The Leonard Rydell Foundation

GRAND FORKS, ND EIN: 45-0459133

The Leonard Rydell Foundation is a nonprofit organization, based in GRAND FORKS, ND. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 40 grants totaling $96K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$96K

+60.0% YoY

Grant Count

40

+42.9% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2K

+12.0% YoY

About The Leonard Rydell Foundation

Based on IRS filings

The Leonard Rydell Foundation is a nonprofit organization, based in GRAND FORKS, ND. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 40 grants totaling $96K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

23states
+15 more states

Cities

ABERDEENALEXANDRIAAMESAPPLETONAVONDALEBATON ROUGEBEMIDJIBERKELEYBILLINGSBISMARCKBOISEBOULDERBROOKINGSBROOKLYN PARKCARBONDALECEDAR FALLSCHEYENNECLEVELANDCOLUMBIACONWAY

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.1201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$24K$48K$72K$96K18 grants201928 grants202032 grants202129 grants202228 grants202340 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY$6KNORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVE…$6KUNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA$6KUNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA -…$4KUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN …$4KAUGUSTANA UNIVERSITY$2KBEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY$2KBETHANY LUTHERAN COLLEGE$2KBETHEL UNIVERSITY$2KBOISE STATE UNIVERSITY$2K

Grant Size Distribution

157 grants across all recorded years

157<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
WES RYDELLPRESIDENT & DIRECTOR
DENNIS LUNDEVICE-PRES. & DIRECTOR
IVAN GANDRUDTREASURER & DIRECTOR
RANDY NEHRINGSECRETARY & DIRECTOR
JIM RYDELLDIRECTOR
CONNIE MONDRYDIRECTOR

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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