United Way of Northeastern South Dakota Inc
United Way of Northeastern South Dakota is a public charity based in Aberdeen, South Dakota. It supports nonprofit agencies and programs addressing human-care needs in northeastern South Dakota, with grants and community initiatives serving people across the region.
United Way of Northeastern South Dakota Inc at a glance
In short: United Way of Northeastern South Dakota Inc gave $505K across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $42K), mostly in South Dakota. 25% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $504,592
- +2.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 12
- +20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $42,049
- -14.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,250
- Total assets
- $383,168
- -6.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 25% first-time grantees (3 of 12, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- South Dakota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to United Way of Northeastern South Dakota Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 1065, Aberdeen, SD 57402-1065
Phone: (605) 225-0212
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who United Way of Northeastern South Dakota Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Aberdeen Family YMCA ($129K). Together the top 10 received $493K.
Grant Size Distribution
66 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 51 grants of 66 (77%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization identifies its service area as Brown, Day, Edmunds, Marshall, McPherson, and Spink counties in northeastern South Dakota. All 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in South Dakota; listed recipients included organizations in Aberdeen, Ipswich, Pierre, and Sioux Falls.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is United Way of Northeastern South Dakota Inc open to new grantees?
25%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 12 grantees (25%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $6K; repeat grants $54K. How we count
Medians: $6K first-time, $33K repeat.
- 75% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+6%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $473K (2023) to $616K (2020). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $505K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Family YMCA Aberdeen, SD | Youth Development Center, Youth Programs, Camp DreamMakers | $128,998 |
| Safe Harbor Aberdeen, SD | Crisis Intervention, Kids Konnection | $110,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Aberdeen Aberdeen, SD | Membership, activities, education programs, after-school transportation, food | $101,598 |
| The Salvation Army Aberdeen, SD | Area Food Services, Community Center, Material Economic Assistance | $46,998 |
| Spurs Aberdeen, SD | Therapeutic Riding Services | $33,000 |
| Cassp Aberdeen, SD | Flex Funding for Families | $22,500 |
| Aberdeen Area Senior Center Aberdeen, SD | Meals on Wheels, Senior Activities | $18,000 |
| Tiger Post Ipswich, SD | After-school and summer programs | $15,000 |
| Yapa Aberdeen, SD | Teen programs | $10,000 |
| East River Legal Services Sioux Falls, SD | Legal services for low income indv & families | $6,499 |
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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 | $383,168 | $942,600 | $941,320 | $504,592 | 12 | $13,699 |
| 2024 | $410,900 | $922,465 | $918,185 | $491,800 | 10 | $4,834 |
| 2023 | $433,147 | $851,753 | $855,307 | $473,375 | 11 | $3,550 |
| 2022 | $402,283 | $747,213 | $770,303 | $475,686 | 11 | $-449 |
| 2021 | $435,298 | $894,512 | $752,224 | $482,636 | 22 | $632 |
| 2020 | $344,972 | $893,001 | $854,835 | $615,598 | 25 | $1,359 |
| 2019 | $295,247 | $693,875 | $734,673 | $502,496 | 13 | $933 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s mission is to improve its region by mobilizing the caring power of communities for every person in northeastern South Dakota. Its stated vision is to help individuals and families achieve their human potential and happiness through education, financial stability, and healthy living.
The 2023 filing describes general allocations supporting programs through member agencies that address health and human-service needs. The 2025 grants included support for youth programs, crisis intervention, food services, therapeutic riding, family assistance, senior activities, teen programs, legal services, and a summer reading program. These are examples of funded activities, not a separate list of the organization’s stated focus areas.
Among its grantees, Aberdeen Family YMCA describes its mission as putting Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all. Safe Harbor describes its mission as empowering people in abusive situations through advocacy and support services and working to eliminate abuse. East River Legal Services Corporation describes its mission as providing civil legal services to low-income individuals in 33 counties in eastern South Dakota.
Grantmaking
Its largest awards included $124,000 to Aberdeen Family YMCA for its Youth Development Center, youth programs, and Camp DreamMakers; $110,000 to Safe Harbor for crisis intervention and Kids Konnection; and $96,600 to Boys & Girls Club of Aberdeen for membership, activities, education programs, after-school transportation, and food.
Other 2025 awards included $42,000 to The Salvation Army for area food services, its community center, and material economic assistance; $33,000 to SPURS for therapeutic riding services; $22,500 to CASSP for family flex funding; and $18,000 to Aberdeen Area Senior Center for Meals on Wheels and senior activities. The remaining grants included support for after-school and summer programs, teen programs, a dental van, legal services, and a summer reading program.
