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Great Northern Development Corporation

Public charity · Grantmaker Wolf Point, MT EIN: 81-0494064 Website

Great Northern Development Corporation (GNDC) is a Montana nonprofit corporation. Its purpose is to support and promote commerce in northeastern Montana. The board of GNDC solicits public and private contributions to allocate among various programs throughout the area.

Great Northern Development Corporation at a glance

In short: Great Northern Development Corporation gave $313K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $104K), mostly in Montana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$313,049
+23.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
-25.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$104,350
+64.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$111,461
Total assets
$10,369,159
+89.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Montana (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

How to apply to Great Northern Development Corporation

Who Great Northern Development Corporation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

El Centro Motel: $195KEl Centro Motel$195KValley County Hope Project: $111KValley County Hope Project$111KMcCone County: $6KMcCone County$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was El Centro Motel ($195K). Together the top 3 received $313K.

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 9 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

GlendiveHelenaCircleGlasgowHardinPlentywwoodPoplar

How Great Northern Development Corporation gives

  • Giving grew 3030% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 4 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2023) to $313K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $313K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
El Centro Motel Glendive, MTAbatement$195,439
Valley County Hope Project Glasgow, MTAbatement$111,461
McCone County Circle, MTAbatement$6,149
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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$10,369,159$3,698,659$1,314,670$313,0493$73,051
2024$5,485,911$2,285,627$1,112,776$253,4644$42,798
2023$4,622,420$1,146,929$1,018,701$9,0881$4,619
2022$4,303,021$1,261,613$968,067$10,0001$135,455
2021$4,189,261$1,327,570$879,266——$136,677
2020$3,692,194$838,045$830,271——$140,144
2019$3,362,624$670,681$697,585——$143,454

About Great Northern Development Corporation

Based on IRS filings

Great Northern Development Corporation is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Wolf Point, MT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $313K. Net investment income was $73K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Great Northern Development Corporation is led by Victoria Matejovsky, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 2 of 18 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Victoria Matejovsky

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $55K (2019) → $75K (2025)

  • Jim Moos

    President

    1st Vice President → President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Missy Berger

    Finance Director

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $2K (2023) → $66K (2025)

  • Chris Dschaak

    Secretary & Treasurer

    Board Member → 2nd Vice President, 2022

    2nd Vice President → Secretary & Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Duane Kurokawa

    1st Vice President

    Past President → 1st Vice President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gary Linder

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jerry Collins

    2nd Vice President

    Board Member → 2nd Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maureen Dionne

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mona Amundson

    Past President

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Rice

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rodney Miller

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diane Black

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Carr

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terri Merrill

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bj Johnson

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig Smith

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Toavs

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Samantha Howard

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (16)
  • Former: Gary Macdonald (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Haven Gourneau (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Ben Fosland (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Mark Sansaver (2019–2023) — Former Finance Officer
  • Former: Alex Smith (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Dougs Smith (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Frank French (2019–2022) — President
  • Former: Mike Downs (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Kelly Thiel (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Shyanne Wallace (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Lonnie Headdress (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Robert Kompel (2019–2021) — Secretary & Treasurer
  • Former: Sonya Southland (2019–2021) — 2nd Vice President
  • Former: Kelly Doan (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Jestin Dupree (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Kelcie Bates (2019) — Loan Officer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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

Victoria Matejovsky — Executive Director: $75KVictoria MatejovskyExecutive Director$75KMissy Berger — Finance Director: $66KMissy BergerFinance Director$66K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $75K, to Victoria Matejovsky (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Great Northern Development Corporation

How much does Great Northern Development Corporation give each year?

Great Northern Development Corporation gave $313K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $253K across 4 grants.

What is Great Northern Development Corporation's typical grant size?

Great Northern Development Corporation's median grant in 2025 was $111,461, and its average grant was $104,350, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Great Northern Development Corporation give grants?

Great Northern Development Corporation gives mostly in Montana: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.

Does Great Northern Development Corporation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Great Northern Development Corporation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Abatement" (3 grants).

How large is Great Northern Development Corporation?

Great Northern Development Corporation reported $10.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.7M.

What is Great Northern Development Corporation?

Great Northern Development Corporation is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Wolf Point, MT. It holds $10.4M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Great Northern Development Corporation's EIN?

Great Northern Development Corporation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-0494064. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 21, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 17, 2025)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 3, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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