Funding search · EIN 456014772 · Eagan, MN

Helen Gough Fdn Trust

Name: Helen Gough Fdn Trust grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

114
grants reported: $1.6M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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United Tribes Technical College4 grants · $229,500
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College3 grants · $129,541
University of North Dakota4 grants · $92,000
Minot State University4 grants · $89,701
Bismarck State College4 grants · $83,500
University of Mary4 grants · $71,500
Montana State University Northern4 grants · $55,290
Haskell Indian Nations University4 grants · $52,000
Oregon State University4 grants · $50,000
North Dakota State University3 grants · $46,000

Giving over time

$310,000

2022

$431,646

2023

$435,701

2024

$449,541

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 114 grants.

$82,000
United Tribes Technical College · Bismarck, ND · 2023
Scholarships
$74,000
United Tribes Technical College · Bismarck, ND · 2025
Scholarships
$57,541
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College · New Town, ND · 2025
Scholarships
$51,500
United Tribes Technical College · Bismarck, ND · 2024
Scholarships
$40,000
Minot State University · Minot, ND · 2023
Scholarships
$40,000
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College · New Town, ND · 2023
Scholarships
$32,000
University of North Dakota · Grand Forks, ND · 2025
Scholarships
$32,000
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College · New Town, ND · 2024
Scholarships
$30,000
University of North Dakota · Grand Forks, ND · 2022
Scholarships
$24,000
Bismarck State College · Bismarck, ND · 2023
Scholarships
$24,000
University of North Dakota · Grand Forks, ND · 2023
Scholarships
$24,000
Bismarck State College · Bismarck, ND · 2022
Scholarships
$23,701
Minot State University · Minot, ND · 2024
Scholarships
$22,000
University of Mary · Bismarck, ND · 2025
Scholarships
$22,000
Nueta Hidatsz Sahnish College · New Town, ND · 2022
Scholarships
$22,000
United Tribes Technical College · Bismarck, ND · 2022
Scholarships
$22,000
University of Mary · Bismarck, ND · 2022
Scholarships
$20,000
Haskell Indian Nations University · Lawrence, KS · 2025
Scholarships
$20,000
University of Oregon · Eugene, OR · 2025
Scholarships
$20,000
North Dakota State University · Fargo, ND · 2024
Scholarships
$19,500
Bismarck State College · Bismarck, ND · 2024
Scholarships
$19,500
University of Mary · Bismarck, ND · 2024
Scholarships
$19,290
Montana State University Northern · Havre, MT · 2023
Scholarships
$18,000
Montana State University Northern · Havre, MT · 2024
Scholarships
$18,000
University Tribes Technical College · Bismarck, ND · 2024
Scholarships
$16,000
Bismarck State College · Bismarck, ND · 2025
Scholarships
$16,000
McPherson College · McPherson, KS · 2024
Scholarships
$16,000
Sinte Gleska University · Mission, SD · 2024
Scholarships
$16,000
Arizona State University · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Scholarships
$16,000
Haskell Indian Nations University · Lawrence, KS · 2023
Scholarships
$16,000
Ndscs Foundation · Wahpeton, ND · 2023
Scholarships
$16,000
North Dakota State University · Fargo, ND · 2023
Scholarships
$16,000
Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR · 2023
Scholarships
$16,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Scholarships
$16,000
Chemeketa Community College · Salem, OR · 2022
Scholarships
$16,000
Minot State University · Minot, ND · 2022
Scholarships
$16,000
Oklahoma State University · Stillwater, OK · 2022
Scholarships
$16,000
Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR · 2022
Scholarships
$14,000
Chemeketa Community College · Salem, OR · 2024
Scholarships
$14,000
Career Network Institute · Santa Anna, CA · 2023
Scholarships
$14,000
Arizona State University · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Scholarships
$13,500
Concordia University Texas · Austin, TX · 2024
Scholarships
$12,356
Fort Lewis College · Durango, CO · 2023
Scholarships
$12,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024
