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Ronald and Duska LaCount Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Minot, North Dakota · EIN 452900721

Ronald and Duska LaCount Family Foundation is a private foundation in Minot, North Dakota. In tax year 2023 it gave $3.9 million in 5 grants; the typical grant was $500,000 and the largest $2.5 million. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2023.

How to apply

Ronald and Duska LaCount Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to North Dakota.

StateGrantsAmount
North Dakota4$3.0 million
Ohio1$900,000

Grants paid in 2023

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Greater Minot Zoological Society
Minot, ND
General Operating Expenses$2.5 million
American Endowment Foundation
Hudson, OH
General Operating Expenses$900,000
Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation
Meddora, ND
General Operating Expenses$500,000
MSU Symphony
Minot, ND
General Operating Expenses$5,000
Minot Family YMCA
Minot, ND
General Operating Expenses$3,926

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2023 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ronald and Duska LaCount Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Ronald and Duska LaCount Family Foundation give?

$3.9 million in tax year 2023, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $500,000.

Who runs Ronald and Duska LaCount Family Foundation?

Its 2023 filing lists Ronald LaCount (President), Duska LaCount (Vice President/Secretary/Treasurer), Michael LaCount (Director) and Brian LaCount (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

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