FundersNorth Dakota

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring Foundation

Fargo, ND · EIN 36-3606394. Reported 861 grants totalling $3,100,359 to 556 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$1,000median grant
$3,100,359granted, 2021-2024
556organizations funded
26%of grantees funded again the next year
$20.9Massets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $200 and $2,500; the smallest was $40 and the largest $54,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
402 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
274 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
97 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
57 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
24 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
7 grants

Every organization it funded

All 556 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
United Way of Cass ClayFargo, ND$212,9481242024
Und Grants & Contracts AdministrationGrand Forks, ND$164,2382542024
North Dakota State UniversityFargo, ND$102,263532024
Tnt Kids FitnessFargo, ND$60,200442024
Family HealthcareFargo, ND$55,000222023
Spectra HealthGrand Forks, ND$55,000222024
West Acres PlaylandFargo, ND$54,000112022
Women Empowering WomenDickinson, ND$50,000222024
YWCA Cass ClayFargo, ND$49,700742024
Community Healthcare Association of the DakotasSioux Falls, SD$40,000112021
F5 ProjectFargo, ND$37,504842024
Gigi's Playhouse FargoFargo, ND$35,600432024
Dream Center BismarckBismarck, ND$35,000112023
Essentia Health FoundationFargo, ND$35,000112022
Family Voices of North DakotaEdgeley, ND$35,000112022
Native Community Development Inc Dba Native IncBismarck, ND$35,000112021
Northland Health CentersTurtle Lake, ND$35,000112024
Dakota Medical FoundationFargo, ND$34,325542024
UndGrand Forks, ND$32,500222023
Bio GirlsFargo, ND$32,300842024
Ndsu One StopFargo, ND$30,250212021
Boys & Girls Club of AmericaAtlanta, GA$30,000112023
Boys & Girls Clubs of AmericaAtlanta, GA$30,000112024
Dakota Family ServicesMinot, ND$30,000222022
Great Plains Food BankFargo, ND$27,5981242024
Ndsu Dept 2836Fargo, ND$27,5001112023
University of Mary Financial AidBismarck, ND$27,500432023
Williston Basin United WayWilliston, ND$26,000222024
Bismarck Recreation CouncilBismarck, ND$25,000112021
Chi Mercy HealthValley City, ND$25,000112023
Missouri Slope Areawide United WayBismarck, ND$25,000112023
Native IncBismarck, ND$25,000112024
Prairie Harvest Mental HealthGrand Forks, MD$25,000112024
Nexus-Path Family HealthFargo, ND$22,900112024
The Village Family Service CenterFargo, ND$22,025222024
Abused Adult Resource CenterBismarck, ND$20,000222023
Central Valley Health DistrictJamestown, ND$20,000222024
Kat & CompanyBismarck, ND$20,000212022
NdsuFargo, ND$20,000112022
Prairie Harvest Mental HealthGrand Forks, ND$20,000112023
University of MaryBismarck, ND$20,000222024
Western Wellness Foundation IncDickinson, ND$20,000112021
Missouri Valley Family YMCABismarck, ND$19,000222022
Project BeeMinot, ND$18,700532023
Wire-West Acres Playland 5118-43023Fargo, ND$18,000112023
Rape and Abuse Crisis CenterFargo, ND$17,400542024
Guardian and Protective Services IncBismarck, ND$16,000332024
American Indian Public Health Resource CenterFargo, ND$15,000112023
Bismarck Burleigh Public HealthBismarck, ND$15,000112021
Dakota Children's Advocacy CenterBismarck, ND$15,000112023
Dakota College at BottineauBottineau, ND$15,000332024
Downtown Development AssociationGrand Forks, ND$15,000332024
Minot Area Recovery Community OrganizationMinot, ND$15,000112022
Nd Autism CenterWest Fargo, ND$15,000112021
Northern Cass School DistrictHunter, ND$15,000112022
Southeastern North Dakota Community Action AgencyFargo, ND$15,000112024
StrengthenndMinot, ND$15,000112024
Tobacco Free North DakotaBismarck, ND$15,000332024
YWCAFargo, ND$13,300422023