Scholarships
$10,000
Augsburg University · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Scholarships
$10,000
Austin Community College · Austin, TX · 2025
Scholarships
$10,000
Central Washington University · Ellensburg, WA · 2025
Scholarships
$10,000
Concordia University Texas · Austin, TX · 2025
Scholarships
$10,000
McPherson College · McPherson, KS · 2025
Scholarships
$10,000
Mid-America Christian University · Oklahoma City, OK · 2025
Scholarships
$10,000
Minot State University · Minot, ND · 2025
Scholarships
$10,000
Montana State University Northern · Havre, MT · 2025
Scholarships
$10,000
North Dakota State University · Fargo, ND · 2025
Scholarships
$10,000
Northwest University · Kirkland, WA · 2025
Scholarships
$10,000
Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR · 2025
Scholarships
$10,000
The University of New Mexico · Albuquerque, NM · 2025
Scholarships
$10,000
University of Jamestown · Jamestown, ND · 2025
Scholarships
$10,000
University of Kansas · Lawrence, KS · 2025
Scholarships
$10,000
Lasalle University · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Scholarships
$10,000
Life Pacific University · San Dimas, CA · 2024
Scholarships
$10,000
Northwest University · Kirkland, WA · 2024
Scholarships
$10,000
South Dakota State University · Brookings, SD · 2024
Scholarships
$10,000
The University of New Mexico · Alberquerque, NM · 2024
Scholarships
$10,000
University of Denver · Denver, CO · 2024
Scholarships
$8,000
Arizona State University · Tempe, AZ · 2025
Scholarships
$8,000
Career Network Institute · Santa Ana, CA · 2025
Scholarships
$8,000
Genesee Community College · Batavia, NY · 2025
Scholarships
$8,000
Minnesota State Community & Technical · Moorhead, MN · 2025
Scholarships
$8,000
Grand Canyon University · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Scholarships
$8,000
Haskell Indian Nations University · Lawrence, KS · 2024
Scholarships
$8,000
Institute of American Indian Arts · Santa Fe, NM · 2024
Scholarships
$8,000
Northern State University · Aberdeen, SD · 2024
Scholarships
$8,000
Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR · 2024
Scholarships
$8,000
University of Kansas · Lawrence, KS · 2024
Scholarships
$8,000
California State University · Fresno, CA · 2023
Scholarships
$8,000
Chemeketa Community College · Salem, OR · 2023
Scholarships
$8,000
Coffeyville Community College · Coffeyville, KS · 2023
Scholarships
$8,000
Northwest Indian College Foundation · Bellingham, WA · 2023
Scholarships
$8,000
Sinte Gleska University · Mission, SD · 2023
Scholarships
$8,000
Sitting Bull College · Fort Yates, ND · 2023
Scholarships
$8,000
University of Kansas · Lawrence, KS · 2023
Scholarships
$8,000
University of Mary · Bismarck, ND · 2023
Scholarships
$8,000
University of New Mexico · Albuquerque, NM · 2023
Scholarships
$8,000
University of North Texas · Denton, TX · 2023
Scholarships
$8,000
Haskell Indian Nations University · Lawrence, KS · 2022
Scholarships
$8,000
Midland University · Fremont, NE · 2022
Scholarships
$8,000
Montana State University Northern · Havre, MT · 2022
Scholarships
$8,000
Sitting Bull College · Fort Yates, ND · 2022
Scholarships
$8,000
Twin Cities · Fergus Falls, MN · 2022
Scholarships
$8,000
University of Hawaii at Manoa · Honolulu, HI · 2022
Scholarships
$8,000
University of Minnesota Duluth · Duluth, MN · 2022
Scholarships
$8,000
University of Minnesota Morris · Morris, MN · 2022
Scholarships
$8,000
University of New Mexico · Albuquerque, NM · 2022
Scholarships
$8,000
University of South Dakota · Vermillion, SD · 2022
Scholarships
$8,000
University of Texas Austin · Austin, TX · 2022
Scholarships
$6,000
Grand Canyon University · Phoenix, AZ · 2025
Scholarships
$6,000
Ihanktonwan Community College · Marty, SD · 2025
Scholarships
$6,000
Northwestern Health Sciences University · Bloomington, MN · 2025
Scholarships
$6,000
Sinte Greska University · Mission, SD · 2025
Scholarships
$6,000
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Scholarships

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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.