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Greater North Dakota Chamber

Public charity · Grantmaker Bismarck, ND EIN: 45-0141100 Website

The Greater North Dakota Chamber of commerce works on behalf of our members to advocate for a positive business climate.

Key facts about Greater North Dakota Chamber

EIN
45-0141100
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Total assets
$1,975,592

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$2.0M

+7.3% YoY

Revenue

$1.3M

+6.5% YoY

Net Investment Income

$56K

-23.1% YoY

Expenses

$1.2M

+2.9% YoY

About Greater North Dakota Chamber

Based on IRS filings

Greater North Dakota Chamber is a public charity, based in Bismarck, ND. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.0M in total assets. Net investment income was $56K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Bismarck

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K0 grants20190 grants20200 grants20210 grants20220 grants20231 grants20240 grants2025

In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $50K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grants across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,975,592$1,841,684$1,866,470
Revenue$1,268,798$1,191,346$1,130,567
Expenses$1,188,833$1,155,845$953,490
Net Investment Income$56,076$72,876$32,653

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Greater North Dakota Chamber is led by Arik Spencer, President since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 27 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Arik Spencer

    President

    President & CEO → President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $88K (2019) → $186K (2025)

  • Jeremy Rham

    Policy Chair

    Director → Policy Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Molly Barnes

    Chair

    Director → Chair-Elect, 2024

    Chair-Elect → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cory Fong

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kent Blickensderfer

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Magstadt

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Dunlevy

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Matthaei

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Pearson

    Director

    Director → Member at La, 2023

    Member at La → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Don Campbell

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paula Anderson

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Ackerman

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Schaffer

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alissa Adams

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amber Larson

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Josh Blackaby

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Stromme

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Victor Meyers

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Askew

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jade Scherr

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Chaussee

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Thomas

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Troy Walker

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tonya Holstrom

    Finance Chai

    Director → Finance Chai, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Danette Welsh

    Chair-Elect

    Policy Chair → Strategic Pl, 2024

    Strategic Pl → Chair-Elect, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Oncken

    Past Chair

    Chair-Elect → Chairman, 2024

    Chairman → Past Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Heger

    Member at La

    Director → Member at La, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (26)
  • Former: Josh Demorrett (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Nick Hacker (2019–2024) — Past Chair
  • Former: Justin Forde (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Brent Lohnes (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Klemetsrud (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Zarling (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Roger Reierson (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Vaune Johnson (2019–2023) — Finance Chai
  • Former: Scott Staudinger (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Brekka Kramer (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Romsdal (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Peter Rackov (2019–2022) — Past Chair
  • Former: Dan Conrad (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Steve Swiontek (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Ledoux (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jill Berg (2019–2021) — Executive Committee
  • Former: Kurt Schley (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Tom Astrup (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Oncken (2021) — Director
  • Former: Amy McBeth (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Jeremy Neuharth (2019–2020) — Past Chair
  • Former: Mike Eggl (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Bernie Dardis (2019) — Past Chairman
  • Former: Martin Hannig (2019) — Director
  • Former: Perry Lubbers (2019) — Director
  • Former: Tim Huckle (2019) — Director

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

Arik Spencer — President &: $186KArik SpencerPresident &$186K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $186K, to Arik Spencer (President &).

Frequently asked questions about Greater North Dakota Chamber

How large is Greater North Dakota Chamber?

Greater North Dakota Chamber reported $2.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.3M.

Where does Greater North Dakota Chamber operate?

Greater North Dakota Chamber has awarded grants in North Dakota.

What is Greater North Dakota Chamber's EIN?

Greater North Dakota Chamber's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-0141100. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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