Andy Patterson, CEO of the Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation, speaks during the group’s annual reception on Oct. 15, 2026.

The Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation set a record by giving out more than $73 million in grants to nonprofits and causes, the group announced Friday.

Andy Patterson, the foundation’s CEO, made the numbers public during Thursday’s annual reception. Since its founding in 1984, the Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation has made more than $425 million in grants.

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