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Mary Chilton DAR Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Sioux Falls, SD EIN: 36-3332949 Website

To Promote and Perpetuate the advancement of American Patriotism, Education and Citizenship.

Key facts about Mary Chilton DAR Foundation

In short: Mary Chilton DAR Foundation gave $192K across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $16K), mostly in South Dakota. 58% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
36-3332949
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$192,149
Grants made (2025)
12
Average grant
$16,012
Median grant
$12,125
New grantees (estimate)
58% first-time grantees (7 of 12, 2025)
Total assets
$7,753,887
Primary geography
South Dakota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$7.8M

+6.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$192K

+37.4% YoY

Grant Count

12

+20.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$16K

+14.5% YoY

Is Mary Chilton DAR Foundation open to new grantees?

58%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 7 of 12 grantees (58%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $16K; repeat grants $17K. How we count

Medians: $15K first-time, $11K repeat.

  • 42% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−18%). 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.

About Mary Chilton DAR Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Mary Chilton DAR Foundation is a public charity, based in Sioux Falls, SD. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 12 grants totaling $192K. Net investment income was $415K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of all 12 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

States

Cities

Sioux FallsPierreBox ElderChamberlainDell RapidsHudsonHuronKimballMadisonDe SmetHot SpringsMennoOnidaSilver CityTaborYankton

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K6 grants20204 grants202113 grants202210 grants202310 grants202412 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $80K (2021) to $233K (2022). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $192K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Promise Future Funds: $43KPromise Future Funds$43KMary Chilton DAR Chapter: $36KMary Chilton DAR Chapter$36KSioux Falls Public School Fou: $21KSioux Falls Public School Fou$21KAugustana Lutheran Church: $15KAugustana Lutheran Church$15KSilver City Barracks Restorat: $15KSilver City Barracks Restorat$15KSouth Dakota Historical Soc: $13KSouth Dakota Historical Soc$13KSouth Dakota Tractor Museum: $11KSouth Dakota Tractor Museum$11KSD Game Fish and Parks: $10KSD Game Fish and Parks$10KSouth Dakota HOF: $9KSouth Dakota HOF$9KSt Wenceslaus Catholic Church: $8KSt Wenceslaus Catholic Church$8K

The largest 2025 recipient was Promise Future Funds ($43K). Together the top 10 received $181K.

Grant Size Distribution

49 grants across all recorded years

46<$50K3$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 46 grants of 49 (94%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Promise Future Funds Sioux Falls, SD—$42,787
Mary Chilton DAR Chapter Sioux Falls, SDDorothy Davenport Grant$36,000
Sioux Falls Public School Fou Sioux Falls, SD—$21,100
Augustana Lutheran Church Sioux Falls, SD—$15,000
Silver City Barracks Restorat Silver City, SDOperations$15,000
South Dakota Historical Soc Pierre, SDOperations$13,000
South Dakota Tractor Museum Kimball, SDOperatins$11,250
SD Game Fish and Parks Pierre, SD—$10,000
South Dakota HOF Chamberlain, SD—$9,000
St Wenceslaus Catholic Church Tabor, SDOperations$7,500

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$7,753,887$7,273,356$6,270,572
Revenue$414,949$926,648$197,996
Expenses$276,701$249,367$276,825
Net Investment Income$414,949$925,699$197,996

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 17, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 16, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 3, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 15, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 29, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mary Chilton DAR Foundation is led by Tamara A Noordermeer, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Tamara A Noordermeer

    President

    Director → Vice President, 2022

    Vice President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diane Josephson

    Director

    Director → Secretary, 2022

    Secretary → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aaron Levisay

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carolyn Visser

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gloria Bauske

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Tapken

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Norma Wilcox Barnes

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diane DeKoeyer

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathy Tarrell

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Debra Van Briesen

    Vice Regent

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tanya Harris

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (13)
  • Former: Richard Moe (2020–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Lina Marchuk (2022–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Rob Swenson (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Denese Wilson (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Linda Halliburton (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Michelle McElroy (2023–2024) — Regent
  • Former: Natalie Hurst (2024) — Vice Regent
  • Former: Katherine Ortman (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Brian Vognild (2020–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: John Hughes (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: John Paulson (2020–2021) — President
  • Former: Molly Uden (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Tracy Peterson (2020–2021) — Treasurer

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 Mary Chilton DAR Foundation

How much does Mary Chilton DAR Foundation give each year?

Mary Chilton DAR Foundation gave $192K across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $140K across 10 grants.

What is Mary Chilton DAR Foundation's typical grant size?

Mary Chilton DAR Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $12,125, and its average grant was $16,012, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Mary Chilton DAR Foundation that year got $16K on average.

Where does Mary Chilton DAR Foundation give grants?

Mary Chilton DAR Foundation 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 Sioux Falls, SD (5 grants) and Pierre, SD (2 grants).

Who are Mary Chilton DAR Foundation's largest grantees?

Mary Chilton DAR Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Promise Future Funds ($42,787), Mary Chilton DAR Chapter ($36,000) and Sioux Falls Public School Fou ($21,100), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 52% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Mary Chilton DAR Foundation?

Mary Chilton DAR Foundation reported $7.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $415K.

What is Mary Chilton DAR Foundation's EIN?

Mary Chilton DAR Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3332949. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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