Funding search · EIN 456012365 · Fargo, ND

Forum Communications Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

46
grants reported
$630,000
total given
2020–2024
filing years
$3,250
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20202024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Top recipients

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  • Ndhsaa4 grants · $350,000
  • Ndhs Aa1 grant · $75,000
  • Marcil Chartiable Foundation2 grants · $63,000
  • Other Colleges5 grants · $30,000
  • Marcil Charitable Foundation1 grant · $25,000
  • North Dakota State University5 grants · $21,000
  • Chasing Horses1 grant · $10,000
  • University of Nd2 grants · $8,500
  • Univ of Mn Duluth2 grants · $5,000
  • University of Mn1 grant · $5,000

Giving over time

$120,000
2020
$125,000
2021
$128,000
2022
$120,000
2023
$137,000
2024

Grant history

All 46 reported grants, largest first.

  • $100,000

    Ndhsaa · Valley City, ND · 2024

    Grant education

  • $100,000

    Ndhsaa · Valley City, ND · 2023

    Grant education

  • $75,000

    Ndhsaa · Valley City, ND · 2022

    Grant educaiton

  • $75,000

    Ndhsaa · Valley City, ND · 2021

    Grant

  • $75,000

    Ndhs Aa · Valley City, ND · 2020

    Pledge grant

  • $33,000

    Marcil Chartiable Foundation · Fargo, ND · 2022

    Grant education

  • $30,000

    Marcil Chartiable Foundation · Fargo, ND · 2021

    Grant

  • $25,000

    Marcil Charitable Foundation · Fargo, ND · 2020

    Grant

  • $10,000

    Chasing Horses · Medora, ND · 2024

    Grant

  • $9,000

    Other Colleges · Fargo, ND · 2020

    Scholarships

  • $7,500

    Other Colleges · Fargo, ND · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $6,500

    North Dakota State University · Fargo, ND · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $6,500

    University of Nd · Garnd Forks, ND · 2020

    Scholarships

  • $5,500

    Other Colleges · Fargo, ND · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    North Dakota State University · Fargo, ND · 2021

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Other Colleges · Fargo, ND · 2021

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    University of Mn · Moorhead, MN · 2021

    Scholarship

  • $4,500

    Univ of Mn Duluth · Duluth, MN · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $4,500

    North Dakota State University · Fargo, ND · 2020

    Scholarships

  • $3,500

    University of Minneapolis · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Scholoarship

  • $3,500

    North Dakota State University · Fargo, ND · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $3,500

    Univ of Nd · Fargo, ND · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $3,500

    Univeristy of Nd · Grand Forks, ND · 2021

    Scholoarship

  • $3,000

    Universtiy of Nd · Grand Forks, ND · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $3,000

    Other Colleges · Fargo, ND · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $2,000

    University of Nd · Grand Forks, ND · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $2,000

    Moorhead State Univeristy · Moorhead, MN · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $1,500

    Concordia · Moorhead, MN · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $1,500

    South Dakota State Univ · Brookings, SD · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $1,500

    University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2024

    Scholoarship

  • $1,500

    University of Wisconsin · Eau Claire, WI · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $1,500

    Winona State University · Winona, MN · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $1,500

    Sd School of Mines · Rapid City, SD · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $1,500

    South Dakota State Univ · Brookings, SD · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $1,500

    Univeristy of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $1,500

    Carlson School · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $1,500

    Concordia · Moorhead, MN · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $1,500

    Luther College · Decorah, IA · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $1,500

    North Dakota State University · Fargo, ND · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $1,500

    Concordia College · Moorhead, MN · 2021

    Scholarship

  • $1,000

    Concordia · Moorhead, MN · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $1,000

    Moorhead State University · Moorhead, MN · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $1,000

    Univ of Mn Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $500

    Univ of Mn Duluth · Duluth, MN · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $500

    University of Wisconsin Eau Clairie · Eau Claire, WI · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $500

    Winona State University · Winona, MN · 2023

    Schlarship

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.