Heartview FoundationBismarck, ND$12,500332024
University of JamestownJamestown, ND$12,500222023
University of North DakotaGrand Forks, ND$12,500112021
Hope BloomsFargo, ND$12,150842024
Healthcare Equipment Recycling OrganizationFargo, ND$11,500532023
Vision West Nd IncDickinson, ND$11,000222023
Minot State UniversityMinot, ND$10,250432023
Anne Carlson CenterJamestown, ND$10,000112022
Bismarck State College FoundationBismarck, ND$10,000112021
Folkways CommunityFargo, ND$10,000112024
Jamestown Parks and Recreation FoundationJamestown, ND$10,000112021
Junior AcheivementFargo, ND$10,000112021
Lutheran Social Services of MnSt Paul, MN$10,000112021
Lutheran Social Services of MinnesotaSt Paul, ND$10,000112022
Nd Farmers Union Education FoundationJamestown, ND$10,000112021
Nd Rural Electric Cooperative FoundationMandan, ND$10,000112021
Northern Lights Council of Boyscouts of AmericaFargo, ND$10,000112022
Peer Support Association of NdMinot, ND$10,000112023
Rollette County Public Health DistrictRolla, ND$10,000112023
South Sudanese FoundationFargo, ND$10,000222023
Strengthen NdMinot, ND$10,000222023
Westhope Public SchoolWesthope, ND$9,500442024
Trinity Health FoundationMinot, ND$9,250432024
Community of CareCasselton, ND$8,552642024
Anne Carlsen CenterBottineau, ND$8,000212021
Newburg United Public SchoolMaxbass, ND$8,000332024
Uspirend - Healthy Families NdRichardton, ND$8,000112023
North Dakota Autism CenterWest Fargo, ND$7,700222024
YouthworksFargo, ND$7,700312022
Cankdeska Cikana Community CollegeFort Totten, ND$7,500322023
Haleys HopeWest Fargo, ND$7,500112024
Impact FoundationFargo, ND$7,500112022
Missouri Slope Area United WayBismarck, ND$7,500222024
Nd Center for NursingNorthwood, ND$7,500112021
Red River Market Impact FundFargo, ND$7,500112023
Spirit Lake Tribe Food DistributionFort Totten, ND$7,500112023
Standing Rock Community Development CorporationFort Yates, ND$7,500112024
United Way of Grand Forks East Grand Forks and AreaGrand Forks, ND$7,500222023
Hope Inc Adaptive Sports & RecreationMoorhead, MN$7,000222024
Carrington High SchoolCarrington, ND$6,000112024
Emerado Public SchoolEmerado, ND$6,000112024
Foundation for a Healthy North DakotaBismarck, ND$6,000312024
Homeward Animal ShelterFargo, ND$6,000442024
Manville Public SchoolManvel, ND$6,000112024
Thompson Public SchoolThompson, ND$6,000112024
Reach Partners IncFargo, ND$5,880212023
Red River Childrens Advocacy CenterFargo, ND$5,800432024
Prairie Grit Adaptive SportsMinot, ND$5,500212022
Jeremiah ProgramFargo, ND$5,304322024
Cares for Cancer IncHankinson, ND$5,300222022
Bismarck State CollegeBismarck, ND$5,250322023
Souris Valley United WayMinot, ND$5,200432024
Higher Power Automotive Ministries Dba Fix It Forward MinistryFargo, ND$5,052212024
T Jefferson Elementary SchoolDickinson, ND$5,001112024
Als AssociationSt Paul, MN$5,000112024
Beyond Boundaries Therapy and WellnessFargo, ND$5,000112024
Bismarck Cancer Center FoundationBismarck, ND$5,000112021
Bismarck Public SchoolsBismarck, ND$5,000112022
Cass Clay Community Land TrustFargo, ND$5,000112022
Children's Advocacy CenterBismarck, ND$5,000112022
City of Grand ForksGrand Forks, ND$5,000112022
De Sour Valley Economic Dev CorpBurlington, ND$5,000112021
Dickinson State UniversityDickinson, ND$5,000222023
EsharaSt Paul, MN$5,000112023
Elk Ridge Elementary SchoolBismarck, ND$5,000112022
Foster County Public HealthCarrington, ND$5,000112021
Garrison Area Resource Center & Food PantryGarrison, ND$5,000222023
Gigis Playhouse FargoFargo, ND$5,000332024
Global Friends CoalitionGrand Forks, ND$5,000112022
Grand Forks Public SchoolsGrand Forks, ND$5,000112022
Grand Forks Senior CenterGrand Forks, ND$5,000112022
Grimsrud ElementaryBismarck, ND$5,000112021
Hope Inc Adaptive Sports & RecreationMoorhead, ND$5,000112022
Hagen Elementary PTOWilliston, ND$5,000112024
