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Mdu Resources Foundation

Accepts applications Bismarck, North Dakota · EIN 450378937

Mdu Resources Foundation is a private foundation in Bismarck, North Dakota. In tax year 2025 it gave $1.3 million in 1 grant; the typical grant was $1.3 million and the largest $1.3 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $1.8 million the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$2.1 million1$4.8 million
2024$1.8 million1$5.5 million
2025$1.3 million1$6.5 million

How to apply

ContactNikki Ferderer
1200 W Century Ave, Bismarck, ND 58503
Phone or email(701) 530-1013, nikki.ferderer@mduresources.com

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in North Dakota.

StateGrantsAmount
North Dakota1$1.3 million

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
See Attached
Bismarck, ND
See attached$1.3 million

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Mdu Resources Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Mdu Resources Foundation give?

$1.3 million in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $1.3 million.

Who runs Mdu Resources Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Cory Fong (Presidentdirector), Jason L Vollmer (Director), Patrick C Darras (Director) and Nikki Ferderer (Secretary) among 9 officers and trustees.

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