Black Hills Works Inc
3650 Range Rd, Rapid City, SD · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $50,094,090 | $48,693,180 | $19,129,798 |
| FY2024 | $49,407,411 | $44,870,886 | $17,461,827 |
| FY2023 | $43,585,383 | $40,203,556 | $12,899,762 |
| FY2022 | $31,445,606 | $34,360,184 | $9,460,700 |
| FY2021 | $36,058,984 | $32,543,761 | $12,636,827 |
| FY2020 | $25,482,307 | $25,987,030 | $9,046,592 |
| FY2019 | $25,381,599 | $25,417,734 | $9,548,786 |
| FY2018 | $23,205,834 | $23,172,725 | $9,574,110 |
| FY2017 | $23,063,340 | $23,075,696 | $9,542,358 |
| FY2016 | $23,159,994 | $23,269,911 | $9,541,101 |
| FY2015 | $21,907,321 | $21,656,749 | $9,666,552 |
| FY2014 | $21,198,770 | $21,453,398 | $9,430,949 |
| FY2013 | $20,868,074 | $19,103,555 | $9,678,536 |
| FY2012 | $18,720,937 | $18,693,290 | $7,910,203 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Black Hills Works Inc (EIN 46-0341382), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $1,678,655 | 3% |
| Program service revenue | $47,593,063 | 95% |
| Other revenue | $822,372 | 2% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $41,442,783 | 85% |
| Management & general | $6,662,670 | 14% |
| Fundraising | $587,727 | 1% |
What the numbers show
- Program service revenue made up 95% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 85% of functional expenses, management & general 14%, and fundraising 1%.
- 85% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 36.3% of 333 Employment organizations nationwide (too few in SD for a state comparison).
- Net assets covered about 4.7 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 24th percentile among 5269 Employment organizations nationwide (too few in SD for a state comparison).
- Total revenue was higher than 98.3% of 5358 Employment organizations nationwide (too few in SD for a state comparison).
- Total revenue rose from $18,720,937 in FY2012 to $50,094,090 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 11 and decreased in 2 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 6 of 14 reported years (FY2014, FY2016, FY2017, FY2019, FY2020, FY2022).
- Net assets grew from $7,910,203 to $19,129,798 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Contributions and grants made up 82% of revenue in FY2012 and 3% in FY2025.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
CREATING A COMMUNITY WHERE EVERYONE PARTICIPATES TO ACHIEVE A LIFE OF FULL POTENTIAL.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1978 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | J300 — Employment |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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