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John L McCormick Memorial Tr

Accepts applications Fargo, North Dakota · EIN 206285678

John L McCormick Memorial Tr is a private foundation in Fargo, North Dakota. In tax year 2025 it gave $225,000 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $50,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $195,000 the year before.

21% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$200,0002$4.1 million
2024$195,00014$4.8 million
2025$225,00014$5.5 million

How to apply

ContactMaurice McCormick
902 3rd Ave South, Ankeny, ND 58103
Phone or email(701) 371-6010
What to submitletter

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What John L McCormick Memorial Tr funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to North Dakota.

StateGrantsAmount
North Dakota6$125,000
Minnesota1$40,000
Arizona1$20,000
Florida2$15,000
Tennessee1$10,000
New Jersey1$5,000
New York1$5,000
Pennsylvania1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Womens Care Center
Fargo, ND
charitable$50,000
St Johns Prep
Collegeville, MN
Educational$40,000
Friends of Chimbote
Fargo, ND
Charitable$25,000
Catholic Charities
Phoenix, AZ
Charitable$20,000
Hope Manor
Bismarck, ND
charitable$20,000
JP II Catholic Schools
Fargo, ND
Educational$15,000
Great Plains Food Bank
Fargo, ND
Chartitable$10,000
St Judes Childrens Hospital
Memphis, TN
Charitable$10,000
Wounded Warriors
Jacksonville, FL
charitable$10,000
St Gianna Home
Minto, ND
Charitable$5,000
Marys Meals
Bloomfield, NJ
Charitble$5,000
Tunnel to Towers
Staten Island, NY
charitable$5,000
Shriners Hospitals
Tampa, FL
Charitable$5,000
Ipsahd
Lancaster, PA
charitable$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does John L McCormick Memorial Tr accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does John L McCormick Memorial Tr give?

$225,000 in tax year 2025, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs John L McCormick Memorial Tr?

Its 2025 filing lists Steve D McCormick (Trustee), Tom D McCormick (Trustee) and Maurice G McCormick (Trustee).

What does John L McCormick Memorial Tr fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and food and hunger.

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