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Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief nonprofits in South Dakota: 137 registered with the IRS
137 public safety, disaster preparedness and relief nonprofits are registered with the IRS in South Dakota, 127 of them 501(c)(3) charities; the 60 that report revenue took in $14.2 million. The most are in Rapid City (8), Sioux Falls (6), Canton (4). The largest by revenue: Hot Springs Ambulance Service Inc ($2 million), Piedmont Volunteer Fire Department ($857,114), Black Hawk Volunteer Fire Department ($796,941).
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Every organization, largest by revenue first
| Organization | City | Type | Since | Revenue | Assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Springs Ambulance Service Inc | Hot Springs | 501(c)(3) | 2008 | $2 million | $6.7 million | 2025-12 |
| Piedmont Volunteer Fire Department | Piedmont | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | $857,114 | $681,459 | 2025-12 |
| Black Hawk Volunteer Fire Department | Black Hawk | 501(c)(3) | 1984 | $796,941 | $1.2 million | 2025-08 |
| Brandon Volunteer Fire Department | Brandon | 501(c)(3) | 2004 | $681,892 | $2.8 million | 2024-12 |
| Hartford Area Fire & Rescue Inc | Hartford | 501(c)(3) | 2011 | $532,422 | $2.2 million | 2024-12 |
| Tea Volunteer Fire Department Inc C/o Herman Otten | Tea | 501(c)(3) | 1995 | $511,702 | $1.1 million | 2024-12 |
| Brookings County Firefighters Association | Brookings | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | $504,445 | $470,973 | 2025-12 |
| Humboldt Fire & Ambulance Service | Humboldt | 501(c)(3) | 2018 | $488,423 | $1.1 million | 2024-12 |
| Madison Fire Drpartment | Madison | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $289,532 | $185,546 | 2025-12 |
| Dell Rapids Volunteer Fire Department Inc | Dell Rapids | 501(c)(3) | 2019 | $283,496 | $2 million | 2024-12 |
| The Foundation for Youth Firearms Safety Inc | Aberdeen | 501(c)(3) | 2003 | $279,342 | $122,343 | 2025-06 |
| Vermillion Rural Fire Department | Vermillion | 501(c)(3) | 2018 | $278,834 | $417,397 | 2025-12 |
| Garretson Volunteer Fire Department | Garretson | 501(c)(3) | 2014 | $277,642 | $1.2 million | 2025-12 |
| Johnson Siding-Big Bend Fire Department Route 1 | Rapid City | 501(c)(3) | 1977 | $268,498 | $340,442 | 2025-12 |
| Union County Long Term Recovery Group Inc | N Sioux City | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $265,667 | $140,137 | 2025-12 |
| Crooks Volunteer Fire Department Inc | Crooks | 501(c)(3) | 2020 | $254,494 | $630,808 | 2024-12 |
| Highmore Volunteer Fire Dept Inc | Highmore | 501(c)(4) | 2004 | $247,556 | $1.2 million | 2025-12 |
| Cheyenne River Long-Term Recovery Group | Eagle Butte | 501(c)(3) | 2023 | $246,739 | $61,613 | 2025-12 |
| Lennox Volunteer Fire Department | Lennox | 501(c)(3) | 2019 | $236,622 | $886,525 | 2025-12 |
| Worthing Community Fire Department Inc | Worthing | 501(c)(3) | 2002 | $229,417 | $362,800 | 2025-12 |
| Sturgis Volunteer Fire Dept | Sturgis | 501(c)(3) | 2019 | $212,873 | $1 million | 2025-12 |
| Colman Fire & Rescue Inc | Colman | 501(c)(3) | 2019 | $199,999 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Box Elder Volunteer Fire Department | Box Elder | 501(c)(3) | 2018 | $191,898 | $266,674 | 2025-12 |
| Hurleyvolunteer Fire Department Inc | Hurley | 501(c)(3) | 2015 | $187,930 | $475,266 | 2025-12 |
| Elk Point Volunteer Fire Department Inc | Elk Point | 501(c)(3) | 2014 | $180,714 | $290,717 | 2024-12 |
| Blunt Rural Fire Department | Blunt | 501(c)(4) | 2016 | $179,774 | $464,899 | 2025-12 |
| Yankton Volunteer Firefighters Association | Yankton | 501(c)(3) | 2023 | $178,701 | $135,473 | 2025-12 |
