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Human services nonprofits in South Dakota: executive director pay, overhead ratio and reserves

136 human services organizations in South Dakota with revenue USD 100k-5M, latest Form 990 or 990-EZ e-filed in 2025-2026. Their median program share of expenses is 86.0%, management and general 10.5% (Form 990 filers), fundraising 0.0%, and the median organization holds 12.4 months of expenses in net assets. 56.6% pay at least one officer or key employee; among those with revenue USD 500k-1M the median top officer pay is $70,278.

Source: IRS Form 990 / 990-EZ e-file releases (public domain) joined with the Exempt Organizations Business Master File for NTEE codes; one latest return per EIN; universe = revenue USD 100k-5M, latest Form 990 or 990-EZ e-filed in 2025-2026, expenses above zero, 50 states + DC. Medians over filers reporting the field; management and fundraising shares count Form 990 filers only (990-EZ has no split). Data as of 2026-10-31.

Medians here (bar) vs human services nationally (mark):

Program expenses
86.0% vs 85.7%
Management and general
10.5% vs 10.9%
Fundraising
0.0% vs 0.0%
Months of reserves
12.4 mo vs 9.0 mo
Top officer pay, human services, South Dakota, by revenue band
Revenue bandFilersPay anyone25th pctMedian75th pct
USD 100k-250k5141%$14,615$36,486$55,023
USD 250k-500k2361%$35,044$50,358$55,104
USD 500k-1M2972%$52,308$70,278$79,270
USD 1M-5M3364%$68,028$77,289$92,438

Top officer = the highest reportable compensation from the organization among the officers, directors, key and highest-compensated employees listed on Form 990 Part VII or 990-EZ Part IV (title and amount only, never a name). Percentiles cover filers that pay anyone; a dash means fewer than 10 of them. Benefits and deferred pay excluded.

Where your organization sits

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Paid report

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Human services in other states

California (3,101) · Texas (2,129) · New York (1,737) · Florida (1,643) · Pennsylvania (1,207) · Ohio (1,091) · Illinois (1,080) · Georgia (1,025) · Michigan (991) · North Carolina (947) · Virginia (781) · Washington (742) · all states

Other causes in South Dakota

Recreation and sports (97) · Community improvement (94) · Education (90) · Arts, culture and humanities (64) · Health care (53) · Religion-related (47) · Public safety and disaster relief (43) · Philanthropy and grantmaking (37) · Housing and shelter (31) · Youth development (31) · Animal-related (28) · Food, agriculture and nutrition (27) · Public and societal benefit (24)