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Sioux Falls Cares Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Sioux Falls, SD EIN: 46-0450382 Website

To provide food, clothing, toys and other miscellaneous items to families in need.

Sioux Falls Cares Inc at a glance

Total assets
$871,413
+13.3% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$325,271
+18.8% vs 2023
Net investment income (2024)
$15,674
+204.8% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$230,464
+24.6% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Sioux Falls Cares Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Sioux Falls

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K1 grant2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 Total only2023 0 grants2024

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $50 (2023) to $40K (2020). In 2023 it reported $50 in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Sioux Falls School District Sioux Falls, SDDonation to child nutrition services to support youth meals$40,000
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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
2024$871,413$325,271$230,464——$15,674
2023$769,437$273,806$184,933$50Total only$5,143
2022$669,291$398,700$200,771——$6,997
2021$492,701$280,046$227,832——$2,693
2020$431,757$257,813$197,808$40,0001—

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Sioux Falls Cares Inc

Based on IRS filings

Sioux Falls Cares Inc is a public charity, based in Sioux Falls, SD. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $871K in total assets. Net investment income was $16K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Sioux Falls Cares Inc is led by Jason Appel, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 12 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Jason Appel

    President

    Vice President & Treasurer → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Ellefson

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erica Kruse

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joan Millage

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Hedrick

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Burma

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Heineman

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rick McKinney

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Walsh Jr.

    Director

    President → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Schmidt

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nichoelle Waldner

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tamme Berdahl

    Vice President & Secretary

    Secretary → Vice President & Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Samantha Parsons (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Pamela Brinkman - Left (2021) — Director
  • Former: Pamela Brinkman (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Sioux Falls Cares Inc

How large is Sioux Falls Cares Inc?

Sioux Falls Cares Inc reported $871K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $325K.

Where does Sioux Falls Cares Inc operate?

Sioux Falls Cares Inc has awarded grants in South Dakota.

What is Sioux Falls Cares Inc's EIN?

Sioux Falls Cares Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-0450382. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 12, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 30, 2024)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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