Form 990-EZ for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$10,500

Total expenses

$32,756

Contributions and grants received

$10,500

Grants paid

— not reported

Program service revenue

— not reported

Membership dues (line 3)

— not reported

Investment income (line 4)

— not reported

Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)

— not reported

Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)

— not reported

Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)

— not reported

Other revenue (line 8)

— not reported

Total assets, end of year

$2,402

Total liabilities, end of year

$0

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$2,402

Program service expenses (Part III)

$0

Program services were 0.0% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2024

• THE RED RIVER WATER SUPPLY PROJECT WILL PROVIDE A SUPPLEMENTAL WATER OPTION TO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND THE RED RIVER VALLEY TO MITIGATE AGAINST DROUGHT CONDITIONS THAT WOULD CAUSE COSTLY WATER SHORTAGES. THE VPP CONTINUES TO ADVOCATE FOR ACCELERATION OF THE PROJECT TO REDUCE COSTS AND PUT THE PROJECT INTO OPERATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE PROJECT IS SLATED FOR COMPLETION IN 2031 AT A COST OF $1.2 BILLION OF WHICH $953 MILLION IS STATE FUNDING AND THE REMAINDER IS COMMITTED BY LOCALITIES. THE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA ALTERNATE WATER SUPPLY, WHICH MAKES USE OF THE MCCLUSKY CANAL AS AN ALTERNATE WATER SOURCE WILL SAVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN CONSTRUCTION COSTS, AS WELL AS OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE COSTS.THE VPP ADVOCATED FOR THE BAKKEN EAST PIPELINE PROJECT PROPOSED BY WBI ENERGY. THIS PIPELINE, A PRIORITY FOR THE VPP, IS A FORWARD-LOOKING INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT THAT WILL NOT ONLY ENHANCE ENERGY RELIABILITY ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA BUT ALSO POSITION OUR STATE AS A COMPETITIVE DESTINATION FOR FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES IN MANUFACTURING, AG PROCESSING, AND HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES SUCH AS DATA CENTERS. BY ENSURING A STABLE SUPPLY OF NATURAL GAS, THIS PROJECT WILL: -ENABLE THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY-INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES. -SUPPORT SUSTAINABILITY GOALS THROUGH CLEANER-BURNING FUEL AND LOWER EMISSIONS. -ATTRACT LONG-TERM INVESTMENT AND HIGH-PAYING JOBS TO OUR COMMUNITIES. -DIVERSIFY OUR STATE'S ECONOMY BEYOND TRADITIONAL ENERGY SECTORS.IN ADDITION TO ITS ECONOMIC BENEFITS, THE PIPELINE WILL HELP REDUCE FLARING IN THE BAKKEN, IMPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES AND PRESERVING VALUABLE RESOURCES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE WASTED.THE AVAILABILITY, AFFORDABILITY, AND QUALITY OF CHILDCARE SERVICES IS A FORMIDABLE BARRIER TO WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION IN ALL SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY. THE VPP SUPPORTED FUNDING TO INCREASE ELIGIBILITY FOR CHILDCARE ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS (CCAP), FOR ENHANCED ASSISTANCE FOR INFANT AND TODDLERS, FOR AN EMPLOYER-LED COST-SHARE PROGRAM, FOR A NON-TRADITIONAL HOURS-OF-CARE PILOT PROGRAM, AND GRANTS FOR PROVIDER SHARED SERVICES AND START-UPS, AND FOR STREAMLINING BACKGROUND CHECKS.THE RED RIVER VALLEY CONTINUES TO FACE CRITICAL WORKFORCE CHALLENGES. THE VPP'S FOCUS IN 2024 WAS TO ADVOCATE FOR AN INCREASE OF FUNDING FOR OPERATION INTERN AND THE REGIONAL WORKFORCE IMPACT PROGRAM TO EMPOWER LOCALLY LED SOLUTIONS TO ONE OF THE STATE'S GREATEST CHALLENGES. WORKFORCE NEEDS VARY BY REGION THROUGHOUT NORTH DAKOTA, SO A ONE SIZE FITS ALL APPROACH IS UNREALISTIC AND WOULD NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESS CHALLENGES IN ALL PARTS OF THE STATE. BY CREATING A REGIONAL FUNDING MECHANISM TO SUPPORT WORKFORCE INITIATIVES, LOCAL AND REGIONAL PARTNERS CAN ARTICULATE THEIR NEEDS AND THE ABILITY TO ACCESS FUNDING TO ADDRESS THEM. INTERNSHIPS ARE A PROVEN WAY TO CONNECT COMPANIES WITH YOUNG PEOPLE WHOSE INTERESTS AND CAPABILITIES MATCH, THEREBY FILLING JOBS IN THE STATE.THE VPP HAS ADVOCATED FOR LONG TERM, PREDICTABLE FUNDING FOR UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TO ENGAGE IN INDUSTRY DRIVEN RESEARCH TO ATTRACT RESEARCH TALENT AND FUNDING FOR INDUSTRY SECTORS THAT ARE KEY TO STRENGTHENING AND DIVERSIFYING NORTH DAKOTA'S ECONOMY. THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH DIVERSIFICATION FUND WAS FUNDED AT $5.5 MILLION IN THE 2022-2023 SESSION, WITH $2.5 MILLION ALLOCATED EACH FOR NDSU AND UND, THE REMAINING TO BE SPLIT AMONG THE OTHER 9 NORTH DAKOTA UNIVERSITY SYSTEM INSTITUTIONS. IN 2024 THE VPP ADVOCATED FOR AN INCREASE OF FUNDING FOR THE ERDF TO AT LEAST $9 MILLION. THIS PROPOSED INCREASE WAS WARRANTED BY THE PROGRAM'S SUCCESS IN THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION.THE VPP SUPPORTED EFFORTS TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE GRAND FORKS CHILDREN'S MUSEUM AND THE FARGO-MOORHEAD SCIENCE MUSEUM. THE GRAND FORKS MUSEUM IS INTENDED AS A HANDS-ON SCIENCE CENTER THAT WILL FEATURE INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON STEAM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, AND MATHEMATICS), HIGHLIGHTING REGIONAL INDUSTRIES AND RESOURCES. IN FARGO, THE FARGO-MOORHEAD SCIENCE MUSEUM IS INTENDED TO BE A REGIONAL DESTINATION FOR STEM LEARNING WITH INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS.

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part IV

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990_ez

Tax year

2024

Filed

31 October 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.2

Source object

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