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Grants and funding in North Dakota

1,091 foundations reported granting into North Dakota on their most recent IRS filings: 4,546 itemized grants worth $265M between them. On top of that, 9 live grant programs and 11 contract opportunities are specific to North Dakota, alongside 3,344 nationwide programs also open here.

foundations granting into the state
1,091
of 129,981 grantmaking foundations on file
in itemized grants into the state
$265M
across 4,546 grants on IRS filings
live grants specific to North Dakota
9
of 3,984 live grants tracked nationwide
community lenders serving the state
18
of 483 CDFIs on file

What a typical foundation grant runs here

The 1,091 foundations granting into North Dakota, grouped by the average size of their grants. The middle of this chart is where most applications belong: funders whose typical check is thousands, not millions.

30
175
363
305
171
27
Under $1K$1K–5K$5K–25K$25K–100K$100K–1MOver $1M
Grantmaking foundations that reported granting into this state, bucketed by their average grant size. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022, as of August 29, 2026.

Who gives the most into North Dakota

The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into North Dakota on their most recent filings. Size and openness are different things: the giants here are mostly endowments that choose their own recipients, which is why the list worth working from is the 1,091 above filtered to funders that accept applications.

North Dakota State University Foundation$38M
The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley$19M
Und Alumni Association and Foundation$16M
North Dakota Community Foundation$9.5M
Williston State College Supporting$6.6M
Itemized grants into North Dakota from each foundation's most recent IRS filing, as of August 29, 2026. A linked name accepts applications and has a profile here.

Who the North Dakota-specific grants are for

Of the 9 live grant programs specific to North Dakota, here is who the announcements name. 5 more are open to any organization type and counted separately, never twice.

Nonprofits7
Tribal organizations4
Cities and towns3
Researchers2
Small businesses0

Wherever you sit, nonprofits, tribal organizations, cities and towns and every other reader get their own page saying what Quillify does and does not do for them.

The lenders almost nobody checks

18 community development lenders serve North Dakota: below-market debt that takes no ownership, for organizations a bank would make wait. Among them: Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc., NDN Fund, Inc., Community Impact Loan Fund, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund, Seed Commons. Quillify tracks all 483 nationwide alongside the grants, because the right answer to a funding gap is sometimes a loan you can actually get.

Opportunity figures count live, unexpired programs as of September 1, 2026 and refresh twice monthly. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022 and move as new filings arrive. Segment counts are programs that explicitly name the segment; programs open to any organization type are reported separately, never double-counted.

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