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Impact Foundation

With a mission to build the capacity of nonprofits, businesses, and individuals to maximize their community impact, Impact Foundation's overall goal is to dramatically improve its nonprofit partners' capacity to produce superior results.

$1.6M
Granted FY2024still arriving
30
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$750k
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, FY2017 to 2024.

Religion$2.0MHuman Services$624kEducation$445kRecreation & Sports$324kFood & Nutrition$297kHealth$282kPublic Safety & Disaster$163kYouth Development$142kOther$0
02FY2024 · 30 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 30 grants below total $1,407,733, the rows itemized in this filing. The $1,596,017 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $188,284 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.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k13 grants · $94k
  • $10k–50k13 grants · $254k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $310k
  • $250k+1 grant · $750k
$11,500
Median grant
4
States reached
$9.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Prairie Heights Church$750,000
Bethel University$140,000
Living Word Lutheran Church$100,000
ND Department of Veterans Affairs$70,000
FM Area Foundation$46,000
Great Plains Food Bank$32,146
YWCA Cass Clay$27,300
NDSU Foundation and Alumni Assn$21,387
The Great North Pole$21,000
Casselton Park District$17,100
Feed My Starving Children Coon Rapids$15,000
Milwaukee Rescue Mission$15,000
Fargo Memorial Honor Guard$15,000
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church UAC$12,500
Fix It Forward Ministry Inc$11,500
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:

Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $309k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 92% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%REACH: $10k → 11%MadisonHome: $7k → 16%Alpha Opportunities Inc: $5k → 11%Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch-Minot: $10k → 10%The Great North Pole: $146k → 12%Community Violence Intervention Center: $7k → 13%Global Friends Coalition: $6k → 13%The Great North Pole: $21k → 12%Handi-Wheels Transportation: $10k → 12%Youthworks: $15k → 12%FirstLink: $15k → 12%YMCA of Cass and Clay Counties: $10k → 12%Hospice of the Red River Valley: $8k → 12%Fraser Ltd: $8k → 12%Hospice of the Red River Valley: $6k → 12%Hospice of the Red River Valley: $6k → 12%Fix It Forward Ministry Inc: $12k → 12%Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch - Fgo: $8k → 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.

82%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.8M · 30 repeat orgs$824k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +46% since the first grant, against +28% for those funded once.

30 repeat relationships: 16 still active in FY2024, 14 since wound down; 12 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

30
47

Total granted

$3.8M
$566k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+46%
+28%

Still filing today

73%
74%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $258k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthReligionYouth DevelopmentFood & NutritionArts & CultureOther
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

  • TG
    The Great North Pole
    2× · 2017–2024 · $167k · revenue +88%
  • ND
    North Dakota State University Foundation
    3× · 2020–2024 · $131k · revenue +245%
  • CC
    CAPSTONE CLASSICAL ACADEMY
    2× · 2022–2023 · $108k · revenue +139%

Funded once

  • BC
    BETHEL CHURCH
    one grant, 2023 · $50k
  • TS
    THE SALVATION ARMY
    one grant, 2020 · $27k
  • FM
    FURNITURE MISSION OF THE RED RIVER VALLEYgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $22k · revenue +183%
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
Feeding South Dakota

To eliminate hunger in south dakota.

Food & Nutrition
2
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St Cloud

At Catholic Charities, we focus our efforts around three core pillars: Food Access, Mental Health and Housing. Guided by our mission - to serve and enhance human dignity for all people - we provide essential services and foster a sense of…

Human Services
3
Prairie Public Broadcasting Inc

Prairie Public Broadcasting provides quality radio, television, and public media services that educate, involve, and inspire the people of the prairie region.

Arts & Culture
4
Southeastern North Dakota Community Action Agency

Southeastern north dakota community action agency (sendcaa) was formed in 1965 to provide a range of services and activities in a six county area designed to alleviate poverty and give low-income people the opportunity to improve their…

Human Services
5
United Way of North Central Iowa

Seeking to build a stronger, more caring community by forming partnerships with businesses, community experts, education & health & human service agencies to achieve targeted outcomes & sustained changes in community conditions which will…

Philanthropy
6
Regional West Health Services

Health care services for the people of western nebraska and eastern wyoming.

Health
7
Family Promise of Greater Des Moines

To provide shelter and services to families experiencing homelessness

—
8
United Way of Ne Minnesota

United way of northeastern minnesota invests in nonprofits, programs, and collaborations that equip and empower, creating opportunities for people to thrive in our communities.

—
9
Family Promise in Anoka County

Family Promise in Anoka County (FPAC) empowers families experiencing housing insecurity to build a foundation of lasting independence.

Human Services
10
Face It Together - Bismarck-Mandan

To get people with addiction and their loved ones well.

Human Services
11
Lake Region Corporation

Providing support for people in achieving success in their life and their community.

