Public Charity

RIDGEWATER COLLEGE FOUNDATION

RIDGEWATER COLLEGE FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in WILLMAR, MN. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $1.4M revenue, $1.2M expenses, $4.6M total assets. 18 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $428K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 411847315 WILLMAR, MN Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.4M
Total Expenses$1.2M
Total Assets$4.6M
Grant Records18
Funding Total$428K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

TO EXPAND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND ENHANCE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AT RIDGEWATER COLLEGE BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT. THE FOUNDATION ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION THROUGH ITS ANNUAL AND CAPITAL FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS, WHICH RAISE FUNDS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS, AND PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR COLLEGE DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Amber Erickson
VICE PRESIDE Beth Gasser
PRESIDENT Erika Kellen
DIRECTOR James Miller
DIRECTOR Joe Nelson
DIRECTOR Katie Bruns

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL SUPPORT
$215,123 4 grants
TO SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGY, STUDENT RECRUITMENT & OUTREACH, STUDENT RETENTION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, FACULTY TRAINING, AND COMPEER FINANCIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
$77,500 1 grant
SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS
$29,756 4 grants
GEN/OPER SUPPORT
$26,910 2 grants
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS; COLLEGE, YES!; EMERGENCY SUPPORT; SCHOLARSHIPS
$25,100 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.4M $1.2M $4.6M
2024 $1.9M $1.6M $4.4M
2023 $2.7M $1.8M $4.1M
2021 $1.6M $1.5M $3.6M
2020 $1.5M $1.5M $2.8M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $1.5M to $1.4M (-7%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.6M.

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