Hillsboro Elementary SchoolHillsboro, ND$5,000112021
Impact Foundation Badges of Unity FundFargo, ND$5,000112021
Indigenous AssociationFargo, ND$5,000112022
Jamestown High SchoolJamestown, ND$5,000112022
Jamestown TourismJamestown, ND$5,000112023
Juniar Achievement of the Upper MidwestBismarck, ND$5,000112021
Junior Achievement NorthWest Fargo, ND$5,000112024
Lutheran Church of the CrossFargo, ND$5,000112022
Mountain-Plains Youth Services CoalitionBismarck, ND$5,000112024
NexuspathFargo, ND$5,000112023
North Dakota Dental FoundationFargo, ND$5,000112024
Red River Valley Habitat for HumanityGrand Forks, ND$5,000112023
Rolette County Public Health DistrictRolla, ND$5,000112024
Seeds of EdenWashburn, ND$5,000112024
Soul SolutionsFargo, ND$5,000112021
St Lukes HospitalCrosby, ND$5,000112021
UspirendRichardton, ND$5,000112024
United Way of Grand Forks East Grand ForksLarimore, ND$5,000112022
Unity Medical CenterGrafton, ND$5,000112023
Williston State CollegeWilliston, ND$5,000222023
Healthy Communities CoalitionCarrington, ND$4,950112021
Richland-Wilkin Food PantryWahpeton, ND$4,300222023
Friends of the ChildrenFargo, ND$4,200432024
American Diabetes Association Nd ChapterArlington, VA$4,150422023
City of Grand Forks Police DepartmentGrand Forks, ND$4,000112023
Companions for ChildrenMinot, ND$4,000332024
United WayFargo, ND$3,913112022
Hospice of the Red River ValleyFargo, ND$3,900432024
Great North PoleWest Fargo, ND$3,600742024
Lend a Hand UpFargo, ND$3,550322023
Bottineau Food PantryBottineau, ND$3,500222022
United Day NurseryGrand Forks, ND$3,500222024
Velva Public School DistrictVelva, ND$3,500112022
Cats Cradle Shelter IncFargo, ND$3,400542024
Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of the Red River ValleyFargo, ND$3,400222023
Nd Suicide Prevention CoalitionBismarck, ND$3,390112023
Fargo Police DeptFargo, ND$3,380212023
Brady Oberg Legacy FoundationDetroit Lakes, MN$3,100542024
Bridging the GapFargo, ND$3,100432024
Farm RescueHorace, ND$3,100322023
New Life Center FoundationFargo, ND$3,000112021
Northlands Rescue MissionGrand Forks, ND$2,913212022
HeroFargo, ND$2,900322024
Mayville State UniversityMayville, ND$2,700212022
Ministry on the MarginsBismarck, ND$2,700212024
Peace Academy IncFargo, ND$2,700222024
Ali Schumacher - North Dakota State UniversityFargo, ND$2,500112024
Altru Health FoundationGrand Forks, ND$2,500112024
Amanda Akers - North Dakota State UniversityFargo, ND$2,500112024
Amanda Linne - North Dakota State UniversityFargo, ND$2,500112024
American Diabetes AssociationMerrifield, VA$2,500112022
American Foundation of Suicide PreventionNew York, NY$2,500212024
Annies HouseBottineau, ND$2,500112024
Arwyn Berke - University of North DakotaGrand Forks, ND$2,500112024
Brock Klimek - North Dakota State UniversityFargo, ND$2,500112024
Carrington Youth CenterCarrington, ND$2,500112022
Cassie Kindsfater - Bismarck State CollegeBismarck, ND$2,500112024
Century High SchoolBismarck, ND$2,500112021
Chandeska Cikana Community CollegeFort Totten, ND$2,500112021
Chastity Lightning - University of North DakotaGrand Forks, ND$2,500112024
City of BeachBeach, ND$2,500112021
Dakota Center for Independent LivingBismarck, ND$2,500112021
Dakota Childrens Advocacy CenterBismarck, ND$2,500112024
Dana Zarn - University of North DakotaGrand Forks, ND$2,500112024
Deer Creek Elementary SchoolFargo, ND$2,500112021
Define the Fight IncHunter, ND$2,500112024
Easter Seals Goodwill Nd IncMandan, ND$2,500112024
Edwin Akomaning - North Dakota State UniversityFargo, ND$2,500112024
Emmons County Public HealthLinton, ND$2,500112021
Ethan Bergeman - University of North DakotaGrand Forks, ND$2,500112024
Father's FarmWolford, ND$2,500112023
Friends of the Dakota Prairie Walking TrailEllendale, ND$2,500112022
Fundraising for Ransom Area and CommunityLisbon, ND$2,500112021
