How do I find funders for a community development nonprofit in North Dakota?

Start with the funders already giving to community development in North Dakota, currently The Bush Foundation, North Dakota Farmers Union, American Online Giving Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into North Dakota from out of state.

How much grant money goes to community development in North Dakota?

$6M reached 41 community development organizations in North Dakota, from 66 funders. 55% came from funders also based in North Dakota.

How recent is this data?

It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

Funding · North Dakota · Community development

Who funds community development in North Dakota

$6M reached 41 community development organizations in North Dakota, from 66 funders, with no single one dominating.

$6M

granted

organizations

55%

from in-state

The short version

66 funders gave $6M to 41 community development organizations in North Dakota across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
55% of that came from funders also based in North Dakota; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of community development in North Dakota is The Bush Foundation, at $1M.
The community development organization drawing the most is Enhancing and Strengthening North Dakota, at $1M.

Largest funders of community development in North Dakota

The funders giving the most to community development organizations in North Dakota, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1The Bush Foundation$1M 2North Dakota Farmers Union$655k 3American Online Giving Foundation Inc$459k 4Jamestownstutsman Development$434k 5Otto Bremer Trust$400k 6Scheels All Sports Foundation$304k 7The Chamber Foundation$262k 8Fargo-Moorhead Convention & Visitors$240k 9Community Foundation of Grand Forks$140k 10Sanford Group Return$132k

Community development organizations in North Dakota that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

31 other community development organizations$1M

Enhancing and Strengthening North Dakota$1M Emerging Prairie$1M North Dakota Farmers Union Foundation$655k FM Rotary Foundation$466k Jamestown Tourism$340k Minot Gun Club$288k

How to find community development funders in North Dakota

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Start with the funders already active in North Dakota
The funders giving the most to community development in North Dakota are The Bush Foundation, North Dakota Farmers Union, American Online Giving Foundation Inc. A funder already writing community development checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
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See who funds organizations like yours
Open the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
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Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
45% of community development money in North Dakota comes from funders elsewhere, so national community development funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in North Dakota.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a community development nonprofit in North Dakota?: Start with the funders already giving to community development in North Dakota, currently The Bush Foundation, North Dakota Farmers Union, American Online Giving Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into North Dakota from out of state.
Who is the largest community development funder in North Dakota?: The Bush Foundation gives the most to community development organizations in North Dakota, $1M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to community development in North Dakota?: $6M reached 41 community development organizations in North Dakota, from 66 funders. 55% came from funders also based in North Dakota.
How recent is this data?: It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

More from the funding graph

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.