Farmers Educational & Cooperative Union of America North Dakota DIV
Revenue
$3.8m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$6.3m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$124.2m
$920k liabilities
Net assets
$123.3m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
7.1 years on average
Staff
69
400 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Farmers Educational & Cooperative Union of America North Dakota DIV's network
9 people7 organisationsi9 people and 7 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (29) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
9 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin VIG (also filed as Ben VIG) | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jon Iverson | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Mark Watne | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Michelle Ziesch | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Robert Finken (also filed as Bob Finken) | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Robert Kuylen | Vice President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Shane Sickler | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Tyler Stafslien | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Wesley Niederman JR (also filed as Wesley Niederman) | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Tania Falk | Chief Financial Officer | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Watne | President | 17 | $587k | $10k | |
| Robert Kuylen | Vice President | 5 | $38k | ||
| Shane Sickler | Treasurer | 5 | $28k | ||
| Robert Finken | Director | 5 | $27k | ||
| Michelle Ziesch | Director | 5 | $24k | ||
| Benjamin Vig | Director | 5 | $22k | ||
| Wesley Niederman | Secretary | 5 | $21k | ||
| Jon Iverson | Director | 5 | $21k | ||
| Tyler Stafslien | Director | 5 | $14k |
About
- Legal name
- Farmers Educational & Cooperative Union of America North Dakota Div
- EIN
- 450130613
- Address
- Po Box 2136, Jamestown, ND, 58402-2136
- State
- North Dakota
- Mission
- North dakota farmers union, guided by the principles of cooperation, legislation and education, is an organization committed to the prosperity of family farms, ranches and rural communities. (as filed on the Form 990)
- IRS classification
- 501(c)05 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1927
- Principal officer
- Matt Perdue (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 1966
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
RelatedSUPPORT YOUTH CAMPING PROGRAM & CLASSES TEACHING COOPERATIVE BUSINESS MODELNorth Dakota Farmers Union FoundationRelatedSUPPORT THE NORTH DAKOTA FARMERS UNION FOUNDATIONNorth Dakota Farmers Union Educational Foundation
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsMark Watne
≥8years on the filingsRobert Kuylen
≥8years on the filingsShane Sickler
≥8years on the filingsTyler Stafslien
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $124.2m
- Total liabilities
- $920k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $123.3m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.4m
- Program service revenue
- $1.8m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $420k
- Employees
- 69
- Volunteers
- 400
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $3.4m | $5.8m | Deficit $2.4m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
8 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Rolette County Soil Conservation District | Supporting producers to promote productivity, markets, and environmental benefits | $92k |
| Mercer County Soil Conservation District | Supporting producers to promote productivity, markets, and environmental benefits | $89k |
| North Dakota Conservation District Employees Association | Supporting producers to promote productivity, markets, and environmental benefits | $71k |
| Ward County Soil Conservation District | Supporting producers to promote productivity, markets, and environmental benefits | $49k |
| Stark and Billings Soil Conservation District | Supporting producers to promote productivity, markets, and environmental benefits | $45k |
| Cass County Soil Conservation District | Supporting producers to promote productivity, markets, and environmental benefits | $43k |
| Foster County Soil Conservation District | Supporting producers to promote productivity, markets, and environmental benefits | $19k |
| McKenzie County Soil Conservation District | Supporting producers to promote productivity, markets, and environmental benefits | $6k |