South Dakota Achieve

Analysis

South Dakota Achieve is a registered charity in United States, based in Sioux Falls, SD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, South Dakota Achieve reported income of $40.2m and spending of $37.0m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $27.9m to $40.2m (+44%), an average of +9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, South Dakota Achieve sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within SD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Benevolent Corporation Cedar Community ($40.1m), C a B S Home Attendants Service Inc ($40.2m) and Nysarc Inc ($40.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.7% and program service revenue 94% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $23.1m. At year end it held assets of $24.4m against liabilities of $11.4m, net assets of $13.0m. It reported 743 employees.