Foundations · IRS 990 filings

Foundations in North Dakota

162
foundations
$90M
grants paid, FY2023–FY2025
51
say they accept unsolicited
$6,964
median grant

Grantlas lists 162 foundations based in North Dakota — 137 private foundations and 25 grantmaking charities such as community foundations and United Ways — from their 990-PF and Form 990 filings for FY2023–FY2025. Together they paid out $90 million in grants in their latest filing year, and 51 of them (31%) say they accept unsolicited requests. The most common cities are Fargo (36), Grand Forks (23) and Bismarck (22).

51 of them say on their 990-PF that they accept unsolicited requests. Foundations accepting applications in North Dakota.

Top 25 of 162 foundations

All 25 foundations below say on their 990-PF that they accept unsolicited requests. Another 26 in this list say so too. Ranked by what they paid in grants in their latest filing.

Foundations in North Dakota
Native American Agriculture FundBismarck, ND$13.6M$11.8M$11.8M–$15.4MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Elmer & Kaya Berg Foundation No 2Fargo, ND$6,500$3M$1,000–$2.8MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
The Tom and Frances LeachBismarck, ND$10,000$2M$3,000–$300,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Alva J Field Memorial TrustWilliston, ND$3,000$1.4M$1,000–$300,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Mdu Resources FoundationBismarck, ND$1.8M$1.3M$1.3M–$2.1MDown 36% over 3 yearsFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring FoundationFargo, ND$1,500$1M$40–$60,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Buck and Lois Scheele FoundationWilliston, ND$20,000$862,000$5,000–$500,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Myra FoundationGrand Forks, ND$5,000$760,669$500–$54,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Fred M Hector Jr Charitable TrustFargo, ND$10,000$663,000$1,000–$225,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Matt & Joann Butler FoundationFargo, ND$95,000$570,000$5,000–$225,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Alex Stern Family FoundationFargo, ND$5,000$553,833$2,000–$112,500No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Arthur & Edith Pearson FoundationWesthope, ND$12,500$417,500$2,500–$75,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Mwe Scholarship FundGrand Forks, ND$11,753$365,324$3,595–$198,911No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
William C & Jane B Marcil CharitableFargo, ND$100,000$350,000$20,000–$200,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Roger L & Agnes C Dell Charitable TrustFargo, ND$10,000$347,500$500–$50,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
John L McCormick Memorial TrFargo, ND$7,500$225,000$5,000–$50,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Forum Communications FoundationFargo, ND$2,000$137,000$1,500–$100,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Ralph Boone Charitable FoundationGrand Forks, ND$10,000$136,400$2,500–$30,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Seth CorporationGrand Forks, ND$2,000$130,262$262–$36,500No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Vincent Gaffney FoundationWilliston, ND$2,546$126,409$100–$30,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Engel-Kesting FoundationDickinson, ND$11,144$108,303$8,750–$13,538No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Faith and Freedom FoundationFargo, ND$5,000$104,400$2,500–$40,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Doris Marcoux Educational FoundationWilliston, ND$268$96,828$73–$7,863No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
North Dakota Natural ResourcesBismarck, ND$4,020$92,218$249–$17,443No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
North Dakota Masonic FoundationFargo, ND$9,729$89,439$3,482–$31,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
  • Median grant and grant range come from the 990-PF grant schedule; a dash means there is none to report.
  • “One grant” means a schedule with a single grant — no median, nothing to range over. “One amount” means several grants, all the same size.
  • A median grant larger than the grants paid is not a mistake: the grant schedule and the year’s total come from different parts of the tax filing, and a foundation can list a grant it approved in a year it paid out less.
  • 3-yr trend compares the latest filing year with the year two before it, so it needs grants on file for both. Most foundations file one year of grants, so most rows show a dash.

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Data from 990-PF and Form 990 filings, FY2023–FY2025. Updated November 8, 2026.