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

Start with the funders already giving to philanthropy in North Dakota, currently The Bush Foundation, Otto Bremer Trust, Dakota Medical Foundation. Then look at who funds the philanthropy 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 philanthropy in North Dakota?

$15M reached 32 philanthropy organizations in North Dakota, from 87 funders. 31% 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 · Philanthropy

Who funds philanthropy in North Dakota

$15M reached 32 philanthropy organizations in North Dakota, from 87 funders, with no single one dominating.

$15M

granted

organizations

31%

from in-state

The short version

87 funders gave $15M to 32 philanthropy organizations in North Dakota across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
31% of that came from funders also based in North Dakota; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of philanthropy in North Dakota is The Bush Foundation, at $4M.
The philanthropy organization drawing the most is North Dakota Community Foundation, at $4M.

Largest funders of philanthropy in North Dakota

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

1The Bush Foundation$4M 2Otto Bremer Trust$2M 3Dakota Medical Foundation$1M 4The Andrew W Mellon Foundation$1M 5John and Elaine Andrist Charitable Trust$873k 6North Dakota Community Foundation$589k 7Dakota Medical Charities$432k 8American Online Giving Foundation Inc$363k 9Malm Family Foundation$317k 10Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$291k

Philanthropy organizations in North Dakota that draw the most

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

North Dakota Community Foundation$4M Northwest North Dakota Community$4M

22 other philanthropy organizations$1M

Missouri Slope Areawide United Way$1M Impact Foundation$1M Sovereign Equity Fund$1M North Dakota Dental Foundation$819k

How to find philanthropy funders in North Dakota

1
Start with the funders already active in North Dakota
The funders giving the most to philanthropy in North Dakota are The Bush Foundation, Otto Bremer Trust, Dakota Medical Foundation. A funder already writing philanthropy checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the philanthropy 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.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
69% of philanthropy money in North Dakota comes from funders elsewhere, so national philanthropy funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in North Dakota.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a philanthropy nonprofit in North Dakota?: Start with the funders already giving to philanthropy in North Dakota, currently The Bush Foundation, Otto Bremer Trust, Dakota Medical Foundation. Then look at who funds the philanthropy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into North Dakota from out of state.
Who is the largest philanthropy funder in North Dakota?: The Bush Foundation gives the most to philanthropy organizations in North Dakota, $4M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to philanthropy in North Dakota?: $15M reached 32 philanthropy organizations in North Dakota, from 87 funders. 31% 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.