Visit Rapid City
The organization will market rapid city and the black hills area and will act as the catalyst between meeting planners, group tour planners, travel agents, travel writers and leisure visitors to promote area accomodations, attractions, restaurants and services. The purpose of these activities is to promote rapid city as a place where people want to visit and after the visit, a place where people want to live and work.
Visit Rapid City at a glance
In short: Visit Rapid City gave $523K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $262K), mostly in South Dakota. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $523,269
- +13.2% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 2
- -33.3% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $261,635
- +69.8% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $261,635
- Total assets
- $3,588,231
- +2.8% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- South Dakota (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Visit Rapid City funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Rapid City Sports Commission ($513K). Together the top 2 received $523K.
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 10 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Visit Rapid City gives
- Giving grew 8621% from 2021 to 2024. 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 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2021) to $523K (2024). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $523K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Rapid City Sports Commission Rapid City, SD | General Operations | $513,269 |
| Main Street Square Inc Rapid City, SD | Partners in Progress | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,588,231 | $3,507,428 | $3,478,813 | $523,269 | 2 | $63,050 |
| 2023 | $3,490,186 | $3,460,580 | $3,140,820 | $462,300 | 3 | $45,591 |
| 2022 | $3,252,507 | $3,030,912 | $3,569,252 | $17,100 | 2 | $11,668 |
| 2021 | $2,991,953 | $3,408,774 | $2,556,767 | $6,000 | 1 | $223 |
| 2020 | $2,292,918 | $3,458,518 | $2,526,258 | $20,800 | 2 | $717 |
| 2019 | $1,205,441 | $2,771,928 | $2,573,890 | $39,700 | 3 | $3,708 |
About Visit Rapid City
Based on IRS filings
Visit Rapid City is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Rapid City, SD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $3.6M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $523K. Net investment income was $63K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Visit Rapid City is led by Brook Kaufman, President on every filing since 2022; 1 of 10 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Brook Kaufman
President
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$164K (2022) → $227K (2024)
Kelly Buntrock
Chair
Secretary → Vice Chair, 2021
Vice Chair → Chair, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Johnson
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katelyn Cook
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Derby
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jesse Scheitler
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stacie Hull
Voting Liaison
Director → Voting Liaison, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Landguth
Secretary & Treasurer
Director → Secretary & Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tim Johnson
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Logan Steffens
Voting Liaison
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Patrick Dame (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Robin Zebroski (2019–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Lynzie Montague (2021–2023) — Voting Liaison
- Former: Michelle Pawelski (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Stacie Granum (2021–2023) — Chief Strategy Officer
- Former: Stephanie Dowling (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Wade Lampert (2021–2023) — Voting Liaison
- Former: Dan Tribby (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Gwyn Wathen (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Domico Rodriguez (2021–2022) — Vice Chair
- Former: Julie Jensen (2019–2021) — President & CEO - Term Sept
- Former: Carol Bancroft (2020–2021) — CFO & COO
- Former: Brian Hardy (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Dan Senftner (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Davis Dathe (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Logan Stephens (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Sam Papendick (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Tony Demaro (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Whitney Rencountre (2019–2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $227K, to Brook Kaufman (President).
Frequently asked questions about Visit Rapid City
How much does Visit Rapid City give each year?
Visit Rapid City gave $523K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $462K across 3 grants.
How large is Visit Rapid City?
Visit Rapid City reported $3.6M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.5M.
What is Visit Rapid City?
Visit Rapid City is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Rapid City, SD. It holds $3.6M in total assets as of 2024.
Where does Visit Rapid City operate?
Visit Rapid City has awarded grants in Minnesota, South Dakota.
What is Visit Rapid City's EIN?
Visit Rapid City's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-1020421. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 19, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 28, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 21, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 21, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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