South Dakota animal organizations

Name: Top 20 Animal organizations in South Dakota
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There are 129 animal-focused nonprofit organizations in South Dakota. Combined, these South Dakotan animal organizations employ 381 people, earn more than $31 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $99 million.

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Types of animal organizations in South Dakota

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Animal shelters and animal welfare organizations	70	265	$16,229,344	$41,171,198
Wildlife conservation and protection organizations	26	6	$5,799,334	$22,888,291
Animal services organizations	9	0	$983,534	$681,564
Animal professional societies	6	0	$324,968	$481,639
Organizations supporting multiple animal nonprofits	5	0	$0	$0
Wildlife sanctuaries and refuges	4	0	$1,959,398	$6,807,557
Animal alliances and advocates	3	1	$103,887	$251,721
Zoos and acquariums	2	109	$7,946,239	$33,934,432
Animal technical and management assistance providers	2	0	$0	$0
Organizations suppporting a single animal nonprofit	1	0	$0	$0

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Animal organizations by major South Dakota cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Sioux Falls	36	195	$18,274,821	$62,824,908
Rapid City	33	84	$5,080,481	$5,964,998

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Job trends for South Dakota animal organizations

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	14
1-10	4
11-25	6
26-100	3
101 to 1,000	1
1,000+	0

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in South Dakota animal organizations is driven by large organizations like Sioux Falls Zoo and Aquarium, Sioux Falls Area Humane Society (SFAHS), Humane Society of the Black Hills (HSBH), Battle Mountain Humane Society, and Western Hills Humane Society.

Sizes of animal organizations in South Dakota

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	36
$250k to $1M	10
$1M to $5M	4
$5M to $25M	2
$25M to $100M	0
$100M+	0

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Sioux Falls Area Humane Society (SFAHS), Sioux Falls Zoo and Aquarium, Tanka Fund, Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary, and Humane Society of the Black Hills (HSBH) earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in South Dakota animal organizations.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 26.5% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in South Dakota animal organizations with more than $100 million account for 0.0% of nonprofit earnings.

Directory of animal organizations in South Dakota

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Sioux Falls Zoo and Aquarium

Fostering a greater understanding of our natural world through education, conservation, recreation and discovery.

Revenue

$7.5m

Assets

$32.2m

Employees

109

EIN

46-6015015

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Sioux Falls Area Humane Society (SFAHS)

The Sioux Falls Area Humane Society is an open admission facility that takes in abandoned, abused, homeless, and unwanted animals that need tender loving care until they can find a permanent home.

Revenue

$9.3m

Assets

$29.8m

Employees

EIN

46-0239786

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary

Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary is home to 600 wild mustangs on 11,000 acres of private land in South Dakota.

Revenue

$1.7m

Assets

$6.2m

Employees

EIN

46-0401462

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Humane Society of the Black Hills (HSBH)

HSBH provides services for lost, homeless, abused, and forgotten animals in our area. Other services are numerous, including animal behavior counseling and training, foster care for pets, and community education programs.

Revenue

$1.6m

Assets

$2.4m

Employees

EIN

46-0396967

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Tanka Fund

Tanka Fund supports Native American buffalo ranchers through technical assistance and regranting to expand and sustain their operations.

Revenue

$1.7m

Assets

$1.5m

Employees

EIN

82-5315136

IRS type

501(c)(3)

South Dakota Parks and Wildlife Foundation

The purpose of the organization is to solicit and encourage private and public support for conservation and management of our state's natural resources for the benefit and enjoyment of South dakotans and their guests.

Revenue

$1.4m

Assets

$13.2m

Employees

EIN

46-0387968

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Youth for the Quality Care of Animals

National program for ages 8-21 improving food safety, animal well-being, and life skills via agriculture education.

Revenue

$983.5k

Assets

$681.6k

Employees

EIN

81-3918615

IRS type

501(c)(5)

Quality Deer Management Association / South Dakota State Unversity Branch

Quality Deer Management Association / South Dakota State Unversity Branch is a wildlife conservation or protection organization in Brookings, SD that was founded in 2002.

