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North Dakota Community Foundation

	North Dakota Community Foundation
	309 N Mandan Street, Suite 2
	Bismarck, ND 58502-0387
	Phone: 701-222-8349


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The mission of the North Dakota Community Foundation is to improve the quality of life for North Dakota's citizens through charitable giving and promoting philanthropy. This website is dedicated to that mission.

The North Dakota Community Foundation was organized in October of 1976 and became fully operational January 1, 1977. It is an IRS designated 501(c)(3) statewide public non-profit tax-exempt corporation that receives and distributes charitable funds to support a wide range of programs, which benefit North Dakotans.

NDCF was formed by a group of citizens who were interested in establishing an efficient way of meeting some of the needs in North Dakota in the educational, charitable, arts, scientific and health areas.

Initial support for the Foundation came from the Otto Bremer Foundation, the Northwest Area Foundation, the Northwest Bancorporation, the North Dakota Bremer Banks and the Bush Foundation.

The office staff, under the supervision of its volunteer Board of Directors, carries on the work of the Foundation. Board members are appointed from major professional groups in North Dakota and from the public at large.

All grant distribution decisions are made by the NDCF Board of Directors.

BUILDING NORTH DAKOTA'S FUTURE"

The Volunteer board is administered by:

A volunteer board of 15 skilled community leaders oversees the Foundation. The Grants Review Committee reviews grant requests. The Investment committee oversees investment management. A small professional staff supports these activities as well as other Foundation programs.

How Donors may participate include:

Donors may give to the North Dakota Community Foundation’s Unrestricted Endowment which makes grants to support a wide variety of current projects across the state. Individual donors establish separate restricted endowed funds there are over 300 to date), which are pooled and invested. The yearly grantable balance is paid out to support worthy projects in the arts, social services, education, scholarships, health care, and the environment.

Assets the foundation can accept include:

The Foundation can accept virtually any type of stock, real property, or cash. There can be tremendous tax advantages in donating appreciated assets to the Foundation.

Several Advantages for establishing funds include:

With the Community Foundation, donors can achieve their charitable goals without the overhead, costs, tax disincentives, federal compliance difficulties, and administrative burdens that accompany private foundations. The Community Foundation provides thorough assessment of grant-seeking organizations and professional management of invested funds. There is great flexibility in how donors may participate in the distribution of grants. The funds will be permanent, and will continue to have philanthropic impact long after the lifetime of the donor.

Grant Guidelines

The North Dakota Community Foundation serves North Dakota communities statewide with the goal of improving the quality of life for the state’s citizens. The Foundation administers many different types of funds. Most of the Funds are restricted to a specific purpose. This brochure deals with the guidelines for the Foundation’s Unrestricted Grants. Applications for the grants from the regional community endowment funds are available from the local advisory committees.

Grant Making Policies

Grant seekers should note the following before contacting NDCF concerning a grant:

NDCF makes grants only to those organizations designated by the IRS Code as 501(c)(3) non-profit tax exempt groups or government agencies. Before writing a letter proposal to NDCF seeking financial assistance, please make certain that your organization is eligible for a grant according to the stated tax exempt requirement.
Please submit a concise letter proposal not to exceed two (2) pages describing the organization, the project, the approximate project cost and the amount to be requested from NDCF — only one request per agency per year. Since NDCF serves organizations statewide, grants normally do not exceed $5,000. These letter proposals must be received by NDCF no later than August 15. NDCF does not accept fax or email letter requests.
Mail Letter Requests to:
North Dakota Community Foundation
P.O. Box 387
Bismarck, ND 58502-0387
The NDCF Directors review the letter requests in September. If the Board is interested in additional information, formal application materials are sent. If you do not receive an application by October 1, you will know that the Board has not chosen your project for consideration.
Grants are paid out in late November or December.

Our Annual Report and Newsletter are available, please call the Community Foundation office at (701) 222-8349 or write the North Dakota Community Foundation at PO Box 387, Bismarck, ND 58502-0387. You have also found our website, please take some time to explore.

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