South Dakota Achieve
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South Dakota Achieve at a glance
- Total assets
- $30,564,387
- +8.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $46,632,124
- +6.7% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $417,352
- -33.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $43,953,003
- +12.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who South Dakota Achieve funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $32K.
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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 | $30,564,387 | $46,632,124 | $43,953,003 | — | — | $417,352 |
| 2024 | $28,127,426 | $43,704,784 | $39,231,496 | — | — | $622,914 |
| 2023 | $24,446,626 | $40,156,237 | $37,022,737 | — | — | $333,710 |
| 2022 | $25,286,870 | $35,035,662 | $33,989,135 | — | — | $824,441 |
| 2021 | $23,004,202 | $35,665,528 | $30,098,947 | — | — | $502,701 |
| 2020 | $15,103,100 | $29,006,173 | $29,237,537 | $31,580 | 1 | $204,749 |
| 2019 | $14,233,991 | $27,928,554 | $28,763,880 | — | — | $326,991 |
About South Dakota Achieve
Based on IRS filings
South Dakota Achieve is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Sioux Falls, SD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $30.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $417K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
South Dakota Achieve is led by Steven Watkins, CEO since 2020 (on filings since 2019); 4 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Steven Watkins
CEO
CEO From → CEO, 2020
On filings since 2019
23 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bob McNaney
Chair
Secretary → Secretary & Chair From, 2024
Secretary & Chair From → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Hoekstra
Director of Adult Case Management
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$109K (2025)
Benjamin Jacobs
Director of Adult Residential
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$110K (2025)
Jessica Immeker
Director of Nursing Adult
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$114K (2025)
Kimberly Nooney
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Doug Berkland
Director
Director → Director & Member at Large, 2023
Director & Member at Large → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erica Deboer
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Hubers
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rick Kiley
Director
Director From → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tamera Larsen-Engelkes
Director
Director From → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erik Nyberg - Foundation
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Hilgenberg - Foundation
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tyler Haahr - Foundation
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Barrett
Lead Employment Specialist
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$105K (2025)
Josh Pauli
Secretary
Director → Director & Secretary From, 2024
Director & Secretary From → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Larry Fenton
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marli Schippers
Past Chair
Chair → Chair & Past Chair From, 2024
Chair & Past Chair From → Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Wilson
CFO
On filings since 2019
22 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jay Soukup
Vice Chair
Director & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2023
Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Teresa Ward
Treasurer
Director From → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (24)
- Former: Jason Harris (2019–2024) — Past Chair
- Former: Tyler Haahr (2021–2024) — Foundation Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Erik Nyberg (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Donna Svendsen (2024) — Direct Support Professional
- Former: Macarthur Nimely (2024) — Direct Support Professional
- Former: Jack Hopkins (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Mark Sternhagen (2019–2023) — Director & Member at Large
- Former: Patty Peters (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: J. Tyler Haahr (2023) — Foundation Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Sara Jackson (2023) — Direct Support Professional
- Former: Joe Henkin (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: John Rozell (2019–2022) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Jon Soderholm (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Molly McCarthy (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Nan Baker (2019–2022) — Director & Past Foundation Chair
- Former: P. Daniel Donohue (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Amy Preator (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Gayle Ver Hey (2019–2021) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Jeff Nelson (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Terri Grablander (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Claudia Vucurevich (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jeff Hazard (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Anne Rieck McFarland (2019) — CEO
- Former: Curt Hohman (2019) — Director
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 $114K, to Jessica Immeker (Director of Nursing Adult). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about South Dakota Achieve
How large is South Dakota Achieve?
South Dakota Achieve reported $30.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $46.6M.
What is South Dakota Achieve?
South Dakota Achieve is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Sioux Falls, SD. It holds $30.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does South Dakota Achieve operate?
South Dakota Achieve has awarded grants in South Dakota.
What is South Dakota Achieve's EIN?
South Dakota Achieve's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7072116. 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
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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