Higher Plain Media
Higher Plain Media is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Dickinson, ND. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $74K in total assets. Net investment income was $240.
Higher Plain Media at a glance
- Total assets
- $74,423
- +4.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $128,172
- -9.3% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $240
- +70.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $125,231
- +8.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Higher Plain Media funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2020, annual grant giving ranged from $126 (2020) to $8K (2019). In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $126.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $74,423 | $128,172 | $125,231 | — | — | $240 | — |
| 2024 | $71,457 | $141,360 | $115,275 | — | — | $141 | — |
| 2023 | $45,496 | $134,859 | $119,622 | — | — | $20 | — |
| 2022 | — | $95,453 | $108,813 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | $94,989 | $128,570 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $4,330 | $92,127 | $133,985 | $126 | 1 | — | — |
| 2019 | $111,588 | $17,148 | $103,048 | $8,081 | 5 | $1,098 | $7,110 |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Higher Plain Media is led by Harvey Hoff, Chairman on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Harvey Hoff
Chairman
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Melyssa Howry
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Amy Dechamplain
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Alex Baker
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Caroline Grooms
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: Debbie Olive (2019–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Bryan Katz (2024) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Carolyn Henderson (2020–2022) — Vice Chair
- Former: Mindy Henderson (2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Christina Osborn (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Brad Johnson (2019) — Officer
- Former: Gary Messer (2019) — Officer
- Former: Perry Karges (2019) — President
- Former: Terry Tachenko (2019) — Officer
- Former: Theresa Saxon (2019) — Treasurer & General Manager
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.
Frequently asked questions about Higher Plain Media
How large is Higher Plain Media?
Higher Plain Media reported $74K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $128K.
What is Higher Plain Media?
Higher Plain Media is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Dickinson, ND. It holds $74K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Higher Plain Media operate?
Higher Plain Media has awarded grants in North Dakota.
What is Higher Plain Media's EIN?
Higher Plain Media's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1713917. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 6, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 26, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 7, 2024)
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