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Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation Corporation
Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation Corporation reported $28.0 million in revenue and $10.0 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $91.94 went to program services, $6.49 to management and general costs and $1.57 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 58.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $232,776 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 35% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $10MFor context, the median across 1,030 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.67 programs, $6.50 management, $1.83 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $28MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 91.9% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 6.5% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.6% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 58.8% | 80.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $232,776 | $322,368 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.33% | 1.60% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 178.4 | 58.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 8 of 8 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe foundation is a community trust that administers 551 charitable funds. These funds are created by contributions from the general public. Grants were awarded in programs in the following areas: community building - 15.1%; basic human needs - 9.5%; art - 10.7%; education - 21.5%; youth - 7.8%; religion - 13.0%; health & wellness - 10.0%; animal welfare - 2.3%; other - 3.0%; disaster relief - 7.1%. These grants and scholarships were made possible from the following types of funds: donor advised - 53%, designated - 24.5%, field of interest - 6%, agency - 1.1%, scholarship - 10%, and…
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $198,336 | $0 | $34,440 | $232,776 |
| DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $129,239 | $0 | $18,525 | $147,764 |
2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation Corporation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $381K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b8 · 8 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 57
- Volunteers Part I, line 630
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Of every $100 Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation Corporation spent in 2025, $91.94 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation Corporation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation Corporation reported that 91.9% of its $10.0 million in expenses went to program services, 6.5% to management and general and 1.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation Corporation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation Corporation reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $232,776, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation Corporation get its money?
Of $28.0 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 58.8% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation Corporation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 45-6010377 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202632459349300323 · read the filing · XML
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202522409349300717 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202432509349301573 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202342359349300414 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223069349301237 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202113099349300731 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202033049349301968 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 45-6010377: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.