South Dakota Humanities Council
Sdhc serves the citizens of South Dakota by providing funding and services to support public programming in history, literature, archeology and other humanitarian disciplines.
South Dakota Humanities Council at a glance
In short: South Dakota Humanities Council gave $147K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $73K). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $146,675
- -51.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $73,338
- -26.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $73,338
- Total assets
- $3,873,839
- +15.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.
Who South Dakota Humanities Council funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Regrants ($74K). Together the top 2 received $147K.
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 4 grants of 8 (50%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $147K (2025) to $816K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $147K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Regrants | — | $74,061 |
| Sponsored Programs | — | $72,614 |
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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 | $3,873,839 | $1,241,355 | $1,042,399 | $146,675 | 2 | $110,589 |
| 2024 | $3,363,197 | $1,408,757 | $1,343,297 | $300,891 | 3 | $97,293 |
| 2023 | $2,819,267 | $1,414,793 | $1,437,614 | $371,725 | 3 | $71,759 |
| 2022 | $2,809,574 | $1,742,201 | $1,679,684 | $816,208 | Total only | $50,920 |
| 2021 | $3,298,176 | $991,410 | $1,038,233 | $281,769 | Total only | $46,034 |
| 2020 | $2,826,423 | $1,024,299 | $1,107,250 | $552,945 | Total only | $52,199 |
| 2019 | $2,767,603 | $727,503 | $840,443 | $195,249 | Total only | $54,201 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About South Dakota Humanities Council
Based on IRS filings
South Dakota Humanities Council is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Brookings, SD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $147K. Net investment income was $111K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
South Dakota Humanities Council is led by Stephen Williamson, Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2022); none of the 16 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Stephen Williamson
Chair
Member → Chair Elect, 2023
Chair Elect → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bobbie Bohlen
Past Chair
Chair - Elect → Chair, 2023
Chair → Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Darlene Farabee
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Heidi Kruse
Member
Member → Secretary, 2020
Secretary → Member, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jay Perry
Member
Chair → Past Chair, 2023
Past Chair → Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Antonen
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katie Hunhoff
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Kirk
Member
Member → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristi Tornquist
Treasurer
Member → Treasurer, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tawa Ducheneaux
Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joshua Rudnik
Chair Elect
Member → Chair Elect, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathryn Hayes
Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carol Rempp
Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tanya Grassell-Krietlow
Secretary
Member → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christina Oey
Executive Di
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rosie Sprague
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: Jerome Freeman (2019–2024) — Member
- Former: Frank Pommersheim (2020–2024) — Member
- Former: Victoria Sprague (2023–2024) — Member
- Former: Troy Heinert (2021–2023) — Member
- Former: Ann Volin (2023) — Executive Di
- Former: Karen Hall (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: Jerry Wilson (2020–2022) — Member
- Former: Jace Decory (2022) — Member
- Former: Tamara St John (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Whitney Rencountre (2019–2021) — Past Chair
- Former: Cathy Clark (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Eric Abrahamson (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Vonnie Shields (2019–2020) — Past Chair
- Former: Judith Meierhenry (2019) — Chair
- Former: Julie Johnson (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Russell McKnight (2019) — Member
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 South Dakota Humanities Council
How much does South Dakota Humanities Council give each year?
South Dakota Humanities Council gave $147K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $301K across 3 grants.
How large is South Dakota Humanities Council?
South Dakota Humanities Council reported $3.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.2M.
What is South Dakota Humanities Council?
South Dakota Humanities Council is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Brookings, SD. It holds $3.9M in total assets as of 2025.
What is South Dakota Humanities Council's EIN?
South Dakota Humanities Council's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-0316222. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 23, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 22, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 12, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 4, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 15, 2026)
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