Sheyenne Valley Community Foundation
Organlized and operated to receive, manage and distribute gifts made to the foundation for charitable, religious, educational, literary or scientific purposes within barnes, ransom and Griggs counties of North Dakota
Sheyenne Valley Community Foundation at a glance
In short: Sheyenne Valley Community Foundation reported $71K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $71,366 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -12.6% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $1,178,363
- +15.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $162,393
- -25.3% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $21,231
- -5.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $88,263
- -55.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Sheyenne Valley Community Foundation
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Sheyenne Valley Community Foundation
Who Sheyenne Valley Community Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Sheyenne Valley Community Foundation gives
- Giving fell 56% from 2020 to 2023. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $18K (2023) to $82K (2024). In 2025 it reported $71K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Valley City Park and Recreation Valley City, ND | Provide funds to Valley City Parks & Recreation for Valley City Parks & Recreation to carry out their mission. | $10,263 |
| Dare to Create Foundation Valley City, ND | Welness for All - to provide funds to Dare to Create Foundation for Dare to Create foundation to carry out their mission. | $7,950 |
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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 | $1,178,363 | $162,393 | $88,263 | $71,366 | Total only | $21,231 |
| 2024 | $1,024,090 | $217,355 | $196,691 | $81,631 | Total only | $22,566 |
| 2023 | $1,020,413 | $113,326 | $197,551 | $18,213 | 2 | $15,694 |
| 2022 | $1,056,243 | $299,938 | $197,666 | $52,620 | 5 | $44,385 |
| 2021 | $1,298,023 | $281,506 | $144,557 | $38,638 | 3 | $20,711 |
| 2020 | $1,116,383 | $181,496 | $167,578 | $41,599 | 3 | $12,980 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Sheyenne Valley Community Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Sheyenne Valley Community Foundation is a public charity, based in Valley City, ND. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $71K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $21K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sheyenne Valley Community Foundation is led by Andrea Nelson, Executive Director since 2022 (on filings since 2021); none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Andrea Nelson
Executive Director
Secretary & Treasurer Non-V → Executive Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
$50K (2021) → $0 (2025)
Josh Lagein
President
Director → President, 2022
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Erik Gilbertson
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Tim Eggert
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Erin Klingenberg
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Tyler Marthaler
Director
Finance Committee → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Tyler Van Bruggen
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Loni Trapp
Vice President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Bryan Wolla (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: David Beierle (2020–2023) — Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Hilde van Gijssel (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Mary Lee Nielson (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Chelsea Traverse (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Ken Reid (2021–2022) — Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Casey Stowman (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: James Jensen (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Sharon Buhr (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Alicia Hoffarth (2020) — Secretary & Treasurer Non-V
- Former: Derek Jungels (2020) — Director
- Former: Diane Hochhalter (2020) — Director
- Former: George Gaukler (2020) — Past President
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 2023 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $65K, to Andrea Nelson (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Sheyenne Valley Community Foundation
How much does Sheyenne Valley Community Foundation give each year?
Sheyenne Valley Community Foundation reported $71K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $82K in grants paid.
How large is Sheyenne Valley Community Foundation?
Sheyenne Valley Community Foundation reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $162K.
Where does Sheyenne Valley Community Foundation operate?
Sheyenne Valley Community Foundation has awarded grants in North Dakota.
What is Sheyenne Valley Community Foundation's EIN?
Sheyenne Valley Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-4371645. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 2, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 24, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 17, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 12, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 25, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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