Make-a-Wish Foundation of South Dakota & logo

Make-a-Wish Foundation of South Dakota &

Public charity · Grantmaker Sioux Falls, SD EIN: 46-0375953 Website

Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.

Make-a-Wish Foundation of South Dakota & at a glance

Total assets
$14,355,161
+5.8% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$2,897,735
+9.4% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$502,776
+10.9% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$2,984,537
+8.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Make-a-Wish Foundation of South Dakota & funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 2 grants of 3 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Phoenix

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K1 grant2019 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2021) to $60K (2019). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $50K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Make-a-Wish Foundation of America Phoenix, AZWish Fulfillment Fund$50,000
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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$14,355,161$2,897,735$2,984,537——$502,776
2024$13,566,872$2,648,796$2,741,218——$453,509
2023$12,285,719$2,905,971$2,863,105$50,0001$286,854
2022$11,793,772$2,397,075$2,305,729$50,0001$451,474
2021$13,418,496$2,186,251$1,753,558$40,0001$297,631
2020$11,141,314$1,431,399$1,464,603——$122,199
2019$10,390,244$1,908,775$1,853,501$60,0001$319,632

About Make-a-Wish Foundation of South Dakota &

Based on IRS filings

Make-a-Wish Foundation of South Dakota & is a public charity, based in Sioux Falls, SD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $14.4M in total assets. Net investment income was $503K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Make-a-Wish Foundation of South Dakota & is led by Sue E. Salter, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 2 of 17 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Sue E. Salter

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2019

    50 hrs/week

    $90K (2019) → $163K (2025)

  • Rae Morlan

    Chair

    Treasurer → First Vice Chair, 2022

    First Vice Chair → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Doug Ekeren

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ed Bloom

    Director

    Director → Treasurer, 2020

    Treasurer → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Berman

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Goldammer

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Aguilar

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adam Tunning

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dzenan Berberovic

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Segeleon

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Georgoff

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justin Shatto

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aaron Parker

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Bruns

    Chief Development Officer

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $111K (2023) → $117K (2025)

  • Chris Halverson

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christie Lloyd Ernst

    Vice Chair

    Second Vice Chair → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Fuchs

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (20)
  • Former: Dani Wanderer (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Paul Krueger (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Brad Derby (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Steve Morgans (2020–2023) — Chair
  • Former: James Blystone (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jim Entenman (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Kerry Pollema (2022–2023) — Chief Operating Officer
  • Former: Mickey Ogg (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Bob Compton (2019–2021) — 2nd Vice Chair
  • Former: Christie Lloyd-Ernst (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Courtney Ehlers (2019–2021) — Chair
  • Former: Ellen Stoll (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: James Entenman (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Michael Fuchs (2021) — Director
  • Former: Ross Reitsma (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Tasha Unkenholz (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Trish Delaney (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Gina Hopkins (2019) — Chair
  • Former: Joe Entenman (2019) — Director
  • Former: Matthew Hocks (2019) — Treasurer

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

Sue Salter — President/CEO: $163KSue SalterPresident/CEO$163KAmy Bruns — Chief Development Officer: $117KAmy BrunsChief Development Officer$117K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $163K, to Sue Salter (President/CEO). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Make-a-Wish Foundation of South Dakota &

How large is Make-a-Wish Foundation of South Dakota &?

Make-a-Wish Foundation of South Dakota & reported $14.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.9M.

Where does Make-a-Wish Foundation of South Dakota & operate?

Make-a-Wish Foundation of South Dakota & has awarded grants in Arizona.

What is Make-a-Wish Foundation of South Dakota &'s EIN?

Make-a-Wish Foundation of South Dakota &'s EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-0375953. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 27, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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