Lake Agassiz Regional Council
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Lake Agassiz Regional Council at a glance
In short: Lake Agassiz Regional Council gave $101K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $101K), mostly in South Dakota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $101,250
- +659.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $101,250
- +659.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $101,250
- Total assets
- $7,464,661
- +172.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- South Dakota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Lake Agassiz Regional Council funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was First District Association of Local Governements ($101K).
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $294 (2022) to $101K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $101K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| First District Association of Local Governements Watertown, SD | Animal Agriculture | $101,250 |
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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 | $7,464,661 | $490,879 | $577,769 | $101,250 | 1 | $7,127 |
| 2024 | $2,742,816 | $380,239 | $473,669 | $13,333 | 1 | $10,858 |
| 2023 | $2,792,307 | $468,312 | $416,665 | — | — | $10,639 |
| 2022 | $2,729,316 | $400,459 | $367,995 | $294 | Total only | $2,147 |
| 2021 | $3,274,104 | $1,978,985 | $414,353 | $7,992 | Total only | $1,661 |
| 2020 | $1,825,235 | $443,087 | $345,929 | $26,451 | 2 | $1,616 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Lake Agassiz Regional Council
Based on IRS filings
Lake Agassiz Regional Council is a public charity, based in Fargo, ND. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $101K. Net investment income was $7K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lake Agassiz Regional Council is led by Amber M. Metz, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 1 of 19 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Amber M. Metz
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
25 hrs/week
$65K (2020) → $78K (2025)
Thomas E. Jefferson
Chairman
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bill Bohnsack
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Tuite
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Duane Breitling
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Bunn
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kurt Elliott
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Osland
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Haverland
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Neil Olerud
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Terry Hoffmann
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Perry Brown
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Lyons
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wade Anderson
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Todd Anderson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carey Fry
Secretary
Director → Director & Secretary, 2024
Director & Secretary → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Don Litch
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2020
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Duayne Baldwin
Vice Chairman
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nathan Berseth
Treasurer
Director → Director & Treasurer, 2024
Director & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Carol Siegert (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Jason Arth (2020–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Jeff Dick (2020–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Shelley Luebke (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: James Law (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Brandon Krueger (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Mary Scherling (2021) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $78K, to Amber M Metz (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Lake Agassiz Regional Council
How much does Lake Agassiz Regional Council give each year?
Lake Agassiz Regional Council gave $101K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $13K across 1 grant.
How large is Lake Agassiz Regional Council?
Lake Agassiz Regional Council reported $7.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $491K.
Where does Lake Agassiz Regional Council operate?
Lake Agassiz Regional Council has awarded grants in North Dakota, South Dakota.
What is Lake Agassiz Regional Council's EIN?
Lake Agassiz Regional Council's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-0318258. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 3, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 24, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 27, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 14, 2023)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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