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Sdsm&T Center for Alumni Relations & Advancement

Also known as Sdsm&T Cara

Rapid City, SD · EIN 46-6011771 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Sdsm&T Center for Alumni Relations & Advancement reported $29.3 million in revenue and $18.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $85.67 went to program services, $7.37 to management and general costs and $6.96 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 72.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $197,604 (VP- DEVELOPM). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 101% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $18M

For context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $29M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,499 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
85.7%84.4%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
7.4%13.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
7.0%0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.06$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
72.0%19.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%1.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
3.9%69.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$197,604$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.09%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
48
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
113.813.3
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
22 of 22100.0%

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

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$4.0M expenses · 26.1% of program spending · grants $4.0M

Provide scholarships and fellowships to students attending south dakota mines. Scholarship recipients are selected by the south dakota mines financial aid office. Prizes and awards are given to students according to specific award criteria

$11M expenses · 73.9% of program spending · grants $11M · revenue $1.1M

General support to south dakota mines, its departments, and its students

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
VP- DEVELOPM
Key employee, 45.00 hrs/week
$168,238$0$29,366$197,604
CEO
Officer, 45.00 hrs/week
$153,971$0$15,582$169,553
DIR PLANNED
Highest compensated employee, 45.00 hrs/week
$120,102$0$10,693$130,795
CFO
Officer, 45.00 hrs/week
$111,249$0$6,442$117,691

4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Sdsm&T Center for Alumni Relations & Advancement (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $595K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$50M$100M$150M$200MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$29M$18M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$29M$18M85.7%$171M$197,604
FY2024 ⓘ$28M$17M86.6%$153M$188,927
FY2023 ⓘ$25M$10M79.7%$136M$220,859
FY2022 ⓘ$127M$113M98.0%$119M$159,032
FY2021 ⓘ$25M$7.2M70.1%$116M$150,865
FY2020 ⓘ$15M$7.2M72.0%$98M$232,596

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · 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–1b22 · 22 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 11aNo
  • 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 18Yes
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 522
  • Volunteers Part I, line 650

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
SCULL CONSTRUCTION SERVICE INC
Construction
$9,656,075
CO-OP ARCHITECTURE
Design fees
$407,020
CLARK & ENERSEN INC
Design fees
$149,670

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 3 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Sdsm&T Center for Alumni Relations & Advancement totaling $50,000 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.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Sdsm&T Center for Alumni Relations & Advancement's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Sdsm&T Center for Alumni Relations & Advancement, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Sdsm&T Center for Alumni Relations & Advancement's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Sdsm&T Center for Alumni Relations & Advancement reported that 85.7% of its $18.1 million in expenses went to program services, 7.4% to management and general and 7.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Sdsm&T Center for Alumni Relations & Advancement pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Sdsm&T Center for Alumni Relations & Advancement reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $197,604, for the role of VP- DEVELOPM (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Sdsm&T Center for Alumni Relations & Advancement get its money?

Of $29.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 72.0% came from contributions and grants and 3.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Sdsm&T Center for Alumni Relations & Advancement a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 46-6011771 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. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202543459349301334 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202423519349300727 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202440339349301489 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341159349301129 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221369349308757 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101309349300440 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 46-6011771: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.