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Fargo-Moorhead Convention & Visitors Bureau Inc at a glance

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Fargo-Moorhead Convention & Visitors Bureau Inc

The Fargo-Moorhead-West Fargo CVB works to position our distinctive community as a desirable destination and gateway to the region and nation, resulting in a superior Quality of Life for its residents.

$1.2M
Granted FY2024still arriving
3
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$500k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Recreation & Sports$2.0MArts & Culture$1.1MPublic Safety & Disaster$295kHealth$144kAnimals$113kHuman Services$99kEnvironment$85kCommunity Improvement$32kOther$0
02FY2024 · 3 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 3 grants below total $1,100,000, the rows itemized in this filing. The $1,193,942 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $93,942 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.
$300,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$5.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FM Community Theatre$500,000
FM Science Museum$300,000
Concordia College$300,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY18–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%Concordia College: $300k → 11%Red River Regional Marksmanship Center: $100k → 12%FM Community Theatre: $500k → 11%CITY OF WEST FARGO: $85k → 12%MOORHEAD YOUTH HOCKEY ASSOCIATION: $500k → 11%BONANZAVILLE (CCHS): $50k → 12%MOORHEAD YOUTH HOCKEY ASSOCIATION: $100k → 11%ELEMENT: $21k → 12%HJEMKOMST (HCSCC): $50k → 11%CITY OF WEST FARGO: $12k → 12%HISTORICAL & CULTURAL SOCIETY OF CLAY COUNTY: $25k → 11%DOUBLETREE: $8k → 12%COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT: $15k → 11%HOMEWOOD SUITES: $8k → 12%TRI-CITY SOCCER: $10k → 11%MICROTEL (OPENED MID AUGUST): $6k → 12%FARGO AIR MUSEUM: $50k → 12%FARGO THEATRE: $50k → 12%PLAINS ART MUSEUM: $50k → 12%FARGO AIR MUSEUM: $36k → 12%RADISSON: $23k → 12%FARGODOME: $20k → 12%HOMEWOOD SUITES: $12k → 12%CANDLEWOOD SUITES: $8k → 12%FARGO YOUTH BASEBALL: $54k → 12%HOLIDAY INN: $36k → 12%DELTA BY MARRIOTT: $18k → 12%HILTON GARDEN INN & SUITES: $18k → 12%HOME 2 SUITES: $15k → 12%CLUBHOUSE HOTEL & SUITES (UNDER CONTRUCTION): $14k → 12%KELLY INN BW INN & SUITES: $11k → 12%STAYBRIDGE SUITES: $10k → 12%RAMADA (WAS BAYMONT & DOUBLEWOOD): $10k → 12%HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS: $10k → 12%COUNTRY INN & SUITES: $9k → 12%AMERICINN MOTEL: $8k → 12%EXPRESSWAY SUITES: $7k → 12%C'MON INN: $7k → 12%WINGATE: $7k → 12%DAYS INN FGOWEST ACRES (FORMERLY HAMPTON INN): $7k → 12%BILTMORE HOTEL & SUITES: $6k → 12%FM Science Museum: $300k → 12%RED RIVER ZOO: $63k → 12%RED RIVER ZOO: $50k → 12%HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS I-94: $14k → 12%RESIDENCE INN: $12k → 12%COURTYARD - FARGO: $10k → 12%HAMPTON INN: $6k → 12%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

55%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.1M · 8 repeat orgs$1.7M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +30% since the first grant, against +26% for those funded once.

8 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2024, 7 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
66

Total granted

$2.1M
$1.1M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+30%
+26%

Still filing today

75%
11%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 45% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $600k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureRecreation & SportsYouth DevelopmentCommunity ImprovementEnvironmentAnimalsOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • NP
    NORTHERN PRAIRIE PERFORMING ARTS
    2× · 2021–2024 · $550k · revenue +19% · 31% of their budget
  • RR
    RED RIVER ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
    2× · 2020–2021 · $113k · revenue +51%
  • FA
    FARGO AIR MUSEUM
    2× · 2018–2020 · $86k · revenue +30%

Funded once

  • FR
    FM Rotary Foundation
    one grant, 2022 · $240k · revenue -66% · 78% of their budget
  • FM
    Fargo Metro Baseball Associationgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $150k · revenue +62%
  • RR
    RED RIVER REGIONAL MARKSMANSHIP CTR
    one grant, 2023 · $100k · revenue -17%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
North Dakota Natural Resources Trust
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2
Friends of the Middle Border

Museum/educational center

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3
Fargo Post 2 Baseball Club

Fargo Post 2 Baseball Club has been established to give players an opportunity to play the game of baseball. Giving 45 plus young men a chance to play competitive baseball in Fargo, ND.

Youth Development
4
North Dakota Public Information Officer Association
Education
5
Fargo Youth Hockey Association

The Corporation's mission is to promote, develop and administer a youth hockey program.

—
6
Dakota County Historical Society

Dakota county historical society exists to preserve, interpret and promote the history of dakota county, minnesota.

Arts & Culture
7
Northwest Minnesota Arts Council

Support and enhance the development of the arts in northwestern minnesota. facilitate and encourage the creation and appreciation of the arts.

Arts & Culture
8
Midwest Museum of Natural History

Mission statement of the midwest museum: encouraging our community's appreciation of natural history using shared experiences through collections, exhibits, and education.

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9
Fargo Park District Foundation

The purpose of the Foundation is to pursue unique fundraising opportunities and increase private sector support to further the development, growth, and excellence of the Park District in providing modernized facilities and quality…

Recreation & Sports
10
Red River Valley Fair Association

To promote, foster, operate and maintain a fair, agricultural and livestock exposition, annually, at the red river valley fairgrounds, west fargo, cass county, north dakota

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11
Dakotaland Museum

The organization is dedicated to preserving, restoring and educating others about the history of the region.

