North Dakota Community Foundation
To improve the quality of life for North Dakota's citizens through charitable giving and promoting philanthropy.
North Dakota Community Foundation at a glance
In short: North Dakota Community Foundation gave $8.6M across 280 grants in 2025 (avg $31K), mostly in North Dakota. 36% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $8,574,402
- -15.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 280
- +7.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $30,623
- -21.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $13,811
- Total assets
- $188,273,436
- +17.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 36% first-time grantees (100 of 280, 2025)
- Primary geography
- North Dakota (94% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
Who North Dakota Community Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Candeska Cikana Community College ($508K). Together the top 10 received $2.8M.
Grant Size Distribution
1,061 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 924 grants of 1,061 (87%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 280 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is North Dakota Community Foundation open to new grantees?
36%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 100 of 280 grantees (36%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $20K; repeat grants $37K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $16K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2.8M (2019) to $10.2M (2024). In 2025 it made 280 grants totaling $8.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Candeska Cikana Community College Fort Totten, ND | Program Support | $508,037 |
| North Dakota Community Foundation Bismarck, ND | Program Support | $445,625 |
| United Tribes Technical College Bismarck, ND | Program Support | $420,515 |
| Infinity Center Breckenridge, MN | Program Support | $385,622 |
| Turtle Mountain Community College I Belcourt, ND | Program Support | $198,339 |
| Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College NE New Town, ND | Program Support | $185,875 |
| Sitting Bull College Fort Yates, ND | Program Support | $170,815 |
| Oak Grove Lutheran School Fargo, ND | Program Support | $150,000 |
| Slope Farmers Fair Association Amidon, ND | Program Support | $150,000 |
| Missouri Slope Areawide United Way Bismarck, ND | Program Support | $147,975 |
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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 | $188,273,436 | $34,790,928 | $13,488,199 | $8,574,402 | 280 | $11,728,039 |
| 2024 | $160,288,477 | $29,627,518 | $14,464,285 | $10,187,600 | 260 | $10,538,736 |
| 2023 | $138,978,269 | $20,143,345 | $8,374,475 | $4,577,099 | 203 | $3,945,463 |
| 2022 | $116,359,208 | $17,535,116 | $9,197,874 | $5,701,738 | 156 | $6,103,943 |
| 2021 | $128,952,115 | $14,760,573 | $8,017,944 | $2,924,777 | 162 | $6,763,495 |
| 2020 | $116,537,810 | $10,843,666 | $10,232,697 | $7,176,523 | 184 | $2,881,989 |
| 2019 | $106,618,527 | $20,086,523 | $5,746,231 | $2,829,932 | 139 | $4,537,713 |
About North Dakota Community Foundation
Based on IRS filings
North Dakota Community Foundation is a public charity, based in Bismarck, ND. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $188.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 280 grants totaling $8.6M. Net investment income was $11.7M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
North Dakota Community Foundation is led by Kevin Dvorak, President on every filing since 2019; 3 of 17 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kevin Dvorak
President
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$154K (2019) → $306K (2025)
Steven Lipp
President
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$133K (2025)
Cj Hager
Chair
Secr-Treas → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Meyer
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ken Hall
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wanda Uran Nelson
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie N. Graney
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Art Rosenberg
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gayle Seibel
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lance Gulleson
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Zachary Boettner
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Savelkoul
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Stromsodt
Development
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$114K (2025)
Laurel Goulding
Executive Committee
Executive Committee → Secr-Treas, 2024
Secr-Treas → Executive Committee, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dean Anagnost
Vice Chair
Executive Committee → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Meschke
Secr-Treas
Director → Executive Committee, 2024
Executive Committee → Secr-Treas, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Bieber
Executive Committee
Director → Executive Committee, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: Chantel Southam (2019–2024) — Chairman
- Former: Leah Kinsbury (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Chris Griffin (2019–2023) — Chairman
- Former: Troy Walters (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Breanne Carlson (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Bruce Dolezal (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Justin Forde (2019–2022) — Executive Committee
- Former: Vicki Kunz (2019–2022) — Chairman
- Former: Ann Poeschel West (2019–2021) — Executive Committee
- Former: Bonnie Krause (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Terri K. Lang (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Georgia Artz (2019–2020) — Director -
- Former: Judy Estenson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Michael Killoran (2019–2020) — Director -
- Former: Patrick Kelly (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Spencer Larson (2019–2020) — Director -
- Former: Tim Ottmar (2019–2020) — Vice Chair
- Former: Carla Peltier (2020) — 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 $306K, to Kevin Dvorak (President). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about North Dakota Community Foundation
How much does North Dakota Community Foundation give each year?
North Dakota Community Foundation gave $8.6M across 280 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $10.2M across 260 grants.
What is North Dakota Community Foundation's typical grant size?
North Dakota Community Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $13,811, and its average grant was $30,623, across 280 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from North Dakota Community Foundation that year got $20K on average.
Where does North Dakota Community Foundation give grants?
North Dakota Community Foundation gives mostly in North Dakota: 94% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Bismarck, ND (31 grants), Fargo, ND (14 grants), Minot, ND (11 grants) and Lisbon, ND (11 grants).
Does North Dakota Community Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 280 grants with a stated purpose on North Dakota Community Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (280 grants).
Who are North Dakota Community Foundation's largest grantees?
North Dakota Community Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Candeska Cikana Community College ($508,037), North Dakota Community Foundation ($445,625) and United Tribes Technical College ($420,515), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 16% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is North Dakota Community Foundation?
North Dakota Community Foundation reported $188.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $34.8M.
What is North Dakota Community Foundation's EIN?
North Dakota Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-0336015. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS November 16, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 2, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 1, 2026)
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