How much does Dakota Medical Foundation give?

Dakota Medical Foundation reported 60 itemized grants totaling $2,312,844, out of $3,289,109 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 33 and 68 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.

What does Dakota Medical Foundation fund?

By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (62%), Education (7%), Human Services (6%).

Who are Dakota Medical Foundation's largest grantees?

By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: North Dakota Dental Foundation ($2.2M), Lend A Hand Up Inc ($2.0M), Nd Industrial Commission ($803k).

Does Dakota Medical Foundation fund new organizations?

In FY2024, 27% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.

Where is Dakota Medical Foundation based?

Dakota Medical Foundation is based in ND.

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North Dakota · Public charity

Dakota Medical Foundation

With the aim to positively impact health in our region, Dakota Medical Foundation hosts a family of programs and education initiatives. We lead initiatives to create a region of the healthiest people, build the fundraising success of charities, and invest in new ideas that create widespread health improvement.We further invest our…

$3.3M
Granted FY2025(still arriving): 60
Itemized grants FY2025: 59
Organizations funded FY2024: 27%
First-time grantees FY2024

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Itemized, FY2025: $2.3M; The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025: $10,035
Largest grant, FY2025: $475,657
Organizations funded a year: 33 to 68; FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025: 4
Total assets, FY2025: $66M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 27% of the organizations Dakota Medical Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 24% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 76% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $508k went to new ones.

RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

HealthHuman ServicesEducationReligionHousing & ShelterYouth DevelopmentOther

How this is measured

First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

The numbers by year

Fiscal year	Organizations funded	To those organizations	First-time grantees
FY2025still arriving	59	$2.3M	17%
FY2024	59	$2.1M	27%
FY2023	48	$1.5M	23%
FY2022	33	$1.2M	18%
FY2021	48	$1.6M	23%
FY2020	61	$1.9M	23%
FY2019	54	$1.2M	15%
FY2018	68	$1.2M	29%

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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$7.8MEducation$885kHuman Services$786kHousing & Shelter$667kPhilanthropy$626kCommunity Improvement$531kRecreation & Sports$409kFood & Nutrition$315kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
North Dakota Dental Foundation	$2,239,273	9	85%
Lend A Hand Up Inc	$2,029,574	6	54%
Nd Industrial Commission	$803,020	8	n/a
Cullen Children's Foundation	$671,286	8	37%
YWCA Cass Clay	$398,359	9	1%
Optometric Foundation of North Dakota Inc	$398,023	6	86%
Peace Academy Inc	$365,892	2	14%
UND Alumni Association and Foundation	$349,375	9	0%
Brady Oberg Legacy Foundation	$325,979	4	6%
Fargo Union Mission	$277,339	9	1%

