David H Billion Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; wait for an invitation rather than sending a request.
- Its stated purposes are complex care for people with diverse needs, patient health, positive ageing and quality of life, and support for a religious community, so check whether your work sits within one of these before taking any step.
- The filings show grants mainly in South Dakota, but no geographic focus is stated, so treat that as a pattern in its giving rather than a limit on who may approach it.
- The grant range is not stated, and the filing shows $4,030,000 paid in total, so there is no reliable guide to a typical request size; none of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in the earlier filings, so repeat support is not a feature of its giving.
Overview
David H Billion Foundation is a US private foundation based in Sioux Falls, SD.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The recorded organisational grants support services made available to individuals with diverse and complex care needs, health care for patients intended to bring health, healing and comfort, and programmes, services and education to promote positive ageing and improve quality of life for all generations. Another grant is designated for the benefit of a religious community. These recorded purposes span complex care, patient health, positive ageing and religious community support. The filings do not set out a wider funding programme or applicant profile; the stated purposes provide the available account of its giving.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in South Dakota.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, none of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 56% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 0% of grant dollars went to organisations David H Billion Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- LifeScape Foundation · To support lifescape's expanding vision to make services available to individuals with diverse and complex care needs.$4,000,0002025 tax year
- Archdiocese of Saint Louis · To be designated for the benefit of messengers of peace religious community.$30,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Per Ostrem — Director / Treasurer
- James Wiederrich — Director / Secretary
- James Heine — Director / Vice President
- David H Billion — Director / President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $82,560 | $50,000 | $7,062,047 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,044,618 | $3,000,000 | $12,314,319 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $4,080,166 | $4,030,000 | $14,386,179 | Filing for 2025 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Sioux Falls, SD