Public Charity

Northern State University Foundation

Northern State University Foundation is a Public Charity headquartered in Aberdeen, SD. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $12.6M revenue, $9.3M expenses, $76.2M total assets. 73 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $37.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 237002314 Aberdeen, SD Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$12.6M
Total Expenses$9.3M
Total Assets$76.2M
Grant Records73
Funding Total$37.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

The Northern State University Foundation is dedicated to securing the future of Northern State University. Its purpose is to solicit and administer funds and to pursue other activities to advance this goal.

Officers & Directors

Secretary Alex Grieben
Director Allie Ryckman
Director Arthur Russo
Director Chad Bergan To Sep 2024
Non-Voting Director Dr Neal Schnoor To May 2025
Director Eric Payne From Oct 2024

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

New residence hall and science center for Northern State University.
$27,875,000 1 grant
Kindergarten and elementary school education programs at Northern State University
$2,789,346 6 grants
Donation
$1,400,000 1 grant
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$710,119 8 grants
ATHLETIC PROGRAM SUPPORT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
$687,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $12.6M $9.3M $76.2M
2024 $13.5M $8.5M $70.8M
2023 $8.4M $7.7M $63.5M
2022 $9.4M $11.2M $67.5M
2021 $9.5M $35.9M $76.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $9.5M to $12.6M (+32%), with total assets most recently reported at $76.2M.

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