Form 990 for tax year 2025
Filed by FARGO-MOORHEAD AREA FOUNDATION CORPORATION.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $28,024,145
- Total expenses
- $10,004,624
- Contributions and grants received
- $16,486,476
- Grants paid
- $7,415,996
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $11,357,759
- Other revenue
- $179,910
- Total assets, end of year
- $150,829,199
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,110,780
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $148,718,419
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $9,198,035
- Management and general expenses
- $649,047
- Fundraising expenses
- $157,542
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $9,198,035
Program services were 91.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$16,486,476
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$13,028,666
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3 · Investment income
total $4,093,819 · excluded $4,093,819
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5 · Royalties
total $179,905 · excluded $179,905
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $48,809,128
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $41,545,188
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $7,263,940
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $7,263,940 · excluded $7,263,940
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS
total $5 · excluded $5
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11e · Other revenue, total
$5
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $7,090,140 · program services $7,090,140
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $325,856 · program services $325,856
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $380,530 · program services $87,142 · management and general $264,321 · fundraising $29,067
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $319,196 · program services $73,096 · management and general $221,718 · fundraising $24,382
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $13,293 · program services $3,044 · management and general $9,234 · fundraising $1,015
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $57,461 · program services $13,159 · management and general $39,913 · fundraising $4,389
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $44,973 · program services $10,299 · management and general $31,239 · fundraising $3,435
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11a · Fees: management
total $2,183 · management and general $2,183
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $45,344 · program services $27,908 · management and general $17,436
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $718,393 · program services $718,393
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $85,320 · program services $32,290 · management and general $2,268 · fundraising $50,762
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13 · Office expenses
total $80,070 · program services $61,340 · management and general $18,730
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14 · Information technology
total $77,125 · program services $57,844 · management and general $19,281
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16 · Occupancy
total $4,745 · program services $3,559 · management and general $1,186
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $42,476 · program services $21,238 · management and general $10,619 · fundraising $10,619
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $34,603 · program services $25,952 · management and general $8,651
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23 · Insurance
total $9,015 · program services $6,761 · management and general $2,254
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24a · Other expenses: FISCAL SPONSORSHIP EXPE
total $637,159 · program services $637,159
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24b · Other expenses: DEVEOPMENT
total $33,873 · fundraising $33,873
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24c · Other expenses: NONPROFIT ACTIVITIES
total $2,855 · program services $2,855
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24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS
total $14 · management and general $14
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $240 · end of year $120,020
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $5,446,201 · end of year $9,417,004
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $5,865,485 · end of year $704,521
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $37,969 · end of year $48,054
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$910,958
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$506,313
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $439,248 · end of year $404,645
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $112,537,163 · end of year $138,270,739
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $702,313 · end of year $725,446
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,615,398 · end of year $1,138,770
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $27,346 · end of year $147,549
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $21,905 · end of year $12,529
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $2,024,228 · end of year $1,950,702
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $557,634 · end of year $463,928
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $124,012,904 · end of year $148,254,491
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
WE HELP DONORS MAXIMIZE THEIR PHILANTHROPY TO CREATE A VIBRANT COMMUNITY FULL OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYONE.
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THE FOUNDATION IS A COMMUNITY TRUST THAT ADMINISTERS 551 CHARITABLE FUNDS. THESE FUNDS ARE CREATED BY CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. GRANTS WERE AWARDED IN PROGRAMS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: COMMUNITY BUILDING - 15.1%; BASIC HUMAN NEEDS - 9.5%; ART - 10.7%; EDUCATION - 21.5%; YOUTH - 7.8%; RELIGION - 13.0%; HEALTH & WELLNESS - 10.0%; ANIMAL WELFARE - 2.3%; OTHER - 3.0%; DISASTER RELIEF - 7.1%. THESE GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS WERE MADE POSSIBLE FROM THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF FUNDS: DONOR ADVISED - 53%, DESIGNATED - 24.5%, FIELD OF INTEREST - 6%, AGENCY - 1.1%, SCHOLARSHIP - 10%, AND UNRESTRICTED - 5.4%.
Expenses $9,198,035 · Grants $7,415,996
As filed on the 2025 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Katrina Turman-LangKATRINA TURMAN-LANG
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Gary NolteGARY NOLTE
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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John SternJOHN STERN
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Brian HayerBRIAN HAYER
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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April WalkerAPRIL WALKER
FORMER IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR (THROUGH APRIL)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Sandy KorbelSANDY KORBEL
TRUSTEE REPRESENTATIVE (NO
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Matthew LeisethMATTHEW LEISETH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sher ThomsenSHER THOMSEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Toni SandinTONI SANDIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kyle BarlowKYLE BARLOW
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Old NationalOLD NATIONAL
INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Heartland TrustHEARTLAND TRUST
INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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AlerusALERUS
INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Us BankUS BANK
INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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BmoBMO
INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Wells FargoWELLS FARGO
INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Bell BankBELL BANK
INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Eric WilkieERIC WILKIE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $232,776
- From this org
- $198,336
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $34,440
- Hours/week
- 40 + 2 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $198,336
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $11,000
- Nontaxable benefits
- $23,440
- Filer's total
- $232,776
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Patricia MastelPATRICIA MASTEL
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
- Total calculated
- $147,764
- From this org
- $129,239
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,525
- Hours/week
- 40 + 0.5 related
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, 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. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
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$500,000
DISASTER RELIEF SUPPORT
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FARGO-MOORHEAD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$396,518
ANNUAL DESIGNATED DISTRIBUTION-CADENZA FUND, PODIUM FUND AND GENERAL SUPPORT
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$249,542
HOSPICE HOUSE; HOSPICE HOUSE CAMPAIGN; GENERAL SUPPORT
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$207,500
GIVING HEARTS DAY 2025; THE PEACE ACADEMY FUND
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ST MARY'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$200,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
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$190,660
TURTLE MOUNTAIN TEACHER LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AND BISON STRIDES
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UNIVERSITY OF MARY - BISMARCK
$187,000
TEACHER LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, AND RSLI ; BARNES COUNTY NORTH, TEACHER LEADERSHIP TUITION SUPPORT
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UND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION & FOUNDATION
$162,800
BURGUM SCHOLARS TUITION & RESIDENT TEACHER TUITION ; SIGMA CHI EDUCATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE (THE CENTER OF IT ALL)
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FARGO MOORHEAD COMMUNITY THEATRE
$151,596
FMAF 2025 COMMUNITY GRANT ROUND - GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
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MEMORY CAFE OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY
$128,815
FMAF 2025 COMMUNITY GRANT ROUND - GENERAL OPERATION SUPPORT; GENERAL SUPPORT FROM THE 2025 FMAF CARING CATALOG; BUILDING CAMPAIGN; THE BUILDING FUND
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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PANCRATZ FAMILY FOUNDATION
501(C)3 · TO SUPPORT AND BENEFIT THE MISSION OF THE FARGO-MOORHEAD AREA FOUNDATION · ND
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WILLIAM C AND JANE B MARCIL FAMILY FOUNDATION
501(C)3 · TO SUPPORT AND BENEFIT THE MISSION OF THE FARGO-MOORHEAD AREA FOUNDATION · ND
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 28 August 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.2
- Source object
- 202632459349300323
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