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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 75-2986866

Black Hills Corporation Foundation

A private foundation in Rapid City, SD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $1.1 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Black Hills Corporation Foundation
PO Box 1400
Rapid City, SD 577091400
(605) 721-2371
Form and materials
An application for funding must be requested. The application must include general history, purpose of grant, budget, other sources of funding, timeline, and copy of recent financial statements.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Must be 501(c)(3) exempt organizations and nonpolitical. No awards are granted to individuals, endowments, memorials, religious organizations for religious purposes, or for advertising purposes.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $1,083,957

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $5,601,357
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,025,929

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $5,457,175
  • Tax year 2023

    $986,024

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $5,210,733
  • Tax year 2022

    $843,175

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $5,265,781
  • Tax year 2021

    $974,087

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $5,164,188
  • Tax year 2020

    $926,051

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $5,064,786

Grants paid in 2025

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Charitable

    $1,083,957

Officers, directors and trustees

16 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Katie FlemingPRESIDENT Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Tom StrotherVICE PRESIDE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Josh WosepkaTREASURER Hours 0.75Pay $0
  • Michelle MerchenSECRETARY Hours 3Pay $0
  • Rachael AllenDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Steven DunnDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Linn EvansDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Donna GenoraDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Pete HamellDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Campbell HawkinsDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Joey MsallDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Mike PoganyDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Ward SlocumDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Andy StorfDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Nick WagnerDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Sarah WiltseDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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