North Dakota · Nonprofit
FRIENDS OF NDGS PALEO
FRIENDS OF NDGS PALEO (North Dakota) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $101,902 to it, the largest being David B Jones Foundation ($101,902). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $56k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $102k
- Net assets
- $37k
What Friends of Ndgs Paleo does
Mission
The purpose of this Organization is to, by way of financial and volunteer support, advance the stated purpose of the North Dakota Geological Survey Paleontological Resource Management Program in its objectives to: 1) To promote public understanding and awareness of the importance of North Dakota's fossil resources through a variety of educational activities including the public fossil dig program, fossil exhibits, tours, and presentations; and 2) To identify and preserve North Dakota's significant fossil sites and specimens; and to conduct scientific research related to those fossil sites and specimens and the environments in which those organisms lived.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Managed the NDGS Public Fossil Digs by supporting registration, waitlist, cancellations/refunds, and outreach. Served 444 fossil dig attendees.
$19,791 spent28% of program spendingManaged the Dig Supporter fundraiser program, enrolling 54 participants to access early registration to the Public Fossil Digs, which supported the hiring of 2 summer interns.
$27,212 spent39% of program spendingSupported the North Dakota Geological Survey by sending 8 staff to the 2024 Society of Vertebrae Paleontology annual conference to present research findings and program successes; sent 4 staff to the Association of Materials & Methods in Paleontology conference to present best practices in fossil preparation and attend education trainings and workshops; supported 2 staff to travel to conduct research on dinosaur mummies across the U.S.
$15,445 spent22% of program spendingSupported grant activities through the David B. Jones foundation to conduct research on dinosaur mummies and methods of fossil preservation, and to provide outreach and education on research activities.
$7,281 spent10% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $69,729.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $50k → $9k.
From the IRS filings of FRIENDS OF NDGS PALEO’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
FRIENDS OF NDGS PALEO draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside North Dakota, across 1 state in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
FRIENDS OF NDGS PALEO receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $102k to it.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 10,242 arts & culture nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
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Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds FRIENDS OF NDGS PALEO?
- FRIENDS OF NDGS PALEO (North Dakota) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $101,902 to it, the largest being David B Jones Foundation ($101,902). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does FRIENDS OF NDGS PALEO have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $101,902 in grants to FRIENDS OF NDGS PALEO, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of FRIENDS OF NDGS PALEO?
- David B Jones Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $101,902 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like FRIENDS OF NDGS PALEO find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in North Dakota. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2025–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing