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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-3870629

Arthur & Edith Pearson Foundation

A private foundation in Westhope, ND. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 23 grants and $417,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Margo Helgerson
225 5th Avenue
West Hope, ND 58793
(701) 263-7717
Form and materials
A completed grant application form is to be submitted to the board of directors for their review and approval. Included with the application form is to be documentation of the applicants 501(c)(3) status, financial information, listing of board of directors, statement of the organization's purpose, and description of the purpose, need and the amount of the request.
Deadlines
None.
Restrictions
Limited to 501(c)(3) public charity and governmental entities (use is limited to public purposes) located in state of north dakota or provides services to citizens of north dakota.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $417,500

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $8,584,505

  • Tax year 2024

    $420,823

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $8,599,940

  • Tax year 2023

    $430,557

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $8,401,334

  • Tax year 2022

    $401,284

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $8,659,707

  • Tax year 2021

    $391,900

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $8,917,699

  • Tax year 2020

    $400,553

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $7,850,843

  • Tax year 2019

    $139,700

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $8,067,082

  • Tax year 2018

    $60,375

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $7,876,108

Grants paid in 2025

23 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. North Dakota State UniversityFargo, ND

    Scholarships.

    $52,000
  2. Bottineau Area Community FoundationBottineau, ND

    Grant for annie's house

    $50,000
  3. Theodore Roosevelt Medora FoundationBismarck, ND

    Operating grant, family fun center, sponsor kids day

    $35,000
  4. Newburg United School DistrictNewburg, ND

    Operating grant.

    $30,000
  5. Westhope Economic Development CorpWesthope, ND

    Operating grant.

    $30,000
  6. Westhope Public SchoolWesthope, ND

    Vo-ag grant.

    $29,000
  7. Western North Dakota Honor FlightBismarck, ND

    Operating grant.

    $25,000
  8. International Music CampMinot, ND

    Operating grant.

    $23,000
  9. North Dakota Community FoundationBismarck, ND

    Operating grant.

    $20,000
  10. University of MaryBismarck, ND

    Operating grant.

    $20,000
  11. Capital City Young Guns IncMandan, ND

    Operating grant.

    $15,000
  12. Mohall Public SchoolMohall, ND

    Operating grant.

    $15,000
  13. BSC Foundation and Alumni AssociationBismarck, ND

    Operating grant.

    $12,500
  14. Antler OutlawsAntler, ND

    Operating grant.

    $10,000
  15. Sleepy HollowBismarck, ND

    Operating grant.

    $10,000
  16. Young LifeColorado SPGS, CO

    Operating grant.

    $10,000
  17. Bottineau Country Fair - Junior Livestock ShowWesthope, ND

    Junior livestock show

    $5,000
  18. Metigoshe Luthern Bible Camp IncBottineau, ND

    Operating grant.

    $5,000
  19. Newburg CommunityNewburg, ND

    Operating grant.

    $5,000
  20. Trinity Lutheran ChurchBismarck, ND

    Operating grant.

    $5,000
  21. Ward County Soil Conservation DistrictMinot, ND

    Eco education day

    $5,000
  22. Delta Waterfoul FoundationBismarck, ND

    Operating grant.

    $3,500
  23. Minds Matter ColoradoDenver, CO

    Operating grant.

    $2,500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $23,00023% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $20,00020% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $20,00020% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation1 grant $15,00015% of the total
  5. Youth development2 grants $12,50012% of the total
  6. Community development1 grant $10,00010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Dakota22 grants $415,000
  2. Colorado1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Don ClementPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $3,000
  • Lori BerentsonVICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $15,000
  • Jackie BoettcherTREASURER Hours 1Pay $3,000
  • Kelly ClementDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $3,000

The return

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