The Impact of Philanthropy in SD

Nonprofits play a larger than oftentimes expected part in the South Dakota economy, including helping our communities achieve livability goals. Nearly 15 percent of South Dakota’s workforce is employed in the nonprofit sector—more people than in many well-known and respected industries in the state like manufacturing and tourism. But how is the nonprofit sector doing in our state? Earlier this year SDCF President & CEO, Stephanie Judson, and Matt Ehlman and Kelly Gibson of the Numad Group in Rapid City shared the 2020 South Dakota Nonprofit Sector Study during a virtual lunch and learn event.

You can learn more about the study and its findings at https://www.sdcommunityfoundation.org/news-insights/publications/reports-and-studies.