Tisdale Foundation 20012501

Private foundation · Grantmaker Grand Forks, ND EIN: 45-0366901

Tisdale Foundation 20012501 is a private foundation, based in Grand Forks, ND. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.7M in total assets. In 2025, it made $2K in qualifying distributions.

Tisdale Foundation 20012501 at a glance

Total assets
$1,717,868
-0.5% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$173,650
+7.3% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$1,812
-98.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$181,387
+36.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Tisdale Foundation 20012501 funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Grand Forks

How Tisdale Foundation 20012501 gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 4% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $85K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Tisdale Foundation Grand Forks, NDContribution$85,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,717,868$173,650$181,387——$1,812—$45,448
2024$1,725,998$161,884$132,941——$128,284$29,461$47,078
2023$1,697,056$196,711$265,644$85,0001$89,338$29,119$46,684
2022$1,765,989$126,843$93,240——$4,025$122,818$45,836
2021$1,732,283$157,642$167,168———$18$41,670

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Tisdale Foundation 20012501 reported a distributable amount of $45K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Tisdale Foundation 20012501 is led by Alerus Financial, Trustee on every filing since 2021 — the only officer listed, and compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Alerus Financial

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $3K (2021) → $5K (2025)

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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

Alerus Financial — Trustee: $5KAlerus FinancialTrustee$5K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $5K, to Alerus Financial (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Tisdale Foundation 20012501

How large is Tisdale Foundation 20012501?

Tisdale Foundation 20012501 reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $45K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does Tisdale Foundation 20012501 operate?

Tisdale Foundation 20012501 has awarded grants in North Dakota.

What is Tisdale Foundation 20012501's EIN?

Tisdale Foundation 20012501's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-0366901. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 30, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 14, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 9, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 15, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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