Mount Sharon National Memorial
Mount Sharon National Memorial is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Rapid City, SD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $105K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $500K. Net investment income was $154K.
Mount Sharon National Memorial at a glance
In short: Mount Sharon National Memorial gave $500K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $250K), mostly in South Dakota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $500,375
- +564.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $250,188
- +564.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $250,188
- Total assets
- $105,296
- -85.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- South Dakota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Mount Sharon National Memorial funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Mount Rushmore Society ($500K). Together the top 2 received $500K.
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 7 (71%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Mount Sharon National Memorial gives
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2022) to $500K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $500K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Rushmore Society Rapid City, SD | General Funding | $500,000 |
| Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation Crazy Horse, SD | General Funding | $375 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $105,296 | $165,183 | $770,474 | $500,375 | 2 | $761,088 | $153,542 | $31,977 |
| 2024 | $710,252 | $55,531 | $358,786 | $75,335 | 2 | $343,188 | $45,790 | $49,645 |
| 2023 | $1,013,507 | $41,934 | $364,748 | $71,000 | 3 | $351,653 | $31,256 | $59,697 |
| 2022 | $1,336,321 | $7,224 | $235,604 | $2,774 | Total only | — | $7,224 | — |
| 2021 | $1,807,709 | $15,675 | $183,861 | — | — | — | $15,675 | — |
| 2020 | $1,984,120 | $8,994 | $64,505 | — | — | — | $8,994 | — |
| 2019 | $2,037,478 | $2,026,104 | $3,039 | — | — | — | $26,104 | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mount Sharon National Memorial reported a distributable amount of $32K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Mount Sharon National Memorial is led by Kent Christopherson, Chairman on every filing since 2019; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kent Christopherson
Chairman
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David M. Lockwood
Vice President
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Darrel Story
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dave Vandergon
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Timken
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Diana L. Nielsen Saathoff (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Steve Watkins (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Chris Christopherson (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Kaye Weninger (2023) — Board Member
- Former: James S. Nelson (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Christopher Diffley (2019) — Executive Di
- Former: Joseph Diffley (2019) — Vice 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.
Frequently asked questions about Mount Sharon National Memorial
How much does Mount Sharon National Memorial give each year?
Mount Sharon National Memorial gave $500K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $75K across 2 grants.
How large is Mount Sharon National Memorial?
Mount Sharon National Memorial reported $105K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $761K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $32K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Mount Sharon National Memorial?
Mount Sharon National Memorial is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Rapid City, SD. It holds $105K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Mount Sharon National Memorial operate?
Mount Sharon National Memorial has awarded grants in South Dakota, Texas.
What is Mount Sharon National Memorial's EIN?
Mount Sharon National Memorial's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-5420975. 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
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 12, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 17, 2023)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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