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Urdahl Inc

Accepts applications Jamestown, North Dakota · EIN 450422833

Urdahl Inc is a private foundation in Jamestown, North Dakota. In tax year 2025 it gave $19,002 in 43 grants; the typical grant was $400 and the largest $1,000. 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 $17,357 the year before.

5% 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$17,18842$359,053
2024$17,35741$402,487
2025$19,00243$408,863

How to apply

ContactKenneth N Urdahl
907 9th St SW, Jamestown, ND 58401-5104
Phone or email(701) 952-1733
What to submitLetter to include purpose for and amount of funds requested, plans for the use of the funds, description of population served, name & address of overseer & verification of tax exempt status
DeadlinesNovember 15
RestrictionsPrimarily interested in youth and children and in assisting in work with needy people, especially in church related work.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Urdahl Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 16 states, the most to North Dakota.

StateGrantsAmount
North Dakota15$6,950
Maryland5$2,552
Washington3$1,400
District of Columbia4$1,150
New York2$1,000
Georgia1$1,000
Illinois1$1,000
Minnesota2$900
Michigan1$800
Texas3$500

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 43 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Carter Center
Atlanta, GA
Peace and health issues$1,000
Community Action
Jamestown, ND
Food/preschool expenses$1,000
Community Lunch Capital Hill
Seattle, WA
Meals for homeless$1,000
Elca World Hungerdisaster Appeal
Chicago, IL
Food and disaster relief$1,000
Doctors Without Borders MSF
Haagerstown, MD
Disaster / conflict area medical care$996
Christian Mission Aid
Zeeland, MI
Food baskets in kenya$800
Great Plains Food Bank
Fargo, ND
Food for needy$800
God's Child
Bismarck, ND
Orphanage / school / health in guatamala$700
Jamestown Salvation Army
Jamestown, ND
Emergency aid$700
Lutheran World Relief
Baltimore, MD
Third world support$656
Covenant House
New York, NY
Help for homeless youth$500
Daily Bread
Jamestown, ND
Feeding program$500
International Rescue Committee
New York, NY
Refugee aid$500
James River Senior Center
Jamestown, ND
Senior transportation and equipment$500
Living Is Giving Inc
Jamestown, ND
Humanitarian aid liberia$500
St Johns Lutheran Church
Jamestown, ND
Tuesday meals for hungry$500
Immigrant Law Center of MN
St Paul, MN
Legal aid for immigrants$500
American Red Cross
Boone, IA
Disaster relief$400
Lutheran Partners in Global Ministry
Minneapolis, MN
3rd world loans$400
Partners in Health
Frederick, MD
Health care in 3rd world$400
Safe Shelter
Jamestown, ND
Assist abuse victims$400
Southern Poverty Law Center
Montgomery, AL
Intervention for racial justice$400
Stutsman County Human Rights Coalition
Jamestown, ND
Awareness of human rights concerns$400
USA for Un High Commission for Refugees
Washington, DC
Refugee relief$400
Native American Heritage Assoc
Rapid City, SD
Fuel assistance$300
Oxfam America
Washington, DC
Border justice$300
Park River Bible Camp
Park River, ND
Christian youth camping$300
Project Hope
Bethesda, MD
Disaster relief$300
University of Washington Foundation
Seattle, WA
Eye glasses / clinic fund$300
Operation Smiles
Topeka, KS
Cleft palate surgeries$250
Sioux Nation Relief Fund
Washington, DC
Nutrition$250
Amnesty International
Washington, DC
Justice intervention/gaza$200
Christian Appalachian Project
Paintsville, KY
Nutrition/appalachia$200
Eastern ND Synod
Fargo, ND
Central african republican aid$200
Global Refuge
Baltimore, MD
Immigration/refugee assistance$200
Mercy Ships
Garden Valley, TX
Travel surgery ship for desitute$200
Nekoma Lutheran Church
Nekoma, ND
Service project$200
Northern Plains Reservation Aid
Addison, TX
Native american relief$200
Wycliffe Associates
Orlando, FL
Indigenous bible translation$200
Jamestown United Way
Jamestown, ND
Local charities$150

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Urdahl Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: November 15.

How much does Urdahl Inc give?

$19,002 in tax year 2025, across 43 grants, with a typical grant of $400.

Who runs Urdahl Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Kenneth N Urdahl (President), Ruth E Urdahl (Secretary Treasurer) and Dr Kevin Urdahl (Vice President).

What does Urdahl Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services, food and hunger and health.

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