North Dakota Crop Improvement & Seed Assn
Promotion of nd certified seed and to promote good farming practices
North Dakota Crop Improvement & Seed Assn at a glance
In short: North Dakota Crop Improvement & Seed Assn gave $70K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $70K), mostly in North Dakota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $70,000
- +6900.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $70,000
- Median grant
- $70,000
- Total assets
- $447,568
- +16.6% 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 North Dakota Crop Improvement & Seed Assn funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was NDSU Foundation ($70K).
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 $1K (2024) to $70K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $70K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| NDSU Foundation Fargo, ND | Building Replacement | $70,000 |
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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 | $447,568 | $1,441,386 | $1,377,759 | $70,000 | 1 | $4,137 |
| 2024 | $383,938 | $1,570,684 | $1,420,142 | $1,000 | Total only | $4,377 |
| 2023 | $231,099 | $1,084,844 | $1,353,129 | $21,000 | Total only | $408 |
| 2022 | $495,414 | $1,516,922 | $1,675,525 | $20,800 | Total only | $544 |
| 2021 | $643,754 | $1,270,188 | $1,291,361 | $20,000 | 1 | $99 |
| 2020 | — | $1,290,599 | $1,172,011 | $18,000 | 1 | $1,418 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About North Dakota Crop Improvement & Seed Assn
Based on IRS filings
North Dakota Crop Improvement & Seed Assn is a public charity, based in Fargo, ND. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $448K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $70K. Net investment income was $4K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
North Dakota Crop Improvement & Seed Assn is led by Doug Miller, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 3 of 15 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Doug Miller
President
Director → 2nd Vice President, 2023
2nd Vice President → President, 2024
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Blane Nitschke
Director
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cameron Wahlstrom
Director
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Buchholz
Director
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Steffan
Director
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Luke Mahlen
Director
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Wisness
Director
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cameron Bina
Director
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Matejcek
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Dick
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Toni Muffenbier
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
38 hrs/week
$46K (2020) → $55K (2025)
Rick Novak
Seed Sales & Product Development
On filings since 2024
24 hrs/week
$22K (2025)
Taylor Gleason
Office Manager
On filings since 2024
25 hrs/week
$27K (2024) → $27K (2025)
Troy Coons
1st Vice President
President → Director, 2023
Director → 1st Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Parker Gates
2nd Vice President
Director → 2nd Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (11)
- Former: Luke Anderson (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Carson Kouba (2020–2023) — President
- Former: Chad Anderson (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Mark Seastrand (2020–2023) — 1st Vice President
- Former: Jeremiah Halley (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Charlie Stein (2020–2022) — 2nd Vice President
- Former: Tim Goeser (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Tim Oech (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Mark Schmidt (2021) — Director
- Former: Adam Ost (2020) — Director
- Former: Blake Inman (2020) — 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 $55K, to Toni Muffenbier (Sec/Treas). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about North Dakota Crop Improvement & Seed Assn
How much does North Dakota Crop Improvement & Seed Assn give each year?
North Dakota Crop Improvement & Seed Assn gave $70K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $1K in grants paid.
How large is North Dakota Crop Improvement & Seed Assn?
North Dakota Crop Improvement & Seed Assn reported $448K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.4M.
Where does North Dakota Crop Improvement & Seed Assn operate?
North Dakota Crop Improvement & Seed Assn has awarded grants in North Dakota.
What is North Dakota Crop Improvement & Seed Assn's EIN?
North Dakota Crop Improvement & Seed Assn's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-0354867. 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 April 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 27, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 3, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 2, 2026)
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