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Foundations That Fund Recreation & Sports in North Dakota

Imperigo has identified 74 funders that made 373 grants totaling $13.9M to 92 recreation & sports organizations in North Dakota, with a median grant of $13K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Recreation & Sports Funding in North Dakota

Total granted $13.9M
Funders 74
Grants 373
Organizations funded 92

Top Funders — page 1 of 3

1. North Dakota Association for the Disabled Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $829K · through 2025 · 87.6% of their giving
$829K
2. American Legion 37 Edgar M Boyd
13 grants to 5 organizations · largest $195K · through 2024 · 39.7% of their giving
$703K
3. Williston Convention and Visitors Bureau
10 grants to 4 organizations · largest $84K · through 2024 · 44.2% of their giving
$433K
4. Dickinson Youth Activities Inc
9 grants to 2 organizations · largest $52K · through 2024 · 37.2% of their giving
$349K
5. Knights of Columbus Council 1883
10 grants to 5 organizations · largest $127K · through 2024 · 11.4% of their giving
$462K
6. Wahpeton Hockey Association
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $98K · through 2024 · 53.4% of their giving
$214K
7. Minot Junior Golf Association Inc
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $150K · through 2023 · 12.2% of their giving
$267K
8. Dunn County Fair Association
8 grants to 4 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024 · 42.7% of their giving
$160K
9. Matpac Wrestling Club Inc
4 grants to 3 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024 · 16.7% of their giving
$151K
10. Minot Area Youth Skating Association Inc
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $77K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$116K
11. Minot Community Foundation
11 grants to 4 organizations · largest $125K · through 2024 · 5.7% of their giving
$297K
12. Devils Lake Youth Activities Assn
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2025 · 9.8% of their giving
$150K
13. Greater Grand Forks Convention & Visitors Bureau
6 grants to 3 organizations · largest $23K · through 2025 · 15.9% of their giving
$82K
14. Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation Corporation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $500K · through 2024 · 2.1% of their giving
$625K
15. Fraternal Order of Eagles
8 grants to 6 organizations · largest $38K · through 2024 · 10.7% of their giving
$101K
16. Dickinson Charities Inc
9 grants to 2 organizations · largest $20K · through 2024 · 6.8% of their giving
$144K
17. Inspiritus Community Health Foundation
14 grants to 4 organizations · largest $34K · through 2024 · 4.2% of their giving
$220K
18. Kindred Booster Club
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $61K · through 2019 · 14.6% of their giving
$61K
19. Tri-County Regional Development Council
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $17K · through 2024 · 58.0% of their giving
$28K
20. Community Foundation of Grand Forks East Grand Forks and Region
9 grants to 5 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024 · 3.4% of their giving
$151K
21. North Dakota Community Foundation
19 grants to 11 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024 · 1.1% of their giving
$328K
22. Fargo-Moorhead Convention & Visitors Bureau Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2023 · 3.2% of their giving
$100K
23. May-Port Edc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2022 · 15.5% of their giving
$17K
24. Mott Volunteer Fire Brigade
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $8K · through 2025 · 7.4% of their giving
$15K
25. American Legion Post 40
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024 · 10.8% of their giving
$10K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to recreation & sports work in North Dakota, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 7 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering recreation & sports work, with an address in North Dakota. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable recreation & sports funding in North Dakota, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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