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Communityworks North Dakota

Public charity · Grantmaker Mandan, ND EIN: 45-0440770 Website

Providing affordable housing & development opportunities to revitalize commiunities & improve the standard of living & quality of life for north dakotans. Provide low interest loans for emergency home repairs, mortgage assistance, 1st mortgage loans, and construction loans.

Communityworks North Dakota at a glance

Total assets
$27,982,300
+40.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$4,790,403
+93.1% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$-10,999
-82.4% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$3,403,952
+44.1% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Communityworks North Dakota funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

Cities

Lexington

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K1 grant2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$27,982,300$4,790,403$3,403,952——$-10,999
2024$19,885,408$2,481,425$2,362,288——$-62,497
2023$19,838,156$2,236,771$2,028,024——$3,294
2022$18,745,191$2,861,584$1,575,002——$19,000
2021$15,119,919$2,854,575$1,368,273——$5,807
2020$11,755,274$1,014,476$776,630$10,0001$12,319

About Communityworks North Dakota

Based on IRS filings

Communityworks North Dakota is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Mandan, ND. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $28.0M in total assets.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Communityworks North Dakota is led by David Rogstad, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 15 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • David Rogstad

    President

    Director → Vice President, 2023

    Vice President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dawn Aanderud

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chad Vogel

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Derick Roller

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Darrin Sand

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jill Beck

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathy Stoppler

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cheyl Merck

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Renata Buen

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rhonda Allery

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rick Horn

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brent Ekstrom

    Executive Di

    Executive Director → Executive Di, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    25 hrs/week

    $82K (2020) → $89K (2025)

  • Jennifer Henderson

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Thomasson

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicole Shurhamer

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Clayton Hoffman (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Darby Schlichenmayer (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Mike Remboldt (2020–2023) — President
  • Former: Rob Knoll (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Royce Schultze (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Chris Baumgartner (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Myra Savelkoul (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Sandy Retterath (2020–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Dwight Barden (2020–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Richard Barta (2020–2021) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Brent Ekstrom — Executive Di: $89KBrent EkstromExecutive Di$89K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $89K, to Brent Ekstrom (Executive Di).

Frequently asked questions about Communityworks North Dakota

How large is Communityworks North Dakota?

Communityworks North Dakota reported $28.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.8M.

What is Communityworks North Dakota?

Communityworks North Dakota is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Mandan, ND. It holds $28.0M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Communityworks North Dakota operate?

Communityworks North Dakota has awarded grants in Kentucky.

What is Communityworks North Dakota's EIN?

Communityworks North Dakota's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-0440770. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 12, 2021)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 11, 2026)

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