Revenue

N/A

Assets

N/A

Employees

N/A

EIN

90-1039880

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Lokis Foster Paradise Foundation

Lokis Foster Paradise Foundation is an animal shelter or animal welfare organization in Canistota, SD that was founded in 2025.

Revenue

N/A

Assets

N/A

Employees

N/A

EIN

33-3968438

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Black Hills Mountain Lion Foundation (BHMLF)

Black Hills Mountain Lion Foundation promotes responsible wildlife management and organizes a banquet that educates attendees and supports South Dakota youth.

Revenue

$3,933

Assets

$519

Employees

N/A

EIN

99-0456533

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Chesters Place

Chesters Place is an animal shelter or animal welfare organization in Hermosa, SD that was founded in 2006.

Revenue

N/A

Assets

N/A

Employees

N/A

EIN

43-2102492

IRS type

501(c)(3)

E T Farms Animal Rescue and Sanctuary

E T Farms Animal Rescue and Sanctuary is an animal shelter or animal welfare organization in Delmont, SD that was founded in 2015.

Revenue

N/A

Assets

N/A

Employees

N/A

EIN

01-0823319

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Mitchell Animal Rescue

Mitchell Animal Rescue is an animal shelter or animal welfare organization in Mitchell, SD that was founded in 2009.

Revenue

N/A

Assets

N/A

Employees

N/A

EIN

30-0514200

IRS type

501(c)(3)

American Fisheries Society / Dakota Chapter

American Fisheries Society / Dakota Chapter is an animal professional society in Fort Pierre, SD that was founded in 1972.

Revenue

N/A

Assets

N/A

Employees

N/A

EIN

23-7226686

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Mccook County Pro Pheasants

Mccook County Pro Pheasants is a wildlife sanctuary or refuge in Salem, SD that was founded in 2011.

Revenue

N/A

Assets

N/A

Employees

N/A

EIN

80-0282969

IRS type

501(c)(3)

South Dakota Thoroughbred Association

South Dakota Thoroughbred Association is an animal-focused nonprofit organization in Pierre, SD that was founded in 2014.

Revenue

N/A

Assets

N/A

Employees

N/A

EIN

46-0306890

IRS type

501(c)(5)

Clark SD Trap Neuter Return Rehome

Clark SD Trap Neuter Return Rehome is an animal technical or management assistance provider in Clark, SD that was founded in 2023.

Revenue

N/A

Assets

N/A

Employees

N/A

EIN

93-3830896

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Raggys Way

Raggys Way is an organizations supporting multiple animal nonprofit in Sioux Falls, SD that was founded in 2025.

Revenue

N/A

Assets

N/A

Employees

N/A

EIN

33-4763585

IRS type

501(c)(3)

National Goose Council

National Goose Council promotes goose production on a National level using magazines, special promotional events, and booths.

Revenue

Assets

$949

Employees

N/A

EIN

41-0981756

IRS type

501(c)(6)

U S Targhee Sheep Association

U S Targhee Sheep Association is an animal services organization in Hartford, SD that was founded in 2019.

Revenue

N/A

Assets

N/A

Employees

N/A

EIN

81-0244675

IRS type

501(c)(5)

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Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.

This category corresponds to the "D00: Animal Related: General" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.

South Dakota animal organizations

Types of animal organizations in South Dakota

Animal organizations by major South Dakota cities

Job trends for South Dakota animal organizations

Sizes of animal organizations in South Dakota

Directory of animal organizations in South Dakota

Sioux Falls Zoo and Aquarium

Sioux Falls Area Humane Society (SFAHS)

Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary

Humane Society of the Black Hills (HSBH)

Tanka Fund

South Dakota Parks and Wildlife Foundation

Youth for the Quality Care of Animals

Quality Deer Management Association / South Dakota State Unversity Branch

Lokis Foster Paradise Foundation

Black Hills Mountain Lion Foundation (BHMLF)

Chesters Place

E T Farms Animal Rescue and Sanctuary

Mitchell Animal Rescue

American Fisheries Society / Dakota Chapter

Mccook County Pro Pheasants

South Dakota Thoroughbred Association

Clark SD Trap Neuter Return Rehome

Raggys Way

National Goose Council

U S Targhee Sheep Association

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