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All grantees of Dakota Medical Foundation by total granted
Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
North Dakota Dental Foundation	$2,239,273	9	85%
Lend A Hand Up Inc	$2,029,574	6	54%
Nd Industrial Commission	$803,020	8	n/a
Cullen Children's Foundation	$671,286	8	37%
YWCA Cass Clay	$398,359	9	1%
Optometric Foundation of North Dakota Inc	$398,023	6	86%
Peace Academy Inc	$365,892	2	14%
UND Alumni Association and Foundation	$349,375	9	0%
Brady Oberg Legacy Foundation	$325,979	4	6%
Fargo Union Mission	$277,339	9	1%
Saint Gianna and Pietro Molla Maternity Home Inc	$200,475	9	4%
Lutheran Social Services of Nd	$184,392	9	76%
Womens Care Center	$177,530	9	2%
South East Education Cooperative	$171,975	7	n/a
Anne Carlsen Center	$170,289	7	0%
Riverview Healthcare Foundation	$168,598	5	8%
Churches United	$159,436	8	1%
Fraser Ltd	$152,250	9	0%
St Gerard's Community of Care	$146,195	7	1%
Soul Solutions Recovery Center Inc	$141,953	4	2%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Red River Valley Inc	$134,233	9	2%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc	$127,635	2	0%
TNT Kid's Fitness	$125,883	7	1%
North Dakota State University Foundation	$113,250	7	0%
Peace Officer Jail Chaplains Association	$106,312	8	7%
Essentia Health Foundation	$104,948	8	0%
Trinity Lutheran Church	$101,750	4	n/a
St Paul's Newman Church of Fargo	$101,000	3	n/a
Blue Angels Foundation Inc	$100,000	1	4%
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research	$100,000	1	0%
Washburn Public School District #4	$100,000	1	n/a
YMCA of the Northern Sky	$97,400	7	0%
Oak Grove Lutheran High School	$89,477	8	n/a
Hero Healthcare Equipment Recycling Organization	$79,917	7	4%
Central Cass Public Schools	$78,500	3	n/a
Rape and Abuse Crisis Center of Fargo-Moorhead	$73,391	8	1%
Southeastern North Dakota Community Action Agency	$71,981	6	0%
Hospice of the Red River Valley	$69,708	3	0%
Jpii Catholic Schools	$63,506	6	n/a
Emergency Food Pantry Inc	$59,952	7	6%
Calvary Lutheran Church	$59,307	6	n/a
Salvation Army	$58,350	5	n/a
Legacy Children's Foundation	$57,785	6	3%
Hope Inc	$56,750	5	5%
The Great North Pole	$53,750	5	1%
Sanford Health Foundation North	$53,500	4	0%
Community of Care	$52,120	6	4%
BIO Girls Inc	$50,548	5	1%
Sanford	$50,465	1	n/a
American Lung Association	$50,000	1	0%
Park Christian School Inc	$50,000	5	n/a
Family Healthcare Center	$49,400	2	0%
Valley Christian Counseling & Wellness	$48,320	4	1%
F5 Project	$47,950	6	4%
Casselton Parks and Recreation	$45,500	3	n/a
North Dakota Safety Council	$45,200	4	0%
Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch	$42,728	4	0%
Firstlink	$41,245	5	1%
West Fargo Educational Foundation	$40,306	2	n/a
Hope Blooms	$36,190	3	7%
Emerging Prairie	$35,500	2	2%
Village Family Service Center	$35,303	3	0%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of North Dakota	$34,525	2	1%
Amistad Worldwide	$34,000	3	4%
Peoples Rising Academy	$32,853	2	n/a
Up Aquatics Inc	$32,000	4	n/a
St Mary's Regional Health Center	$31,900	3	0%
North Dakota Autism Center Inc	$30,850	4	0%
Haley's Hope Inc	$30,606	4	1%
The Perry Center Inc	$30,495	2	1%
Dear Nicu Mama	$30,235	2	14%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society	$27,250	3	0%
American Cancer Society Inc	$25,930	1	0%
American Red Cross Dakotas Region	$25,260	4	n/a
Franciscan Sisters of Dillingen	$25,000	1	n/a
Furniture Mission of the Red River Valley	$25,000	1	6%
Catholic Charities North Dakota	$24,950	3	0%
Fargo-Moorhead Dorothy Day House of Hospitality Inc	$24,750	3	0%
Down Home	$24,317	3	1%
Innovis Health LLC	$24,209	1	0%
Farm in the Dell of the Red River Valley Inc	$22,960	2	3%
Pink Plaid	$22,110	1	21%
Red River Childrens Advocacy Center	$22,050	2	1%
Ccri Inc	$21,406	4	0%
Moorhead Youth Hockey Association	$20,605	2	0%
Community Violence Intervention Center	$20,400	3	0%
Ndscs Foundation	$20,370	2	0%
City of Fargo	$20,260	2	n/a
Martins Lutheran Church	$20,000	3	n/a
Patient Access Network Foundation	$19,250	2	0%
Villa Nazareth Inc	$19,000	2	0%
Patriot Assistance Dogs	$19,000	1	n/a
4 Luv of Dog Rescue	$18,719	2	2%
Gigis Playhouse Inc	$18,303	2	n/a
Freedom Resource Center for Independent Living Inc	$18,200	3	0%
FM Raise Your Spirits Inc	$18,060	3	n/a
North Dakota State University	$17,550	3	n/a
