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Western Dakota Vocational Technical Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Rapid City, SD EIN: 46-0340050 Website

To promote, assist, and extend financial support to western dakota technical college and the students thereof by providing scholarships, grants, and financial aid.

Western Dakota Vocational Technical Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Western Dakota Vocational Technical Foundation Inc gave $52K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $52K), mostly in South Dakota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$51,810
+11.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$51,810
+11.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$51,810
Total assets
$1,517,488
+18.3% vs 2024
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 October 2026.

Who Western Dakota Vocational Technical Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K2$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 2 grants of 5 (40%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Rapid City

How Western Dakota Vocational Technical Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 66% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $46K (2024) to $1.6M (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $52K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 grant to individuals Recipients not named —$51,810
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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
2025$1,517,488$2,627,933$2,452,730$51,8101$42,766
2024$1,283,122$2,078,745$2,283,209$46,3181$14,721
2023$1,444,400$2,049,994$1,979,385$97,8701$4,198
2022$1,341,188$2,086,609$2,052,086$151,4431$1,042
2021$1,360,257$1,260,713$1,319,300$1,241,6181$11,109
2020$1,361,566$1,720,833$1,660,099$1,560,9921$-745

About Western Dakota Vocational Technical Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Western Dakota Vocational Technical Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Rapid City, SD. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $52K. Net investment income was $43K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Western Dakota Vocational Technical Foundation Inc is led by Jonathan McCoy, Chair since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jonathan McCoy

    Chair

    Vice Chair → Secretary & Treasurer, 2023

    Secretary & Treasurer → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cathy Bradley

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kylie Tucker

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Blenner

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tenise Chapman

    Director

    Director → Vice Chair, 2024

    Vice Chair → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dave Viall

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Kelderman

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Kapelewski

    Director of Foundation Development

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kyler Carda

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daryl Mecham

    Secretary & Treasurer

    Director → Vice Chair, 2023

    Vice Chair → Secretary & Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jordan Cook

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (17)
  • Former: Jennifer Baloun (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Veronica Kusser (2020–2024) — Past Chair
  • Former: Nora Leinen (2022–2024) — Executive Director
  • Former: Tresha Moreland (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Brad Richardson (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Scott Hall (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Danita Simons (2020–2022) — Executive Director
  • Former: Georg Olson (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jon Gillam (2020–2022) — Past Chair
  • Former: Matthew Koupal (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jessica Kearns (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Sandra McNeely (2022) — Director
  • Former: Jennifer Irving (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Shawn Gab (2020–2021) — Past Chair
  • Former: Gloria J. Pluimer (2020) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Jennifer Landguth (2020) — Director
  • Former: Lori Raczynski (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Western Dakota Vocational Technical Foundation Inc

How much does Western Dakota Vocational Technical Foundation Inc give each year?

Western Dakota Vocational Technical Foundation Inc gave $52K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $46K across 1 grant.

How large is Western Dakota Vocational Technical Foundation Inc?

Western Dakota Vocational Technical Foundation Inc reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.6M.

Where does Western Dakota Vocational Technical Foundation Inc operate?

Western Dakota Vocational Technical Foundation Inc has awarded grants in South Dakota.

What is Western Dakota Vocational Technical Foundation Inc's EIN?

Western Dakota Vocational Technical Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-0340050. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 16, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)

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