | $10,000 |
| SD Discovery Center Pierre, SD | General support | $10,000 |
| SD Dental Foundation Pierre, SD | General support | $5,200 |
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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 | $51,808,973 | $118,006,846 | $115,614,534 | $2,016,066 | 9 | $2,363,430 |
| 2024 | $45,098,602 | $110,726,177 | $112,368,703 | $2,140,459 | 8 | $1,958,776 |
| 2023 | $45,726,829 | $103,041,227 | $104,246,513 | $1,897,881 | 8 | $487,953 |
| 2022 | $44,015,377 | $97,785,832 | $101,279,767 | $1,234,945 | 8 | $578,219 |
| 2021 | $54,773,783 | $91,359,550 | $94,106,984 | $1,944,233 | 7 | $3,727,722 |
| 2020 | $57,304,768 | $86,777,716 | $86,441,556 | $4,707,768 | 6 | $2,068,744 |
| 2019 | $51,433,670 | $83,063,245 | $81,352,194 | $3,307,857 | 6 | $1,929,412 |
About Delta Dental of South Dakota
Based on IRS filings
Delta Dental of South Dakota is a public charity, based in Pierre, SD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $51.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $2.0M. Net investment income was $2.4M.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Delta Dental of South Dakota is led by Jeff Miller, President & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2019); all 29 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jeff Miller
President & CEO
Executive Director → Executive Vice President, 2021
Executive Vice President → President & CEO, 2024
On filings since 2019
39 hrs/week
$233K (2019) → $593K (2025)
Scott Jones
Foundation President
President & CEO → Foundation President, 2024
On filings since 2019
30 hrs/week
$1.4M (2019) → $297K (2025)
Monty Bechtold DDS
Chairman of the Board
Vice Chair → Vice Chair & Chair, 2023
Vice Chair & Chair → Chairman of the Board, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
$12K (2019) → $22K (2025)
Anlee Rola DDS
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$10K (2019) → $10K (2025)
G Verne Goodsell
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$11K (2019) → $11K (2025)
Greg Hanson DDS
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$10K (2019) → $10K (2025)
Jason Aanenson DDS
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$7K (2019) → $10K (2025)
Paul Rezich DDS
Director
Chair → Chair & Director, 2023
Chair & Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$15K (2019) → $11K (2025)
Thane Crump DDS
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$8K (2019) → $10K (2025)
Tom Simmons
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$10K (2019) → $10K (2025)
Rob Wylie
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
$2K (2022) → $10K (2025)
Stephanie Judson
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
$5K (2024) → $9K (2025)
Stephanie Schmitz DDS
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
$2K (2024) → $10K (2025)
Travis Bjordahl DDS
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
$5K (2024) → $10K (2025)
Eugene Campbell
It Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$179K (2025)
Chris Maxwell
Secretary
Director → Director & Secretary, 2023
Director & Secretary → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$15K (2019) → $10K (2025)
Connie Halverson
Vice President of Public Benefit
Vice President of Public Relations → Vice President of Public Benefits, 2021
Vice President of Public Benefits → Vice President of Public Benefit, 2024
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
$163K (2019) → $201K (2025)
Eugene Tetzlaff
Vice President of It
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$200K (2019) → $281K (2025)
Jamey Herr
Vice President of It
System Network Administrator → Vice President of It, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$115K (2019) → $196K (2025)
John Clausen CPA
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
$15K (2019) → $16K (2025)
Kirby Scott
Former Key Employee
Vice President of Finance & CFO → Vice President of Finance, 2021
Vice President of Finance → Former Key Employee, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$212K (2019) → $432K (2025)
Thomas Huber MD
Vice Chairman of Board
Director → Director & Vice Chair, 2023
Director & Vice Chair → Vice Chairman of Board, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$9K (2019) → $11K (2025)
Dayna Hepper - Vp Of
Growth & Customer Experience
Growth & Customer Experience → Growth & Customer Experien, 2023
Growth & Customer Experien → Growth & Customer Experience, 2024
On filings since 2022
38 hrs/week
$124K (2022) → $194K (2025)
Laurie Mikkonen
CFO
On filings since 2022
38 hrs/week
$182K (2022) → $270K (2025)
Lori Hall - Director
Of Claims Processing
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$124K (2023) → $135K (2025)
Ann Schwartz VP of
Provider Services & Govt Programs
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$173K (2024) → $188K (2025)
Mary Western
Programmer & Analyst
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$127K (2024) → $148K (2025)
Mick Heckenliable
Vice President of Operations
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$232K (2024) → $241K (2025)
Chauncey Schwartz III
Programmer & Analyst
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$132K (2025)
Former officers (20)
- Former: Ellen Lee (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Greg Gertsen DDS (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Jeff Feiock DDS (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Eugene Campbell Director (2024) — Of Development & Modernization
- Former: Gene Tetzlaff (2024) — Vice President of It
- Former: Jamey Herr Director (2024) — Of Infrastructure & Security
- Former: Mick Heckenlaible (2019–2023) — Vice President of Operations
- Former: Jamey Herr - Director Of (2021–2023) — Infrastructure & Security
- Former: Jeffrey Miller (2022–2023) — Executive Vice President & President-Ceo
- Former: Ann Schwartz - Vp Of Provider (2023) — Services & Govt Programs
- Former: Eugene Campbell - Director Of (2023) — Development & Modernizatio
- Former: Scott Jones Ddsd Pres-Ceo (2023) — President of Foundation
- Former: Steve Culhane (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Holly Heien (2021–2022) — Dentist for Mobile Programs
- Former: Jeff Heppner - Director Of (2021–2022) — Development & Modernization
- Former: Sara Green - Director Of (2021–2022) — Underwriting & Provider Compensation
- Former: Lori Hall (2019–2021) — Director of Claims Processing
- Former: George Allen (2019–2020) — Data Analyst
- Former: Jeff Heppner (2019–2020) — Director of Modernization
- Former: Sara Green (2019–2020) — Underwriting Analyst
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 $593K, to Jeff Miller (President/CEO). 29 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Delta Dental of South Dakota
How much does Delta Dental of South Dakota give each year?
Delta Dental of South Dakota gave $2.0M across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.1M across 8 grants.
What is Delta Dental of South Dakota's typical grant size?
Delta Dental of South Dakota's median grant in 2025 was $50,500, and its average grant was $224,007, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Delta Dental of South Dakota give grants?
Delta Dental of South Dakota 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 (9 grants).
Does Delta Dental of South Dakota give general operating support?
Yes: 33% of Delta Dental of South Dakota's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 9) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990. Recurring purposes include "Program support" (3 grants).
Who are Delta Dental of South Dakota's largest grantees?
Delta Dental of South Dakota's largest 2025 grantees include Delta Dental of South Dakota Foundation ($1,448,154), SD Community Foundation ($250,000) and Oahe Hockey Foundation ($100,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 89% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Delta Dental of South Dakota?
Delta Dental of South Dakota reported $51.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $118.0M.
What is Delta Dental of South Dakota's EIN?
Delta Dental of South Dakota's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-0309258. 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 2020 (received by the IRS May 19, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 19, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 23, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 23, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 29, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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