Fargo-moorhead Area Foundation

FARGO, ND EIN: 45-6010377 Website

WE HELP DONORS MAXIMIZE THEIR PHILANTHROPY TO CREATE A VIBRANT COMMUNITY FULL OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYONE.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$126.6M

+15.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$5.6M

-4.0% YoY

Grant Count

178

+23.6% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$32K

-22.3% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$8M$17M$25M$33M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$126,644,017$109,621,740$98,404,628
Revenue$24,246,172$8,034,362$5,201,937
Expenses$9,761,377$9,175,156$11,250,336
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$10,496,843$1,863,890$1,138,700
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$3M$5M$8M$11M148 grants2020175 grants2021166 grants2022144 grants2023178 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

OAK GROVE LUTHERAN SCHOOL$900KHOSPICE OF THE RED RIVER…$256KGRAYSON-JOCKEY CLUB RESE…$250KUMD NEWMAN CATHOLIC CAMP…$250KFARGO MOORHEAD COMMUNITY…$181KWORLD VISION INC$150KDETROIT LAKES PUBLIC SCH…$135KCHURCHES UNITED FOR THE …$129KKINDRED YOUTH BASEBALL$125KDAZEY FIRE DEPARTMENT$100K

Grant Size Distribution

811 grants across all recorded years

710<$50K54$50–100K27$100–250K7$250–500K4$500K–1M9$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

ERIC WILKIEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$200KPATRICIA MASTELDIRECTOR OF FINANCE$130K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
APRIL WALKERIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR2
KATRINA TURMAN-LANGCHAIR3
TONI SANDINVICE CHAIR (UNTIL MAY)1
GARY NOLTETREASURER2
JOHN STERNSECRETARY1
SANDY KORBELTRUSTEE REPRESENTATIVE (NON-VOTING)1
MARILYN GUYDIRECTOR1
MATTHEW LEISETHDIRECTOR1
BRIAN HAYERDIRECTOR1
DON HAUGENDIRECTOR2
SHER THOMSENDIRECTOR1
ERIC WILKIEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$199,875
PATRICIA MASTELDIRECTOR OF FINANCE40$129,870

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

25states
+17 more states

Cities

ABERDEENARLINGTONBARNESVILLEBEACHBISMARCKBOULDERCASSELTONCHANDLERCINCINNATICOLLEGEVILLECOLORADO SPRINGSCROOKSTONDAVISDAZEYDENVERDES MOINESDETROIT LAKESDULUTHDURANGODURHAM

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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