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12
North Dakota League of Cities

The league was originally formed in 1912 and in 1945 was recognized as a tax exempt organization by the irs. the league continues to encourage dynamic local leadership by providing educational opportunities and myriad of services to city…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Plains Art Museum; the most unlike its peers is Fargo Air Museum. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

16 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 16 of the 77 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/16
Grantees still filing
10/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NORTHERN PRAIRIE PERFORMING ARTS: $550,000 · OtherNORTHERN PRAIRIE PERFORMING ARTSCity of Moorhead: $506,659 · OtherCity of MoorheadCONCORDIA COLLEGE CORPORATION: $300,000 · OtherCONCORDIA COLLEGE CORPORATIONCITY OF WEST FARGO: $97,396 · Other+59 more: $467,747 · Other+59 moreMOORHEAD YOUTH HOCKEY ASSOCIATION: $600,000 · Recreation & SportsMOORHEAD YOUTH HOCKEY ASS…Fargo Metro Baseball Association: $150,000 · Recreation & SportsFargo Metro Baseball Asso…RED RIVER REGIONAL MARKSMANSHIP CTR: $100,000 · Recreation & SportsRED RIVER REGIONAL MARKSM…FARGO-MOORHEAD SCIENCE MUSEUM: $300,000 · Arts & CultureFARGO-MOORHEAD SCI…FARGO AIR MUSEUM: $86,250 · Arts & CultureFARGO AIR MUSEUMHISTORICAL & CULTURAL SOCIETY OF CLAY COUNTY: $75,000 · Arts & CultureHISTORICAL & CULTU…Fargo Theatre Management Corporation: $65,000 · Arts & CultureFargo Theatre Mana…PLAINS ART MUSEUM: $50,000 · Arts & CulturePLAINS ART MUSEUMCass County North Dakota Historical Society: $50,000 · Arts & CultureCass County North …FM Rotary Foundation: $240,383 · Community ImprovementRED RIVER ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $112,500 · AnimalsFARGO AREA SPORTS: $54,000 · Youth DevelopmentNORTHERN PLAINS BOTANIC GARDEN SOCIETY: $15,000 · EnvironmentFARGO-MOORHEAD AREA FOUNDATION CORPORATION: $5,000 · Philanthropy
Other$1,921,802Recreation & Sports$850,000Arts & Culture$626,250Community Improvement$240,383Animals$112,500Youth Development$54,000Environment$15,000Philanthropy$5,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMOORHEAD YOUTH HOCKEY ASSOCIATION: $600,000 over 2y, 19% of budgetNORTHERN PRAIRIE PERFORMING ARTS: $550,000 over 2y, 31% of budgetCONCORDIA COLLEGE CORPORATION: $300,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFARGO-MOORHEAD SCIENCE MUSEUM: $300,000 over 1y, 5.6% of budgetFM Rotary Foundation: $240,383 over 1y, 78% of budgetRED RIVER ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $112,500 over 2y, 4.0% of budgetRED RIVER REGIONAL MARKSMANSHIP CTR: $100,000 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetFARGO AIR MUSEUM: $86,250 over 2y, 8.4% of budgetHISTORICAL & CULTURAL SOCIETY OF CLAY COUNTY: $75,000 over 2y, 4.5% of budgetFargo Theatre Management Corporation: $65,000 over 2y, 8.7% of budgetFARGO AREA SPORTS: $54,000 over 1y, 4.7% of budgetPLAINS ART MUSEUM: $50,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetCass County North Dakota Historical Society: $50,000 over 1y, 8.8% of budgetNORTHERN PLAINS BOTANIC GARDEN SOCIETY: $15,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetFARGO-MOORHEAD AREA FOUNDATION CORPORATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds MOORHEAD YOUTH HOCKEY ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds NORTHERN PRAIRIE PERFORMING ARTS ↗
  • Who funds CONCORDIA COLLEGE CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds FARGO-MOORHEAD SCIENCE MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds FM Rotary Foundation ↗
  • Who funds Fargo Metro Baseball Association ↗
  • Who funds RED RIVER ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds RED RIVER REGIONAL MARKSMANSHIP CTR ↗
  • Who funds FARGO AIR MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds HISTORICAL & CULTURAL SOCIETY OF CLAY COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds Fargo Theatre Management Corporation ↗
  • Who funds FARGO AREA SPORTS ↗
  • Who funds PLAINS ART MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds Cass County North Dakota Historical Society ↗
  • Who funds NORTHERN PLAINS BOTANIC GARDEN SOCIETY ↗

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 F…Blue Cross Blue Shiel…Sanford Group ReturnAlex Stern Family Fou…Dakota Medical Founda…Offutt Family Foundat…Midcontinent Foundati…The Arts Partnership …Fred M Hector Jr Char…The Barry FoundationNorth Dakota Communit…Bnsf Railway Foundati…
Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation CorporationND29.3× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation Corporation · Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring Foundation · Sanford Group Return · Alex Stern Family Foundation · Dakota Medical Foundation · Offutt Family Foundation · Midcontinent Foundation · The Arts Partnership of the Red Rive · Fred M Hector Jr Charitable Trust · The Barry Foundation · North Dakota Community Foundation · Bnsf Railway Foundation

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Fargo-Moorhead Convention & Visitors Bureau Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Fargo-Moorhead Convention & Visitors Bureau Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%6%23%51%90%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

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    Find your warmest path to Fargo-Moorhead Convention & Visitors Bureau Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 77 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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