South Dakota Bar Foundation

Analysis

South Dakota Bar Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Pierre, SD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending July 2023, South Dakota Bar Foundation reported income of $537k and spending of $220k, leaving 59% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2019 to July 2023, income grew from $262k to $537k (+105%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, South Dakota Bar Foundation sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 71st percentile within SD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Virginia Beach Court Appointed Special Advocate Program Inc ($536k), Jewish Community Relations Bureau Inc ($537k) and Oklahomans for Criminal Justice Reform Inc ($536k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% of the total. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $84k, net assets of $3.1m.