| Renner Fire Rescue Inc | Renner | 501(c)(4) | 2009 | $171,128 | $628,027 | 2024-12 |
| Marion Volunteer Fire Dept | Marion | 501(c)(3) | 2016 | $169,006 | $1.1 million | 2025-12 |
| Warner Volunteer Fire Department | Warner | 501(c)(3) | 2020 | $166,957 | $1.7 million | 2025-12 |
| Angostura Rural Volunteer Fire Department | Hot Springs | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $161,868 | $237,346 | 2025-12 |
| Colome Volunteer Fire Department Inc | Colome | 501(c)(3) | 2006 | $158,257 | $547,853 | 2025-12 |
| Gayville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department | Gayville | 501(c)(3) | 2018 | $142,704 | $411,813 | 2025-12 |
| Nemo Volunteer Fire Department | Nemo | 501(c)(3) | 2003 | $142,069 | $251,656 | 2025-10 |
| Gregory Fire Dept -Volunteer- | Gregory | 501(c)(3) | 2010 | $133,575 | $134,059 | 2024-12 |
| Martin Volunteer Fire Dept B | Martin | 501(c)(3) | 2014 | $126,242 | $189,176 | 2024-12 |
| Pierre Rural Fire Department Inc | Pierre | 501(c)(3) | 2002 | $124,181 | $541,916 | 2024-12 |
| Mount Vernon Fire Department | Mount Vernon | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $119,773 | $953,340 | 2025-12 |
| Corona Fire Department | Corona | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $115,265 | $270,557 | 2025-12 |
| Pennington County Search and Rescue Team | Rapid City | 501(c)(3) | 1987 | $112,909 | $317,377 | 2025-12 |
| Valley Springs Volunteer Fire Dept | Valley Springs | 501(c)(3) | 2005 | $110,299 | $454,367 | 2025-12 |
| Canton Volunteer Fire Department | Canton | 501(c)(3) | 2014 | $108,422 | $44,125 | 2025-12 |
| Vale Volunteer Fire Department | Vale | 501(c)(3) | 2011 | $105,065 | $317,085 | 2025-12 |
| Elk Point Community Ambulance | Elk Point | 501(c)(3) | 2021 | $102,713 | $241,295 | 2024-12 |
| Selby Ambulance Service | Selby | 501(c)(3) | 2006 | $102,267 | $512,057 | 2025-12 |
| Agar Community Fire Department | Agar | 501(c)(4) | 2011 | $100,100 | $687,422 | 2025-12 |
| South Dakota Perc Foundation | Pierre | 501(c)(3) | 2002 | $99,538 | $1,252 | 2025-12 |
| West McPherson Ems Inc | Eureka | 501(c)(4) | 2014 | $97,320 | $249,957 | 2025-12 |
| Brownsville Volunteer Fire Department | Deadwood | 501(c)(3) | 2014 | $94,983 | $360,219 | 2024-12 |
| Freeman Volunteer Fire Department Inc | Freeman | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | $94,054 | $311,758 | 2025-12 |
| Enning Fire Department | Enning | 501(c)(3) | 2011 | $81,109 | $71,862 | 2024-12 |
| Hazel Volunteer Fire Department | Hazel | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $68,326 | $346,219 | 2025-12 |
| Highlands VFD Auxiliary | Edgemont | 501(c)(3) | 2023 | $62,512 | $45,148 | 2025-12 |
| Elliot Hose Company No 1 Inc | Tyndall | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $60,959 | $163,953 | 2025-12 |
| Titan Foundation | Sioux Falls | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $55,774 | $20,167 | 2025-12 |
| Black Hills Shootist Association LTD | Piedmont | 501(c)(3) | 2011 | $53,424 | $80,201 | 2025-12 |
| Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department | Jefferson | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $51,916 | $186,379 | 2023-12 |
| Astoria Volunteer Fire Department Inc | Astoria | 501(c)(4) | 2023 | $37,233 | $15,818 | 2025-12 |
| Emergency Low Level Aerial Search and Surveillance Inc | Box Elder | 501(c)(3) | 2003 | $25,000 | $25,000 | 2025-12 |
| Dakota 911 Conference Inc | Rapid City | 501(c)(3) | 2005 | $2 | $2,590 | 2025-12 |
| Abate of Sioux Falls Inc | Sioux Falls | 501(c)(4) | 2009 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Abate of South Dakota Foundation | Sioux Falls | 501(c)(3) | 2008 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Adam L Thompson Foundation | Baltic | 501(c)(3) | 2016 | $0 | $0 | 2024-12 |