Garrett Bloms - North Dakota State UniversityFargo, ND$2,500112024
Gracie Doe - North Dakota State UniversityFargo, ND$2,500112024
Grand Forks Growth & Support CenterGrand Forks, ND$2,500112023
Guardian Angels IncJametown, ND$2,500112024
Hailey Wanner - North Dakota State UniversityFargo, ND$2,500112024
Hannah Ulsager - North Dakota State UniversityFargo, ND$2,500112024
Immigrant Development CenterFargo, ND$2,500112024
Independence IncMinot, ND$2,500112021
Inspiring Minds Center for Dyslexia & LiteracyBismarck, ND$2,500112021
Jamestown Regional Medical Center FoundationJamestown, ND$2,500112022
Joslyn Nordmark - University of North DakotaGrand Forks, ND$2,500112024
Junior Achievement North of North DakotaFargo, ND$2,500112023
KalixMinot, ND$2,500112024
Kassidy Reiser - North Dakota State UniversityFargo, ND$2,500112024
Kids AlleyGrafton, ND$2,500112022
Killdeer Park DistrictKilldeer, ND$2,500112022
Lisbon Park DistrictLisbon, ND$2,500112024
Lutheran Social Service of MinnesotaSaint Paul, MN$2,500112024
Mls School District #1Mohall, ND$2,500112021
Mabel Larson - University of Mary Financial AidBismarck, ND$2,500112024
Madison Shreffler - North Dakota State UniversityFargo, ND$2,500112024
Marilee Byington - University of Mary Financial AidBismarck, ND$2,500112024
Mckenzie Fuglestad - Lake Region State CollegeDevils Lake, ND$2,500112024
Mikayla Bell - Minot State UniversityMinot, ND$2,500112024
Milnor Public SchoolMilnor, ND$2,500112022
Morgan Freije - Valley City State UniversityValley City, ND$2,500112024
Muscular Dystrophy Association Nd ChapterChicago, IL$2,500112022
Nd National Guard FoundationBismarck, ND$2,500112022
Nd Rough Rider Health Promotion Assoc IncCasselton, ND$2,500112021
NdscsWahpeton, ND$2,500112022
Ndscs Financial AidWahpeton, ND$2,500112021
North Dakota State College of ScienceWahpeton, ND$2,500112023
North Sargent SchoolGwinner, ND$2,500112021
Northern Lights Council of Boy Scouts of AmericaFargo, ND$2,500112024
Operation HomefrontSan Antonio, TX$2,500112024
Preston Kroeber - University of JamestownJamestown, ND$2,500112024
Riding for DreamsLisbon, ND$2,500112023
Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Bismarck NdBismarck, ND$2,500112024
Shae Sherrod - Williston State CollegeWilliston, ND$2,500112024
Shelby Ducheneaux - Cankdeska Cikana Community CollegeFort Totten, ND$2,500112024
Skye Witmer - Dakota College at BottineauBottineau, ND$2,500112024
Spirit of WonderDickinson, ND$2,500112024
Tr 4 Heart and SoulBismarck, ND$2,500112022
Tr Heart N SoulBismarck, ND$2,500112024

118 of 556 (21%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 26%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 370 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Human Services
92 grants
Health Care
39 grants
Education
35 grants
Youth Development
25 grants
Food & Nutrition
22 grants
Mental Health
19 grants
Recreation & Sports
18 grants
Animal Welfare
17 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2021159$655,163$1,000
2022220$825,542$775
2023226$759,210$1,000
2024256$860,444$1,300

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 94% of this one's giving went to organizations in North Dakota. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

North Dakota
$2.9M
Georgia
$60K
South Dakota
$41K
Minnesota
$39K
Maryland
$25K
Virginia
$7K
New York
$5K
Illinois
$3K

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Funders that support the same organizations

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How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in North Dakota.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 4510 13TH Ave South, Fargo, ND, 58121. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 36-3606394 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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