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Black Hills Area Community Foundation
Black Hills Area Community Foundation reported $25.9 million in revenue and $9.0 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $95.49 went to program services, $3.51 to management and general costs and $1.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 79.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $166,650 (CEO). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 159% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $9.0MFor context, the median across 1,030 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.67 programs, $6.50 management, $1.83 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $26MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 95.5% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 3.5% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.0% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 79.5% | 80.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 5.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $166,650 | $322,368 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.84% | 1.60% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 94.3 | 58.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 15 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseCharitable funds management and grants - the foundation works with individual donors and organizations in a seven-county region to provide affordable investments and accounting, and to manage endowed and spendable donor-advised funds and other types of funds for individuals and families. The foundation may also serve as a short-term fiscal sponsor for a charitable project or new nonprofit organization. The foundation pools charitable investments for various organizations and individuals to invest their funds at favorable rates with reliable vehicles
Community grantmaking and scholarships - the foundation manages funds specifically to provide grants though a competitive application process and provides affordable endowment and quasi-endowments for nonprofit organizations within the seven-county region of the Black Hills. The foundation manages competitive processes and distributes funds designated for scholarships
Community leadership - the foundation serves as a leader in the nonprofit community managing collaborative programs and coalitions that address systemic social issues. The foundation engages and leads collaborative efforts with nonprofit organizations as well as funders in our region
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $153,000 | $0 | $13,650 | $166,650 |
| DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC HOUSING Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $100,500 | $0 | $11,025 | $111,525 |
2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Black Hills Area Community Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $167K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b15 · 15 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 511
Private foundation grants it received
7 private foundations reported grants to Black Hills Area Community Foundation totaling $80,116 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Black Hills Area Community Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Black Hills Area Community Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Black Hills Area Community Foundation spent in 2025, $95.49 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Black Hills Area Community Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Black Hills Area Community Foundation reported that 95.5% of its $9.0 million in expenses went to program services, 3.5% to management and general and 1.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Black Hills Area Community Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Black Hills Area Community Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $166,650, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Black Hills Area Community Foundation get its money?
Of $25.9 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 79.5% came from contributions and grants (including 1.4% from government grants) and 5.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Black Hills Area Community Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 36-3608635 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202622309349302407 · read the filing · XML
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202502379349301370 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403199349310055 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202312439349301466 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202212869349301151 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202102519349300935 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003169349305760 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 36-3608635: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.