MDU Resources Foundation Grant

MDU Resources Foundation Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: MDU Resources Foundation
Last Updated: August 23, 2025

Summary

The MDU Resources Foundation seeks to enhance community well-being through grants to qualified organizations. Established in 1983, the foundation primarily funds health, education, civic, cultural, and environmental projects. It prioritizes local initiatives and encourages applications for new programming that addresses unmet needs. Organizations must be IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) entities to be eligible. The foundation does not support requests from individuals or for endowment funds, focusing instead on charitable contributions that directly benefit the community.

Overview

MDU Resources is committed to supporting the communities where we operate. We believe our success is directly related to a healthy social and economic environment. Through the MDU Resources Foundation, we share our success and help our neighbors make our communities better places to live and work. The MDU Resources Foundation was incorporated in 1983. We’re proud of its record of supporting qualified organizations. We hope the foundation’s efforts will continue to have a positive impact in our communities. The MDU Resources Foundation will consider requests in the following categories: Health and human services. Education. Civic and community activities. Culture and arts. Environment. Organizations and hospitals are encouraged to submit requests that support new programming needs that are unmet by regular operating expenses.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The MDU Resources Foundation will contribute only to institutions, organizations and programs recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as qualified recipients of foundation contributions. Generally, contributions are restricted to organizations qualified as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Ineligibility

Generally, no consideration will be given to private individuals, athletic, labor, fraternal, political or lobbying or to regional or national organizations without local affiliation. Requests seeking endowment funds will receive low priority and, as a rule, the foundation will not consider concurrent contributions to a single grant recipient. While the foundation has on various occasions made contributions to support staffing and ongoing operating expenses and purchasing hospital equipment, such requests will receive low priority. Economic development requests are not a focal point of the foundation. Requests for loans, venture capital, participation in loan pools, etc. will not be considered by the foundation and should be directed to the appropriate MDU Resources operating company.