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Preselected only
The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2024
$1,288,160
- Grants listed
- 11
- Assets, end of year
- $26,848,074
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Tax year 2023
$1,270,170
- Grants listed
- 6
- Assets, end of year
- $26,515,888
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Tax year 2022
$1,010,053
- Grants listed
- 7
- Assets, end of year
- $26,945,165
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Tax year 2021
$560,000
- Grants listed
- 4
- Assets, end of year
- $27,112,351
-
Tax year 2020
$560,000
- Grants listed
- 4
- Assets, end of year
- $26,436,716
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Tax year 2019
$560,000
- Grants listed
- 4
- Assets, end of year
- $21,920,078
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Tax year 2018
$560,000
- Grants listed
- 4
- Assets, end of year
- $402,035
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
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Nesson Public School District #2Ray, ND
Band instruments, music risers & library books
$550,000 -
Divide County School DistrictCrosby, ND
Grant application - Storage cabinets & shelving at elementary school / blinds for high school
$145,585 -
Ward County Public LibraryMinot, ND
Grant application - shelving for facility
$131,480 -
Williston School District #7Williston, ND
Grant application - engagement lab for Missouri Ridge Elementary / Busy-Pods for Lewis & Clark Elementary / computers and calculators for CTE Center
$120,395 -
Powers Lake School District #27Powers Lake, ND
Grant application - equipment, supplies and materials for business education and agricultural education CTE programs
$111,200 -
North Dakota Library AssociationWilliston, ND
Grant application - authors and key note speakers to tri-state association meeting
$100,000 -
Williston Community Library FoundationWilliston, ND
General Operations / Grant application - books carts, shelving & display racks
$41,000 -
Patrons of the Minot Public LibraryMinot, ND
General Operations
$30,000 -
Apache Junction Public LibraryApache Junction, AZ
Purchase of electronic materials, book mobile, story walk, and supplies for public printers
$20,000 -
Divide County Public LibraryCrosby, ND
Grant application - Copier, paper, maintenance agreement, air purifier, floor mats, computer updates, tables & chairs, and signage
$20,000 -
Eight Mile School District #6Trenton, ND
Grant application - equipment for engineering program and consumer studies reality fair
$18,500
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Education1 grant $41,000100% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- North Dakota10 grants $1,268,160
- Arizona1 grant $20,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- First State Bank TrustTrustee Hours 2.5Pay $41,250
The return
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