Greater North Dakota Chamber
The Greater North Dakota Chamber of commerce works on behalf of our members to advocate for a positive business climate.
Greater North Dakota Chamber at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,975,592
- +7.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,268,798
- +6.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $56,076
- -23.1% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,188,833
- +2.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Greater North Dakota Chamber funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $50K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Keep It Local Bismarck, ND | Measure Campaign | $50,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,975,592 | $1,268,798 | $1,188,833 | — | — | $56,076 |
| 2024 | $1,841,684 | $1,191,346 | $1,155,845 | $50,000 | 1 | $72,876 |
| 2023 | $1,866,470 | $1,130,567 | $953,490 | — | — | $32,653 |
| 2022 | $1,503,459 | $1,099,110 | $905,174 | — | — | $1,357 |
| 2021 | $1,365,096 | $989,240 | $989,290 | — | — | $12,892 |
| 2020 | $1,252,132 | $851,437 | $822,878 | — | — | $3,080 |
| 2019 | $1,184,285 | $1,273,929 | $1,315,962 | — | — | $-4,426 |
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.
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
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.
Data update history
(1)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
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