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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-0941368

Levo Cares Foundation

A private foundation in Sioux Falls, SD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 54 grants and $71,806 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
Jen McKeown Levo Cares Foundation
1741 S Cleveland Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57103
(605) 977-8314
[email protected]
Form and materials
Applicants can request a donation at levo.org/foundation by filling out a form, calling the service center at (605) 334-2471, or stopping at a levo branch.
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
Preference given to recipients within our 29-county field of membership.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $71,806

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $41,946
  • Tax year 2024

    $74,670

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $33,621
  • Tax year 2023

    $44,695

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $30,365

Grants paid in 2025

54 grants, largest first

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

  1. Sioux Falls Public Schools Education FoundationSioux Falls, SD

    2025 operation hope and caring - levo cares and other donations includes air madness 10,191.21

    $18,681
  2. Junior Achievement of South DakotaSioux Falls, SD

    Ja inspire 2025-26 event

    $3,000
  3. Boys and Girls Clubs of the Sioux EmpireSioux Falls, SD

    Mcgovern project

    $2,500
  4. President's BowlSioux Falls, SD

    2025 president's bowl sponsorship

    $2,500
  5. Brandon Valley Band Parents IncBrandon, SD

    2025 corporate sponsorship

    $2,000
  6. Brandon Valley Booster ClubBrandon, SD

    Pigskin classic t-shirt, pigskin classic pig auction, hole sponsors and 2025 red corp sponsorship

    $2,000
  7. St Francis HouseSioux Falls, SD

    Corporate sponsor for 2025 fundraiser

    $2,000
  8. Tiger Nation Harrisburg Activities FoundationHarrisburg, SD

    2025-26 game day program, 2025 tiger bowl program, tiger nation maroon membership

    $1,450
  9. Union Gospel MissionSioux Falls, SD

    2025 donation and quarter 4 perky/mugs giveback donation to sioux falls area giving 2025

    $1,415
  10. Feeding South DakotaSioux Falls, SD

    "the backpack program" 2025 and donation to general funding at feeding SD 2025

    $1,405
  11. Sioux Falls Catholic School Corporation DBA Bishop O'Gorman Catholic SchoolSioux Falls, SD

    2025 dakota bowl sponsor

    $1,275
  12. Sioux Falls Area Humane SocietySioux Falls, SD

    Quarter 2 levo cares quarterly perky/mug giveback donation to SF humane society

    $1,020
  13. The Gospel MissionSioux City, IA

    2025 siouxland day of giving and quarter 4 perky/mug iowa giveback - donation to sioux city area giving 2025

    $1,020
  14. Avera FoundationSioux Falls, SD

    Avera foundation race against cancer 2025

    $1,000
  15. Boys and Girls Clubs of the SiouxlandSioux City, IA

    2025 siouxland day of giving

    $1,000
  16. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  17. Call to Freedom IncSioux Falls, SD

    Corporate partnership of call to freedom 2025

    $1,000
  18. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  19. Florence Crittenton Home of Sioux City Ia DBA Crittenton CenterSioux City, IA

    2025 siouxland day of giving

    $1,000
  20. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  21. Great Plains Food BankFargo, ND

    Great plains food bank 2025 donation

    $1,000
  22. Harrisburg Bands Boosters ClubHarrisburg, SD

    2025 donation

    $1,000
  23. Helpline Center IncSioux Falls, SD

    2025 volunteer now sponsorship

    $1,000
  24. Irreverent Warriors Sioux FallsHartford, SD

    Irreverent warriors sioux falls 2025 donation

    $1,000
  25. Mary J Treglia Community HouseSioux City, IA

    2025 siouxland day of giving

    $1,000
  26. Noah's Hope Animal Rescue IncSioux City, IA

    2025 siouxland day of giving

    $1,000
  27. Reach LiteracySioux Falls, SD

    2025 brewhaha sponsorship

    $1,000
  28. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  29. Sioux City Lewis & Clark Interpretive CenterSioux City, IA

    2025 siouxland day of giving

    $1,000
  30. Siouxland Habitat for HumanitySioux City, IA

    2025 siouxland day of giving

    $1,000
  31. Sunnybrook Hope CenterSioux City, IA

    2025 siouxland day of giving

    $1,000
  32. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  33. The BanquetSioux Falls, SD

    2025 donation

    $1,000
  34. United Way of SiouxlandSioux City, IA

    Imagination library grant 2025

    $1,000
  35. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  36. National Kidney Foundation IncSioux Falls, SD

    2025 south dakota kidney walk sponsorship

    $750
  37. Jefferson High School Chorus BoosterSioux Falls, SD

    2026 cavalier classic show choir competition

    $700
  38. Individual

    Adopt a classroom

    $500
  39. Individual

    Adopt a classroom

    $500
  40. Center of HopeSioux Falls, SD

    2025 donation grant recipient

    $500
  41. Children's Home FoundationSioux Falls, SD

    2025 caring for kids celebration

    $500
  42. Collision Ministries IncSioux Falls, SD

    2025 donation

    $500
  43. Furniture Mission of South DakotaSioux Falls, SD

    2025 donation to furniture mission

    $500
  44. Individual

    Adopt a classroom

    $500
  45. Individual

    Adopt a classroom

    $500
  46. Individual

    Adopt a classroom

    $500
  47. Individual

    Adopt a classroom

    $500
  48. Individual

    Adopt a classroom

    $500
  49. Lunch Is ServedSioux Falls, SD

    8th annual sandwich battle sponsor

    $500
  50. Midwest Street MedicineSioux Falls, SD

    2025 donation to scavenger hunt event

    $500
  51. Individual

    Adopt a classroom

    $500
  52. Ronald McDonald House Charities of SDSioux Falls, SD

    2025 donation to the RMHC sodak

    $500
  53. The Foster NetworkSioux Falls, SD

    The foster network 2025 donation

    $500
  54. Martha's Mission SiouxlandSioux City, IA

    Quarter 1 iowa giving

    $90

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education4 grants $22,77151% of the total
  2. Human services8 grants $7,52017% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture4 grants $3,9059% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $3,0007% of the total
  5. Animals2 grants $2,0205% of the total
  6. Youth development2 grants $1,5003% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $3,5008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. South Dakota29 grants $51,696
  2. Iowa10 grants $9,110
  3. North Dakota1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Jen McKeownEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 8Pay $0
  • Fran SommerfeldPRESIDENT Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Roger Van NoortVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Kari WankeSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Jennifer WalshDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Teresa Jorgensen-BouhamidiDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Brenda DeboerDIRECTOR THRU 6/2025 Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Ashley PaulsonDIRECTOR THRU 4/2025 Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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