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WILLISTON STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION

EIN 45-6012226 WILLISTON, ND

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Revenue 2024
$10,335,354
Expenses 2024
$9,095,309

Program services were 94.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B110
Classification
1000
Street
PO BOX 1286

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).

Other organizations at this address

1 other organization in the IRS Business Master File lists the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS WILLISTON STATE COLLEGE BY BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALUMNI, DONORS, AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES; GENERATING FINANCIAL SUPPORT; FUNDING STUDENT AND FACULTY DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIPS; AND LEADING CAPITAL EXPANSION TO DEVELOP A THRIVING STATE-OF-THE-ART CAMPUS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT WILLISTON STATE COLLEGE IN WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA.

  • THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS OF WILLISTON STATE COLLEGE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, CONTINUING EDUCTION, AND STAFF GRANTS TO SUPPORT COLLEGE AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS.

    Expenses $8,605,918 · Grants $8,458,155 · Revenue $37,238

  • THE FOUNDATION OWNS PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT THROUGH THEIR PARTNERSHIP WITH WILLISTON STATE COLLLEGE HOUSING, LLC. THIS PROPERTY IS RENTED BY WILLISTON STATE COLLEGE EMPLOYEES AND OTHER ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL AND AFFILIATES. REVENUES DERIVED FROM THIS PROGRAM SERVICE WERE $1,960,917 AND RELATED EXPENSES WERE $2,021,743. THIS PROGRAM RENTAL ACTIVITY IS PRESENTED ON FORM 990 IN SECTION VIII, LINES 6A AND 6B.

  • THE FOUNDATION MAKES CONTRIBUTIONS TO VARIOUS CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA AREA.

    Expenses $19,890

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.

  • Brandon Johnson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.5 related
  • Jory Meyer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.5 related
  • Mark Barstad

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.5 related
  • Melanie Stillwell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.5 related
  • Jackie Lee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.5 related
  • Lance Olson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.5 related
  • Bill Gathman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.5 related
  • Ward Koeser

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.5 related
  • Lee Murphy

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Katie Kringen

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Taylor Olson

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Laurie Furuseth

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $75,061
    From this org
    $66,308
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,753
    Hours/week
    15 + 15 related
  • Hunter Berg

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $195,537
    From this org
    $156,542
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,995
    Hours/week
    20 + 20 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,042
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $11,500
    Deferred
    $19,568
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,427
    Filer's total
    $195,537

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

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $10,335,354
    Expenses
    $9,095,309
    Contributions
    $9,033,059
    Grants paid
    $8,458,155
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $2,727,842
    Expenses
    $5,008,395
    Contributions
    $1,733,719
    Grants paid
    $4,525,510
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $1,940,021
    Expenses
    $4,439,655
    Contributions
    $1,299,178
    Grants paid
    $3,836,868

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

  • 2024 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2023 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,223,320
    Expenses
    $3,328,260
    Assets (EOY)
    $26,851,284
  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $821,584
    Expenses
    $3,945,859
    Assets (EOY)
    $23,462,693
  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,397,570
    Expenses
    $3,703,859
    Assets (EOY)
    $26,647,937
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,259,712
    Expenses
    $3,841,884
    Assets (EOY)
    $27,780,323
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,869,666
    Expenses
    $3,572,085
    Assets (EOY)
    $35,346,239

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. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

  • WILLISTON STATE COLLEGE

    $5,104,493

    2024 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS, COLLEGE INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROGRAM SUPPORT.

  • WILLISTON STATE COLLEGE

    $4,475,176

    2023 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS, COLLEGE INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROGRAM SUPPORT.

  • WILLISTON STATE COLLEGE

    $3,479,901

    2022 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS, COLLEGE INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROGRAM SUPPORT.

  • 2023 PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR A COMMUNITY OUTDOOR POOL AND WATERPARK.

  • 2024 PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR A COMMUNITY OUTDOOR POOL AND WATERPARK.

  • WILLISTON HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS

    $20,000

    2024 PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE DRILL TEAM.

  • 2022 TO PROVIDE NEW WRESTLING MATS FOR COYOTE WRESTLING CLUB, A YOUTH WRESLING PROGRAM SERVING WILLISTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

  • 2023 PROVIDE AID AND RELIEF TO WILLISTON COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

  • 2024 PROVIDE AID AND RELIEF TO WILLISTON COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

  • 2024 PROVIDE SUPPOR FOR THE COMMUNITY BUILDING RENOVATION.

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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

Declared as related by

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Disregarded entities on its 2024 return

  • WILLISTON STATE COLLEGE HOUSING

    AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR WSC EMPLOYEES AND OTHER ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL. · ND · income $1,960,917 · assets $12,684,758

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 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.