South Dakota · Public trust company
CISA Trust Company (South Dakota), LLC
Also used as CISA Trust.
Services offered
- South Dakota non-deposit public trust administration as described
- Domestic and foreign grantor, generation-skipping, dynasty, spendthrift, asset-protection, and life-insurance trusts as listed
- Private trust company formation and administration as listed
- Purpose Trusts as listed
- US LLC, corporation, partnership, and special-purpose-entity company management as listed
- Book-keeping and accounting for administered entities as listed
Who it is for
- An exclusive international clientele, as stated on the South Dakota services page
- Cross-border families using a South Dakota public charter inside the CISA group
- Advisors who want SDCL 55-1B directed-trust roles available, not a directed-only shop
Sourced facts
- On the South Dakota Division of Banking roster of trust companies chartered to do business in South Dakota as of September 2026 as CISA Trust Company (South Dakota), LLC, credential TC.114-2, public TC.2, first issuance 14 March 2016, at 140 North Phillips Avenue, Suite 305, Sioux Falls, SD 57104.
- The South Dakota services page describes a state-chartered, non-deposit public trust company under the Division of Banking, at that Sioux Falls address, phone +1 605 951 9690, email info@cisatrust.com.
- The same page states CISA has trust affiliates in Switzerland and the British Virgin Islands and a marketing affiliate in Miami. The group brochure names CISA Trust Company (BVI) Ltd. and CISA (LatAm) LLC. This listing is the South Dakota charter only.
- The South Dakota Trust Laws page and the January 2021 PDF explain Directed Trusts under SDCL 55-1B, including Investment Trust Advisors, Distribution Advisors, Protectors, and Family Advisors.
- The brochure’s South Dakota offer lists “directed” trusts among dynasty, asset-protection, confidentiality, decanting, SPE, and PTC features, beside a full trust-and-company menu. Not a directed-only boutique.
- The South Dakota services page states the company is registered with the IRS as a Sponsoring Financial Institution for FATCA support. That is the firm’s compliance note, not an AUM figure.
Notes
CISA Trust Company (South Dakota), LLC is on the South Dakota Division of Banking September 2026 roster as a public trust company (TC.114-2), first issued 14 March 2016, at 140 North Phillips Avenue, Suite 305, Sioux Falls. The services page publishes +1 605 951 9690 and info@cisatrust.com.
This is the South Dakota charter of an international fiduciary group. Disclose affiliates CISA Trust Company (BVI) Ltd. and CISA (LatAm) LLC; the services page also names Switzerland and a Miami marketing affiliate. Directed trusts are explained under SDCL 55-1B on the Trust Laws page and January 2021 PDF, and the brochure lists directed trusts among South Dakota features. The public offering is a full non-deposit administration menu, not a directed-only boutique. Confirm the South Dakota entity is the signer. This page does not invent fees or AUM.
What to verify next
Confirm credential TC.114-2 and that CISA Trust Company (South Dakota), LLC — not CISA Trust Company (BVI) Ltd., not CISA (LatAm) LLC, and not a Geneva letterhead — is the appointed South Dakota trustee. Get the seat in writing. Directed trusts are explained under SDCL 55-1B; the public menu also includes domestic and foreign trusts, PTCs, Purpose Trusts, and company management. Ask which CISA office will actually administer the file and how FATCA/CRS work is scoped. Ask for a current fee schedule; do not invent fees. Omit AUM.
Sources
State file: South Dakota trust companies · South Dakota directed trustees · Other South Dakota listings