North Dakota · Grantmakers

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 2 of 3

26. The Devils Lake Area Foundation
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $8K · through 2024 · 4.2% of their giving
$26K
27. American Legion Tim Running Post No 24
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $7K · through 2023 · 12.7% of their giving
$7K
28. Cooperstown Municipal Association
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $14K · through 2024 · 3.3% of their giving
$24K
29. Sanford Group Return
18 grants to 9 organizations · largest $40K · through 2024
$370K
30. Garrison Area Improvement Association
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024 · 2.9% of their giving
$20K
31. Mott Opportunity Today and Tomorrow Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2019 · 5.9% of their giving
$10K
32. Ichf Foundation
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $20K · through 2020 · 1.4% of their giving
$31K
33. Williston Basin Chapter of the American Petroleum Institute
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $5K · through 2024 · 3.3% of their giving
$5K
34. Mandan Baseball Club Inc
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $22K · through 2024
$27K
35. Aes Restaurant Foundation Inc
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $10K · through 2024
$15K
36. Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $55K · through 2023
$170K
37. Dakota Medical Charities
3 grants to 3 organizations · largest $10K · through 2023
$26K
38. Northwest North Dakota Community Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $21K · through 2022
$21K
39. Midway USA Foundation Inc
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $38K · through 2024
$45K
40. Impact Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2023
$16K
41. Inspire Brands Foundation Inc
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $16K · through 2024
$55K
42. Nra Foundation Inc
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $14K · through 2024
$45K
43. Frontstream Global Fund
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $8K · through 2021
$8K
44. T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $5K · through 2020
$5K
45. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $6K · through 2023
$6K
46. American Online Giving Foundation IncDonor-advised
58 grants to 23 organizations · largest $54K · through 2024
$692K
47. National Philanthropic TrustDonor-advised
5 grants to 4 organizations · largest $262K · through 2023
$352K
48. Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
17 grants to 12 organizations · largest $169K · through 2024
$533K
49. Donor Advised Charitable Giving IncDonor-advised
5 grants to 4 organizations · largest $100K · through 2023
$172K
50. American Endowment FoundationDonor-advised
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $20K · through 2024
$40K

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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