The website says United Way funds agencies on a two-year cycle. Agencies seeking to become partner agencies must have provided services to residents of northeastern South Dakota for at least two years, be incorporated nonprofits with IRS 501(c)(3) status, cooperate in developing programs for regional human-care needs, provide organizational documents, adhere to the organization’s Equity and Ethics Statements, communicate about their services, participate in outreach and United Way initiatives, and be able to coordinate with other agencies. The website instructs organizations that have never applied, or are not currently member organizations, to contact Angie Cleberg before beginning an application; it also recommends a tutorial at the start of the process.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Officers and directors listed on the 2025 filing include Kristie Martin, president-elect from September through January and president from January through August; Dr. Marje Kaiser, president from September through January and past president from January through August; Andy Rehder, past president until January 2025; Terry Simon, treasurer; and Jody Sandvig, secretary.
The filing also lists Sean Blackburn as a director from September through January and president-elect from January through August, Starla Siefkes as a director until January 2025, and Andrea Rose-Prehn, Dr. Erin Fouberg, and Kila LeGrand as directors.
United Way of Northeastern South Dakota Inc is led by Aaron Schultz, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 27 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Aaron Schultz
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$71K (2019) → $103K (2025)
Kristie Martin - Pres Elect
President
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Foss
Director
President & Past President → Past President, 2023
Past President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Starla Siefkes
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Rose-Prehn
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erin Fouberg
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kila LeGrand
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cody Holt
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dustin Pickrel
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan Bjerknes
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jake Cramond
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeannie Haaland
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laurie Gibson
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adam Butcher
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amy Nilson
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daryl Thoennes
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adam Poeppel
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ashley Geiger
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Janel Achen
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Logan Ramsey
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Spencer Aberle
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Trevan Korthour
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andy Rehder
Past President
President Elect & President → President & Past President, 2023
President & Past President → Past President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Terry Simon
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jody Sandvig
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marje Kaiser - President
Past President
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sean Blackburn - Director
President Elect
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (29)
- Former: Cody Hageman (2019–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Dave McNeil (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Nicole Fischer (2019–2024) — President
- Former: Tony Portra (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Marje Kaiser (2021–2024) — President
- Former: Kristie Martin (2023–2024) — President Elect
- Former: Sean Blackburn (2024) — Director
- Former: Angie Cleberg (2019–2023) — Communications & Impact Coordinator
- Former: Dawn Imrie (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Kip Hansen (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Lisa Lenihan (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Melinda Reints (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Neal Schnoor (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Colleen Murley (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jeff Evenson (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Tarah Heupel (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Todd Forkel (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Troy Holtey (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Belinda Crompton (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Jason Pettigrew (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Dawn Williams (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Heidi Myhre (2019–2021) — President Elect
- Former: Kristen Sauer (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Tim Downs (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Paul Hopkins (2019–2020) — Past President
- Former: Scott Noeldner (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Amy Jones (2019) — Director
- Former: Dana Oye (2019) — Past President
- Former: Timothy Downs (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 $103K, to Aaron Schultz (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about United Way of Northeastern South Dakota Inc
How much does United Way of Northeastern South Dakota Inc give each year?
United Way of Northeastern South Dakota Inc gave $505K across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $492K across 10 grants.
What is United Way of Northeastern South Dakota Inc's typical grant size?
United Way of Northeastern South Dakota Inc's median grant in 2025 was $20,250, and its average grant was $42,049, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from United Way of Northeastern South Dakota Inc that year got $6K on average.
Where does United Way of Northeastern South Dakota Inc give grants?
United Way of Northeastern South Dakota Inc 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 Aberdeen, SD (9 grants).
Does United Way of Northeastern South Dakota Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 12 grants with a stated purpose on United Way of Northeastern South Dakota Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are United Way of Northeastern South Dakota Inc's largest grantees?
United Way of Northeastern South Dakota Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Aberdeen Family YMCA ($128,998), Safe Harbor ($110,000) and Boys & Girls Club of Aberdeen ($101,598), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 67% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is United Way of Northeastern South Dakota Inc?
United Way of Northeastern South Dakota Inc reported $383K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $943K.
What does United Way of Northeastern South Dakota Inc fund?
The organization’s mission is to improve its region by mobilizing the caring power of communities for every person in northeastern South Dakota. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from United Way of Northeastern South Dakota Inc?
United Way of Northeastern South Dakota Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is United Way of Northeastern South Dakota Inc's EIN?
United Way of Northeastern South Dakota Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7086355. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 19, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 22, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 19, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 20, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 27, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 26, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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