—
12
North Dakota News Cooperative
Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation Corporation; the most unlike its peers is Water Works Sea Inc. 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

76 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. 76 of the 91 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
24
Early backer (in before they grew)
74/76
Grantees still filing
52/76
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FARGO PRAIRIE HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE: $1,500,000 · OtherFARGO PRAIRIE HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENECasselton Parks and Recreation: $397,367 · OtherCasselton Parks and RecreationLIVING WORD LUTHERAN CHURCH: $320,000 · OtherLIVING WORD LUTHERAN CHURCHND Department of Veterans Affairs: $305,350 · OtherND Department of Veterans AffairsLUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF ND: $156,783 · Other+51 more: $900,212 · Other+51 moreBETHEL UNIVERSITY: $140,000 · EducationNorth Dakota State University Foundation: $131,387 · EducationCAPSTONE CLASSICAL ACADEMY: $107,910 · EducationThe Great North Pole: $167,242 · Human ServicesFURNITURE MISSION OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY: $22,165 · Human ServicesHospice of the Red River Valley: $19,300 · Human ServicesDAKOTA BOYS AND GIRLS RANCH FOUNDATION: $18,000 · Human ServicesFIRSTLINK: $15,000 · Human ServicesMOUNTAIN PLAINS YOUTH WORKS: $15,000 · Human Services+11 more: $95,100 · Human ServicesDakota Medical Foundation: $68,000 · HealthWEST RIVER HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION: $33,100 · HealthTowner County Medical Center Inc: $18,350 · HealthSoul Solutions Recovery Center Inc: $10,000 · HealthJamestown Regional Medical Center Foundation Inc: $9,500 · HealthRIVERVIEW HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION: $8,000 · HealthFARGO-MOORHEAD AREA FOUNDATION CORPORATION: $96,000 · PhilanthropyFARGO MEMORIAL HONOR GUARD: $15,000 · PhilanthropyMISSOURI SLOPE AREAWIDE UNITED WAY: $8,000 · PhilanthropyYWCA CASS CLAY: $103,980 · Housing & ShelterWELCOME HOUSE INC: $7,000 · Housing & ShelterGreat Plains Food Bank: $80,246 · Food & NutritionWATER WORKS SEA INC: $10,754 · Food & NutritionTHE WELCOME TABLE INC: $7,000 · Food & NutritionFARM RESCUE: $5,400 · Food & Nutrition
Other$3,579,712Education$379,297Human Services$351,807Health$146,950Philanthropy$119,000Housing & Shelter$110,980Food & Nutrition$103,400

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Great North Pole: $167,242 over 2y, 21% of budgetLUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF ND: $156,783 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetBETHEL UNIVERSITY: $140,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNorth Dakota State University Foundation: $131,387 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetCAPSTONE CLASSICAL ACADEMY: $107,910 over 2y, 4.0% of budgetYWCA CASS CLAY: $103,980 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetFARGO-MOORHEAD AREA FOUNDATION CORPORATION: $96,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetGreat Plains Food Bank: $80,246 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetDakota Medical Foundation: $68,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetLOCUS IMPACT INVESTING: $50,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF NORTH DAKOTA: $46,510 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetARTHUR W JONES POST 7564: $44,737 over 2y, 5.1% of budgetWEST RIVER HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION: $33,100 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetTHE ARTS PARTNERSHIP OF THE RED RIVE: $30,770 over 2y, 3.6% of budgetCHURCHES UNITED: $30,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetFargo Union Mission: $28,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetF5 PROJECT: $26,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetAmistad Worldwide: $24,250 over 2y, 3.4% of budgetEMERGING PRAIRIE: $20,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetHospice of the Red River Valley: $19,300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTowner County Medical Center Inc: $18,350 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetDAKOTA BOYS AND GIRLS RANCH FOUNDATION: $18,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGATEWAY TO SCIENCE CENTER INC: $17,100 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetEMERGENCY FOOD PANTRY INC: $17,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetLANDON'S LIGHT FOUNDATION: $16,300 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetFargo Park District Foundation: $16,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetFIRSTLINK: $15,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetFARGO MEMORIAL HONOR GUARD: $15,000 over 1y, 5.2% of budgetFEED MY STARVING CHILDREN INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWellspring for the World Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 3.8% of budgetGRAND FORKS FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION INC: $15,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetMOUNTAIN PLAINS YOUTH WORKS: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetVillage Family Service Center: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budget4 LUV OF DOG RESCUE: $14,080 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetPRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES: $13,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH DAKOTA FFA FOUNDATION INCORPORATED: $12,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetMemory Cafe of the Red River Valley: $11,500 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetHigher Power Automotive Ministries Inc: $11,500 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetWATER WORKS SEA INC: $10,754 over 1y, 32% of budgetFARGO-MOORHEAD ORCHESTRAL ASSOCIATION: $10,500 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetHEAVENS HELPERS: $10,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetSoul Solutions Recovery Center Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetLEGACY CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetRURAL ENRICHMENT AND COUNSELING: $10,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetMILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYMCA of the Northern Sky: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLUTHERAN PUBLIC RADIO INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetHandi-Wheels Transportation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 7.0% 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.

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.

Blue Cross Blue Shiel…Fargo-Moorhead Area F…Dakota Medical Founda…The Barry FoundationMidcontinent Foundati…Alex Stern Family Fou…Sanford Group ReturnNorth Dakota Communit…Otto Bremer TrustOffutt Family Foundat…United Way of Cass-Cl…Great Plains Food Bank
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring FoundationND88.8× affinity42 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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

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 Impact Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Impact Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    23report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
    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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    How do I get to Impact Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Impact Foundation 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 91 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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