North Dakota · Nonprofit
UNITED WAY OF GRAND FORKS EAST GRAND FORKS AND THE AREA INC
UNITED WAY OF GRAND FORKS EAST GRAND FORKS AND THE AREA INC (North Dakota) receives grants from 20 organizations whose IRS filings report $856,634 to it, the largest being OTTO BREMER TRUST ($370,000). 15 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.2M
- Funders on record
- 20
- Grants received
- $857k
- Net assets
- $560k
What United Way of Grand Forks East Grand Forks and the Area Inc does
Mission
We are committed to provide our neighbors with opportunities to thrive.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Every child deserves to receive an education without the challenge of finding clothes, school supplies, or other items they need to succeed. Our kidz closet provides essential everyday items to children in need. United way accepts in-kind donations of new or used clothing, school supplies, and hygiene products. These products are then distributed to children in need right here in our community.
$547,264 spentof which $337,636 as grants54% of program spendingThe families first program ensures parents and children have a safe place to call home. Our staff prioritizes finding stable housing for families experiencing or at risk of becoming homeless. The families first program provides housing and utility assistance, case management and connects families with community services to establish long-term housing solutions.
$199,490 spentof which $123,076 as grants$58,527 earned by the program20% of program spendingLarimore food pantry: the larimore food pantry provides emergency groceries for those in need. We strive to connect hungry families and individuals with wholesome food to tide them over during times of crisis. The food pantry serves families and individuals living in larimore and surrounding rural communities. Together, we are fighting to end hunger in our community.
$108,443 spentof which $66,904 as grants$22,494 earned by the program11% of program spendingBackpack program: united way's backpack program fights to end childhood hunger by providing food in students' backpacks to feed them for the weekend. A donation can help provide up to six meals for kids who need a bit more help and hope when they're away from school. Together, we are ensuring no child goes hungry over the weekend.winter wishlist: each year over 1,000 children in our community participate in the winter wishlist program. United way collects new toys, games, and gift cards for children of all ages. These gifts are given to children who otherwise may not receive presents during the holiday season. Together, we are warming the hearts and hands of kids in our community!community initiatives: united way was founded as a collaboration of neighbors. Today, one of the ways we carry out this mission is through our community initiatives fund. We provide much needed dollars to special projects and events that improve the lives of kids, families, and individuals through our live, work & learn framework.wheels for work: many neighbors in our community lack safe and reliable ways to get to school or work. For others, an unexpected car repair can be a financial catastrophe. The…
$158,073 spentof which $97,523 as grants16% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,013,270.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $1.4M to $984k (−28%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 14% · 2022 19% · 2023 10% · 2024 12% · 2025 11%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Heather Novak
Executive director
Board chair
Eric Scheffer
Board chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 4 funders to 10 funders, grant income rose $92k → $253k.
7 of 20 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 20% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of UNITED WAY OF GRAND FORKS EAST GRAND FORKS AND THE AREA INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 17 of 20 funders by total. 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.
How concentrated its funding is
UNITED WAY OF GRAND FORKS EAST GRAND FORKS AND THE AREA INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 43% of grant income and the top three 62%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
34% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund UNITED WAY OF GRAND FORKS EAST GRAND FORKS AND THE AREA INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 82% · 2018 83% · 2019 44% · 2020 34% · 2021 34% · 2022 40% · 2023 79% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. 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.
How long its funders stay
73% of UNITED WAY OF GRAND FORKS EAST GRAND FORKS AND THE AREA INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 75% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
UNITED WAY OF GRAND FORKS EAST GRAND FORKS AND THE AREA INC draws 65% of its grant income from funders outside North Dakota, across 6 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $172k arriving through sponsors registered in 5 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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.
Organizations like UNITED WAY OF GRAND FORKS EAST GRAND FORKS AND THE AREA INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In North Dakota
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
66% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
87%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 2 related entities
- Schuett Grand Forks LP · partnership
- United Way Schuett Gp LLC · corp_trust
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Questions and answers
- Who funds UNITED WAY OF GRAND FORKS EAST GRAND FORKS AND THE AREA INC?
- UNITED WAY OF GRAND FORKS EAST GRAND FORKS AND THE AREA INC (North Dakota) receives grants from 20 organizations whose IRS filings report $856,634 to it, the largest being OTTO BREMER TRUST ($370,000). 15 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does UNITED WAY OF GRAND FORKS EAST GRAND FORKS AND THE AREA INC have?
- IRS filings report 20 organizations giving $856,634 in grants to UNITED WAY OF GRAND FORKS EAST GRAND FORKS AND THE AREA INC, 15 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of UNITED WAY OF GRAND FORKS EAST GRAND FORKS AND THE AREA INC?
- OTTO BREMER TRUST is the largest funder on record, with $370,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like UNITED WAY OF GRAND FORKS EAST GRAND FORKS AND THE AREA INC 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.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 20 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