| Aid | Canton | 501(c)(3) | 2023 | $0 | $0 | 2025-10 |
| Aurora Fire Department Association | Aurora | 501(c)(3) | 2026 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Battle Creek Firefighters Assoc | Keystone | 501(c)(3) | 2018 | $0 | $0 | 2024-12 |
| Bison Volunteer Fire Department | Bison | 501(c)(3) | 2026 | |||
| Black Hills Bike Hub | Rapid City | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Black Hills Recovery Network Inc | Hermosa | 501(c)(3) | 2009 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Brookings County K9 Search and Rescue | Volga | 501(c)(3) | 2013 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Brookings Fire Department Auxiliary | Brookings | 501(c)(3) | 2014 | $0 | $0 | 2025-08 |
| Burke Volunteer Fire Department Inc | Burke | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Butte Volunteer Fire Department | Belle Fourche | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Canton Rural Fire Association Inc | Canton | 501(c)(3) | 2014 | $0 | $0 | 2024-06 |
| Challenge Fund | Sioux Falls | 501(c)(3) | 2021 | $0 | $4,501 | 2025-12 |
| Chancellor Community Fire Department | Chancellor | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $0 | $0 | 2024-12 |
| Codington County Deputy Sheriffs Association | Watertown | 501(c)(5) | 2014 | $0 | $0 | 2026-01 |
| Columbia Area Rural Firefighters | Bath | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | |||
| Conde Fire Department | Conde | 501(c)(3) | 2002 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Dakota Territory Sheriffs Association | Eureka | 501(c)(3) | 2016 | $0 | $0 | 2024-12 |
| Dark Energy | Sioux Falls | 501(c)(3) | 2026 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Davis Volunteer Fire Deptartment | Davis | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $0 | $0 | 2020-12 |
| Davison County Search and Rescue Unit | Mitchell | 501(c)(3) | 1999 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Deuel County Crisis Fund | Clear Lake | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | |||
| Elm Springs Fire Department | Elm Springs | 501(c)(3) | 2003 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Fairfax Fire Department Inc | Fairfax | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Firefighter Skill Mastery | Watertown | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Folsom Volunteer Fire Department | Hermosa | 501(c)(3) | 2001 | $0 | $0 | 2025-11 |
| Frederick Area Volunteer Firefighters | Frederick | 501(c)(3) | 2019 | $0 | $0 | 2023-03 |
| Friends of Custer County Search & Rescue Inc | Custer | 501(c)(3) | 2013 | $0 | $0 | 2024-12 |
| Glenham Volunteer Fire Department Inc | Glenham | 501(c)(3) | 2009 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Guardian Uas | Sioux Falls | 501(c)(3) | 2026 | |||
| Harrold Rural Fire Dept Incorperated | Harrold | 501(c)(3) | 2008 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Hutchinson County Farm Bureau Found Ation | Dimock | 501(c)(3) | 2026 | |||
| Impower United | Mission | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $0 | $0 | 2024-12 |
| International Plumbers Network | Rapid City | 501(c)(3) | 2026 | |||
| Kimball Volunteer Fire & Rescue | Kimball | 501(c)(3) | 2026 | |||
| Lakota Nation Disaster Resiliency | Pine Ridge | 501(c)(3) | 2019 | $0 | $0 | 2024-12 |
| Lead Volunteer Fire Department | Lead | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | |||
| Lennox Area Ambulance Squad Inc | Lennox | 501(c)(3) | 2021 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Lesterville Fire & Rescue | Lesterville | 501(c)(3) | 2023 | $0 | $0 | 2026-01 |
| McIntosh Volunteer Fire Department Ambulance Service Inc | MC Intosh | 501(c)(3) | 2008 | $0 | $0 | 2024-12 |
| Meadow Volunteer Fire Department | Meadow | 501(c)(3) | 2026 | |||
| Menno Fire Department | Menno | 501(c)(3) | 2016 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Mennonite Disaster Service | Freeman | 501(c)(3) | 2004 | $0 | $0 | 2025-07 |
| Morristown Volunteer Fire Department | Morristown | 501(c)(4) | 2014 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Mound City Volunteer Fire Department | Mound City | 501(c)(3) | 2023 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| New Elm Springs Fire Department Inc | Ethan | 501(c)(3) | 2020 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Norris-Sd Volunteer Fire Department | Norris | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Nunda Fire Department | Nunda | 501(c)(3) | 2026 | |||
| Octavias Promise | Lead | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Pheasant Country Fools Inc | Hartford | 501(c)(3) | 2016 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Pierre Amateur Radio Club | Pierre | 501(c)(3) | 2015 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Pine Ridge Reservation Emergency Relief | Porcupine | 501(c)(3) | 2023 | $0 | $0 | 2024-12 |
| Plume Inc | Porcupine | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Polo Fire Department | Orient | 501(c)(4) | 2009 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Prairie Patriots | Valley SPGS | 501(c)(3) | 2017 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Ramona Volunteer Fire Department | Ramona | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $196,375 | 2025-12 | |
| Raven International | Watertown | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | |||
| Raymond Community Fire Association Inc | Raymond | 501(c)(3) | 2023 | $0 | $0 | 2024-12 |
| Ree Heights Fire Department Inc | Ree Heights | 501(c)(3) | 2026 | |||
| Rosedale Fire Department Inc | Mitchell | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Shield of David | Canton | 501(c)(3) | 2023 | $0 | $0 | 2024-11 |
| Smithwick Fire District | Smithwick | 501(c)(3) | 2016 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Sodakian Community Centers | Rapid City | 501(c)(3) | 2023 | $0 | $0 | 2023-12 |
| South Dakota Local Assistance State Team | Viborg | 501(c)(3) | 2020 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| South Dakota Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster | Rapid City | 501(c)(3) | 2019 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Southwest Regional Federation of Acs South Dakota Conference | Rapid City | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Spearfish Rifle & Trap Club | Spearfish | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | |||
| Spearfish Volunteer Fire Department | Spearfish | 501(c)(3) | 2021 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Spearfish Volunteer Firefighters Association | Spearfish | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Stockholm Fire Department | Stockholm | 501(c)(3) | 2026 | |||
| Sunset Fire Department Inc | Britton | 501(c)(3) | 2015 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Trampus Haskvitz Memorial Foundation | Black Hawk | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
| Walks On the Day | Lake Andes | 501(c)(3) | 2020 | $0 | $0 | 2023-12 |
| Watertown Shamrocks End of Watch Fu ND Inc | Watertown | 501(c)(3) | 2026 | |||
| Wide Awake Hose Company | Woonsocket | 501(c)(3) | 2026 | $0 | $0 | 2025-12 |
Every nonprofit in South Dakota
Read from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, updated by the IRS on October 24, 2026 and rebuilt here every morning. Revenue and assets are from each organization's latest filing as the IRS lists it; the IRS record is the official one. Organizations only: no people are named on these pages.