North Dakota Farmers Union Foundation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$198k
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$166k
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$363k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$363k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
6.3 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 30 September 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Voting members
9
reported in Part VI
North Dakota Farmers Union Foundation'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 | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jon Iverson | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Mark Watne | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Michelle Ziesch | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Robert Finken (also filed as Bob Finken) | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Robert Kuylen (also filed as Bob Kuylen) | Vice President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Shane Sickler | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Tyler Stafslien | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Wesley Niederman | Company secretary | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Vig | Director | 1 | $0 | $22k | |
| Jon Iverson | Director | 1 | $0 | $21k | |
| Mark Watne | President | 1 | $0 | $587k | $10k |
| Michelle Ziesch | Director | 1 | $0 | $24k | |
| Robert Finken | Director | 1 | $0 | $27k | |
| Robert Kuylen | Vice President | 1 | $0 | $38k | |
| Shane Sickler | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $28k | |
| Tyler Stafslien | Director | 1 | $0 | $14k | |
| Wesley Niederman | Secretary | 1 | $0 | $21k |
About
- Legal name
- North Dakota Farmers Union Foundation
- EIN
- 450457574
- Address
- 1415 12th Ave Se, Jamestown, ND, 58401-5956
- State
- North Dakota
- Mission
- The ndfu foundation was established in 2000 to raise funds for farmers union's renowned youth education program. The goal of the foundation is to establish a permanent, sustainable fund for ndfu's youth program. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- S32 Community improvement and capacity building
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2000
- Principal officer
- Matt Perdue (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 2000
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
RelatedSUPPORT THE NDFU FOUNDATIONNorth Dakota Farmers Union Educational FoundationRelatedGUIDED BY THE PRINCIPLES OF COOPERATION, LEGISLATIVE AND EDUCATIONAL GOALS.Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America - Nd Division
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsMark Watne
≥8years on the filingsRobert Kuylen
≥6years on the filingsJon Iverson
≥6years on the filingsMichelle Ziesch
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
- $363k
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $363k
- Contributions and grants received
- $158k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $165k
- Employees
- 0
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 | $507k | $458k | $49k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America | To provide funding for youth camp and education of the cooperative business model. | $129k |
| Dsu Heritage Foundation | Dsu agricultureal & technical studies renovation project at dickinson state university | $25k |