Pulse Outreach	$17,439	2	0%
Altru Health Foundation	$17,000	1	1%
Capstone Classical Academy	$16,000	2	0%
Landon's Light Foundation	$15,950	2	2%
North Dakota Academy of Family Physicians Foundation	$15,500	2	n/a
Health Resources Lifecare Center	$15,250	2	1%
Boys and Girls Club of Detroit Lakes	$15,000	1	1%
Detroit Mountain Recreation Area Inc	$15,000	1	1%
Forward Foundation	$15,000	1	5%
North Country Food Bank Inc	$14,703	1	0%
Jamestown Regional Medical Center Foundation Inc	$14,250	2	1%
University of Mary	$13,170	1	0%
Memory Cafe of the Red River Valley	$12,755	2	2%
Red River Valley Dental Access Project	$12,300	1	21%
Jeremiah Program	$12,050	1	0%
Kamp Kace	$11,550	2	3%
United Way of Cass-Clay	$11,515	1	n/a
Goetz Mental Wellness Initiative	$11,000	2	4%
Grand Forks Foundation for Education Inc	$10,533	1	1%
We Are Everywhere Inc	$10,500	1	9%
City of West Fargo	$10,000	1	n/a
United States Catholic Conference	$10,000	1	n/a
Young Life	$10,000	1	0%
City of Moorhead	$10,000	1	n/a
Nexus-Path Family Healing	$10,000	1	0%
Holbrook Farms Retreat Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Horace Hawks Booster Club	$10,000	1	7%
North Dakota Scottish Rite Childhood Lang Ctr	$9,600	1	9%
Great Plains Food Bank	$9,250	1	0%
Great Rides Inc	$8,000	1	n/a
Fargo Marathon Inc	$7,600	1	1%
Central Cass Treehouse	$7,500	1	n/a
Midwest Parkinson's Initiative	$7,500	1	n/a
House of Everyday Learning	$7,500	1	n/a
Concordia College Corporation	$7,500	1	n/a
The Jeff Yalden Foundation Inc	$7,500	1	n/a
Matthews Voice Project	$7,215	1	5%
Nokomis Child Care Center	$7,000	1	n/a
Share House Inc	$6,500	1	0%
YMCA of The Northern Sky	$6,385	1	n/a
Special Olympics North Dakota Inc	$6,000	1	1%
Clay County Public Health	$6,000	1	n/a
St Anthony of Padua Catholic Church	$6,000	1	n/a
Red River Human Services Foundation	$6,000	1	0%
Bethany Homes Inc	$5,800	1	2%
Youth for Christ USA Inc	$5,800	1	n/a
Nd Major Elks Project	$5,750	1	1%
Charism	$5,556	1	1%
Unity Medical Center Foundation	$5,540	1	1%
Homeward Animal Shelter Inc	$5,530	1	0%
Bridging the Gap	$5,510	1	9%
Nelson County Health Services Foundation	$5,500	1	1%
Grand Forks Parks and Recreation Foundation	$5,500	1	1%
Child Evangelism Fellowship of North Dakota Inc	$5,500	1	1%
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention	$5,300	1	0%
Eventide	$5,200	1	0%
Fargo-Moorhead Science Museum	$5,175	1	0%
National Ambucs Inc	$5,095	1	n/a

Dakota Medical Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 5 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 113 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

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How this is measured

Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 113.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation CorporationND137.1× affinity68 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation Corporation · The Barry Foundation · Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring Foundation · Midcontinent Foundation · Dakota Medical Charities · Sanford Group Return · Impact Foundation · Alex Stern Family Foundation · Offutt Family Foundation · North Dakota Community Foundation · United Way of Cass-Clay · Otto Bremer Trust

How this is measured

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Dakota Medical Foundation

How much does Dakota Medical Foundation give?: Dakota Medical Foundation reported 60 itemized grants totaling $2,312,844, out of $3,289,109 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 33 and 68 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Dakota Medical Foundation fund?: By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (62%), Education (7%), Human Services (6%).
Who are Dakota Medical Foundation's largest grantees?: By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: North Dakota Dental Foundation ($2.2M), Lend A Hand Up Inc ($2.0M), Nd Industrial Commission ($803k).
Does Dakota Medical Foundation fund new organizations?: In FY2024, 27% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Dakota Medical Foundation?: Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation Corporation, The Barry Foundation, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring Foundation.
Where is Dakota Medical Foundation based?: Dakota Medical Foundation is based in ND.