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US nonprofit · EIN 450460797 · Bismarck, NDiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 450460797) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code SOUNK), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Heritage Foundation for Germans from Russia

Donations deductible
Revenue
$50k
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$21k
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$664k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$664k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
10
6.4y av
Staff
0
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Voting members
10
reported in Part VI
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Heritage Foundation for Germans from Russia's network

10 people1 organisationi10 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (3) 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

10 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Alex HerzogDirector2019
7 yrs
Charles WeisserDirector2019
7 yrs
Curtis MertzEx Officio2024
2 yrs
Cameron NicklausPresident2024
2 yrs
David FeistDirector2019
7 yrs
Peter BaerDirector2019
7 yrs
Randy HeinzCompany secretary2019
7 yrs
Robert W SchauerTreausurer2019
7 yrs
Steve EberleDirector2019
7 yrs
TIM Geiger (also filed as Tim Geiger)Vice President2019
7 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Cameron NicklausPresident0.25$0
Tim GeigerVice President0.25$0
Randy HeinzSecretary1$0
Robert W SchauerTreausurer1$0
Curtis MertzEx Officio0.25$0
Alex HerzogDirector0.25$0
Peter BaerDirector0.25$0
Charles WeisserDirector0.25$0
Steve EberleDirector0.25$0
David FeistDirector0.25$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Heritage Foundation for Germans From Russia
EIN
450460797
Address
Po Box 7362, Bismarck, ND, 58507-7362
State
North Dakota
Mission
Functions as a fundraising arm to GRHS by receiving donations and investing those funds to support GRHS. GRHS is a 501(c)(3) organization with the goal of preserving German Russian culture and heritage. See description provided in Part I, Line 1. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A112 Arts, culture and humanities
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2001
Principal officer
Cameron Nikolaus (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 January 2002
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
SOUNK (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

Relatedsee Part VIIGermans from Russia Heritage Society

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsAlex Herzog
≥7years on the filingsCharles Weisser
≥7years on the filingsDavid Feist
≥7years on the filingsPeter Baer

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$664k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$664k
Contributions and grants received
$38k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$18k
Employees
0

Filed finances

2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$50k$21k$29k
2023$59k$19k$39k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

1 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.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Germans from Russia Heritage SocietyHelp fund operating costs$16k