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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, five live grant programs and seven contract opportunities are specific to North Dakota, alongside 4,125 nationwide programs also open here.

foundations granting into the state
1,091
of 129,000+ funders on file
in itemized grants into the state
$265M
across 4,546 grants on IRS filings
live grants specific to North Dakota
5
of 4,800+ open grants tracked nationwide
community lenders serving the state
18
of 480+ 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 runs in the thousands.

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 October 1, 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.

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 October 1, 2026. A linked name accepts applications and has a profile here.

Who the North Dakota-specific grants are for

Of the five live grant programs specific to North Dakota, here is who the announcements name. One program can name several groups. two more are open to any organization type.

Nonprofits3
Tribal organizations2
Researchers1

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The lenders almost nobody checks

Eighteen 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 480+ 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 November 1, 2026. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022.

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