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Minot Area Council of the Arts

Public charity · Grantmaker Minot, ND EIN: 45-0344785 Website

To support and advance the full range of arts for all ages and abilities.

Minot Area Council of the Arts at a glance

In short: Minot Area Council of the Arts gave $12K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in North Dakota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$12,000
-25.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$12,000
-25.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$12,000
Total assets
$460,840
-8.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
North 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 Minot Area Council of the Arts funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Minot City Band: $12KMinot City Band$12K

The largest 2025 recipient was Minot City Band ($12K).

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

MinotBismarckDevils LakeWatford City

How Minot Area Council of the Arts gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). 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$50K$100K$150K0 grants2019 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 17 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2022) to $149K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $12K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Minot City Band Minot, NDRegrant: to assist in creating community-focused projects, workshops, and activities.$12,000
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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$460,840$262,204$313,269$12,0001$57,685
2024$502,762$258,612$181,434$16,1001$8,937
2023$441,560$481,871$416,493$148,75017$7,236
2022$374,052$230,865$146,053$12,0001$5,495
2021$325,918$146,225$108,994———
2019$270,754$160,822$139,901———

About Minot Area Council of the Arts

Based on IRS filings

Minot Area Council of the Arts is a public charity, based in Minot, ND. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $461K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $12K. Net investment income was $58K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Minot Area Council of the Arts is led by Myles Barcomb, Co-Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 3 of 13 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Myles Barcomb

    Co-Executive Director

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $23K (2025)

  • Tonia Vitko

    Co-Executive Director

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $23K (2025)

  • Kelly Matalka

    President

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justin Anderson

    Former Executive Director

    Executive Director → Former Executive Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $8K (2019) → $13K (2025)

  • Ellen Fenner

    Member-At-Large

    Representative → Member-At-Large, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Baumann

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Greg Vettel

    Member-At-Large

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melinda Goodman

    Member-At-Large

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel Alfaro

    Vice President

    Member-At-Large → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katie Dotson

    Member-At-Large

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelly Hendershot

    Member-At-Large

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristen Michels

    Member-At-Large

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maddy Sem

    Member-At-Large

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Megan Fixen (2022–2024) — Member-At-Large
  • Former: Randi Monley (2019–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Terri Aldrich (2019–2023) — Member-At-Large
  • Former: Travis Gerjets (2019–2023) — Member-At-Large
  • Former: Chelsea Gleich (2021–2023) — President
  • Former: Sabrina Hermann (2022–2023) — Member-At-Large
  • Former: Janice Shultz (2019–2021) — Member-At-Large
  • Former: Steve Holmes (2019–2021) — Member-At-Large
  • Former: Heather Keller (2019) — Member-At-Large
  • Former: Tina Brown (2019) — Arts Coordinator

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

Myles Barcomb — Co-Executive Director: $23KMyles BarcombCo-Executive Director$23KTonia Vitko — Co-Executive Director: $23KTonia VitkoCo-Executive Director$23KJustin Anderson — Former Executive Director: $13KJustin AndersonFormer Executive Director$13K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $23K, to Myles Barcomb (Co-Executive Director). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Minot Area Council of the Arts

How much does Minot Area Council of the Arts give each year?

Minot Area Council of the Arts gave $12K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $16K across 1 grant.

How large is Minot Area Council of the Arts?

Minot Area Council of the Arts reported $461K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $262K.

Where does Minot Area Council of the Arts operate?

Minot Area Council of the Arts has awarded grants in North Dakota.

What is Minot Area Council of the Arts's EIN?

Minot Area Council of the Arts's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-0344785. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 27, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 1, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 30, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)

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