- Revenue 2024
- $869,698
- Expenses 2024
- $960,957
Program services were 83.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- S30
- Classification
- 1000
- Street
- 3312 42ND ST
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE CHAMBER FOUNDATION IS A CATALYST FOR STRENGTHENING THE REGIONAL WORKFORCE ECOSYSTEM. WE ACTIVATE COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ENGAGE IN INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO SOLVING THE REGION'S PRESSING ISSUES. OUR FOCUS LIES IN ACCLIMATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND RETENTION.
Activities or mission (Part I)
STRENGTHEN REGIONAL WORKFORCE ECOSYSTEM BY ACTIVATING COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ENGAGE IN INNOVATE APPROACHES TO SOLVING PRESSING ISSUES.
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THE CHAMBER FOUNDATION'S IGNITE INITIATIVE IS OUR REGION'S DRIVING FORCE IN BUILDING A RESILIENT AND INCLUSIVE WORKFORCE. ATTRACTING EXCEPTIONAL TALENT, FOSTERING SEAMLESS ACCLIMATION, NURTURING CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT AND ENSURING STEADFAST RETENTION ARE THE PILLARS THAT LEAD TO WORKFORCE GROWTH AND PROSPERITY. OUR WORKFORCE APPROACH INVOLVES COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP WHILE WORKING ON VARIOUS CRITICAL INITIATIVES WITH A DIVERSE SET OF ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES. THE IGNITE INITIATIVE HAS A VARIETY OF INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS IMPORTANT WORKFORCE CHALLENGES, PROMOTE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND ENHANCE THE COMMUNITY'S WELL-BEING.THE COMMUNITY CONCIERGE PROGRAM FOSTERS STRONGER CONNECTIONS WITHIN THE VIBRANT COMMUNITIES OF FARGO, MOORHEAD AND WEST FARGO. THIS INITIATIVE IS DESIGNED TO CREATE A SUPPORTIVE NETWORK THAT TRANSCENDS GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES, ALLOWING INDIVIDUALS TO SHARE EXPERIENCES, BUILD MEANINGFUL FRIENDSHIPS, AND CULTIVATE VALUABLE CONNECTIONS THAT LAST A LIFETIME. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES INVALUABLE SUPPORT TO EMPLOYERS DURING THEIR RECRUITMENT AND ONBOARDING PROCESS. IGNITEFMWF IS AN ONLINE PLATFORM THAT INTEGRATES JOB RECRUITMENT, SKILL BUILDING AND CAREER NAVIGATION INTO ONE COLLABORATIVE RESOURCE. IT AIMS TO EMPOWER THE COMMUNITY BY CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES FOR CAREER GROWTH AND SUCCESS. THE PLATFORM OFFERS PERSONALIZED LEARNING PATHWAYS, ENABLING USERS TO EXPLORE NEW CAREERS AND IMPROVE THEIR SKILL SET.
Expenses $798,427 · Grants $123,402
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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TAMI NORGARD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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CHAD FLANAGAN
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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SHANNON FULL
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $350,957
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $327,238
- Other
- $23,719
- Hours/week
- 1 + 40 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $285,059 related
- Bonus
- $0 + $42,179 related
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0 + $7,321 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $16,398 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $350,957 related
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TIFFANY LAWRENCE
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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PAUL MATTHYS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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KRISTI HUBER
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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NICOLE MELAND
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $119,840
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $106,494
- Other
- $13,346
- Hours/week
- 5 + 40 related
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JANE VANGSNESS FRISCH
VP OF WORKFORCE
- Total calculated
- $117,258
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $107,886
- Other
- $9,372
- Hours/week
- 5 + 40 related
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KATHERINE GRINDBERG
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $144,922
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $130,326
- Other
- $14,596
- Hours/week
- 5 + 40 related
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JENNA MUELLER
FORMER OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $148,299
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $138,623
- Other
- $9,676
- Hours/week
- 5 + 40 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $112,873 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0 + $25,750 related
- Deferred
- $0 + $3,904 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $5,772 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $148,299 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2024
- Revenue
- $869,698
- Expenses
- $960,957
- Contributions
- $868,948
- Grants paid
- $123,402
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2023
- Revenue
- $2,732,941
- Expenses
- $2,909,129
- Contributions
- $2,731,431
- Grants paid
- $616,137
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2022
- Revenue
- $1,437,511
- Expenses
- $1,187,714
- Contributions
- $1,436,369
- Grants paid
- $164,931
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $540,166
- Expenses
- $458,276
- Assets (EOY)
- $306,868
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $351,065
- Expenses
- $126,187
- Assets (EOY)
- $224,978
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.
Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2019
- Tax period
- 1 September 2019 to 31 August 2020
- Principal officer
- Not named on the postcard
- Mailing address
- PO Box 2443Fargo ND 58108
- Website
- https://www.fmwfchamber.com/chamber-foundation
As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 19 October 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.
Grants made
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2023 CREATE AND IMPLEMENT PILOT PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THE NEED TO CREATE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN STUDENTS, EMPLOYERS, AND THE COMMUNITY.
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$147,647
2023 TO DEVELOP THE SKILLED WORKFORCE NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL AGRICULTURE, MANUFACTURING, AND TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES.
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$89,980
2023 CREATE AND IMPLEMENT PILOT PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THE NEED TO CREATE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN STUDENTS, EMPLOYERS, AND THE COMMUNITY.
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$63,933
2024 TO DEVELOP THE SKILLED WORKFORCE NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL AGRICULTURE, MANUFACTURING, AND TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES.
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FOLKWAYS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
$63,739
2022 CREATE AND IMPLEMENT PILOT PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS TH E NEED TO CREATE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN STUDENTS, EMPLOYERS, AND THE COMMUNITY.
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2023 TO DEVELOP THE SKILLED WORKFORCE NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL AGRICULTURE, MANUFACTURING, AND TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES.
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$50,086
2022 TO DEVELOP THE SKILLED WORKFORCE NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL AGRICULTURE, MANUFACTURING, AND TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES.
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2024 STRENGTHEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ADULT LEARNERS OF COLOR WHO EARN AN INDUSTRY-RELEVANT CREDENTIAL OR DEGREE
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2022 TO DEVELOP THE SKILLED WORKFORCE NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL AGRICULTURE, MANUFACTURING, AND TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES.
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2024 TO DEVELOP THE SKILLED WORKFORCE NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL AGRICULTURE, MANUFACTURING, AND TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES.
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Grants received
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2022 GENERAL SUPPORT
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$50,000
2023 PROGRAM SUPPORT
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2025 GENERAL SUPPORT
Related organizations
From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
Declared on its 2024 return
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THE CHAMBER FARGO MOORHEAD WEST FARGO
501(C)(6) · TO UNIFY AND ADVANCE BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY INTERESTS · ND
Declared as related by
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THE CHAMBER FARGO MOORHEAD WEST FARGO
On its 2024 return
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.