Stark Development Corporation
Promotes the start-up and growth of various business ventures within southwest North Dakota.
Stark Development Corporation at a glance
In short: Stark Development Corporation gave $338K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $38K), mostly in North Dakota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $338,000
- +64.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 9
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $37,556
- +9.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $50,000
- Total assets
- $15,603,362
- +8.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- North Dakota (81% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Stark Development Corporation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 9 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was All in Events & Catering ($50K). Together the top 9 received $338K.
Grant Size Distribution
50 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 35 grants of 50 (70%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.
Cities
How Stark Development Corporation gives
- Giving fell 40% from 2022 to 2025. 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $206K (2024) to $560K (2022). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $338K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All in Events & Catering Dickinson, ND | Facade Improvement | $50,000 |
| Gad Properties LLC Dickinson, ND | Facade Improvement | $50,000 |
| JT Holdings Dickinson, ND | Facade Improvement | $50,000 |
| Millco Investments CO Skokie, IL | Facade Improvement | $50,000 |
| Prairie Hills Mall Dickinson, ND | Facade Improvement | $50,000 |
| Little Light Childcare LLC Richardton, ND | Childcare Program | $30,000 |
| Theodore Roosevelt Expressway Williston, ND | Economic Growth | $25,000 |
| Small World Daycare Dickinson, ND | Childcare Matching | $18,000 |
| ITL Academy Minneapolis, MN | Innovation Tuition | $15,000 |
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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 | $15,603,362 | $3,439,352 | $2,756,035 | $338,000 | 9 | $237,352 |
| 2024 | $14,443,235 | $1,814,615 | $722,349 | $205,803 | 6 | $256,597 |
| 2023 | $12,516,519 | $1,557,449 | $840,970 | $329,559 | 10 | $194,340 |
| 2022 | $10,969,366 | $1,413,847 | $1,010,482 | $559,744 | 14 | $32,412 |
| 2021 | $9,498,776 | $1,783,751 | $1,653,186 | $343,733 | 11 | $37,135 |
| 2020 | $9,127,664 | $2,226,769 | $1,830,766 | $251,351 | 10 | $52,758 |
| 2019 | $8,050,878 | $1,877,658 | $1,508,654 | $333,515 | 10 | $77,485 |
About Stark Development Corporation
Based on IRS filings
Stark Development Corporation is a public charity, based in Dickinson, ND. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $15.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $338K. Net investment income was $237K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Stark Development Corporation is led by Peggy Ehresman, President on every filing since 2023; none of the 18 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Peggy Ehresman
President
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Ambrose Hoff
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Bryan Personne
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Floyd Hurt
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Jason Hopfauf
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Neal Messer
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Aaron Grinsteinner
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Jon Leadbetter
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Jordan Selinger
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Tom Fath
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Carole Enderle
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Kyler Swan
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Rachel Logan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Russ Murphy
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Scott Molander
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Chris Johnson
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Lisa Roers
Secretary
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Mary Urlacher
Vice President
Treasurer → Vice President, 2021
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: David Greef (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Scott Decker (2024) — Director
- Former: Ty Orton (2024) — Director
- Former: Jason Fridrich (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: John Odermann (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Casey King (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Steve Easton (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Peggy Thomas O'Brien (2019–2022) — President
- Former: Bruce Baer (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Ron Lisko (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Dean Franchuk (2019) — Director
- Former: Joe Frenzel (2019) — Director
- Former: Katie Culver-Marsh (2019) — Director
- Former: Nate Bouray (2019) — 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.
Frequently asked questions about Stark Development Corporation
How much does Stark Development Corporation give each year?
Stark Development Corporation gave $338K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $206K across 6 grants.
What is Stark Development Corporation's typical grant size?
Stark Development Corporation's median grant in 2025 was $50,000, and its average grant was $37,556, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Stark Development Corporation give grants?
Stark Development Corporation gives mostly in North Dakota: 81% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Illinois (15%). The most frequent recipient cities were Dickinson, ND (5 grants).
Does Stark Development Corporation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on Stark Development Corporation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Facade Improvement" (5 grants).
Who are Stark Development Corporation's largest grantees?
Stark Development Corporation's largest 2025 grantees include All in Events & Catering ($50,000), Gad Properties LLC ($50,000) and JT Holdings ($50,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 44% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Stark Development Corporation?
Stark Development Corporation reported $15.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.4M.
What is Stark Development Corporation's EIN?
Stark Development Corporation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-0405386. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 25, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 29, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 24, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 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 May 14, 2024)
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