Fargo Park District Foundation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$1.2m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$12.4m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$20.8m
$30.9m liabilities
Net assets
Minus $10.2m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
3.4 years on average
Staff
0
12 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
Fargo Park District Foundation's network
9 people6 organisationsi9 people and 6 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 (6) 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 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Hill | Board Member as of July | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Bob Bartlet | Board Member as of | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Chad Marsden | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Darren Dunlop | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Joe Deutsch | Board Member until July | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Melissa Brandt | Vice President as of July | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Mike Erickson - Board Member | President until July | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Rock Messerschmidt | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Stacey Griggs - President as of | July, VP until July | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Arett | Executive Director | 2022 |
| Craig Bjur | Executive Director | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Bjur | Executive Director | 40 | $125k | $22k | |
| Stacey Griggs - President as of | July, VP until July | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Melissa Brandt | Vice President as of July | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Chad Marsden | Treasurer | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Mike Erickson - Board Member | President until July | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Rock Messerschmidt | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Darren Dunlop | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Joe Deutsch | Board Member until July | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Aaron Hill | Board Member as of July | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Bob Bartlet | Board Member as of | 0.5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Fargo Park District Foundation
- EIN
- 471248968
- Address
- 701 Main Ave, Fargo, ND, 58103-1806
- State
- North Dakota
- Mission
- The purpose of the Foundation is to pursue unique fundraising opportunities and increase private sector support to further the development, growth, and excellence of the Park District in providing modernized facilities and quality recreation services. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- N11 Recreation and sports
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Recreation & Sports
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2014
- Principal officer
- Craig Bjur (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 2017
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 3, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥4years on the filingsAaron Hill
≥4years on the filingsChad Marsden
≥4years on the filingsMelissa Brandt
≥3years on the filingsDarren Dunlop
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $20.8m
- Total liabilities
- $30.9m
- Net assets or fund balances
- Minus $10.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.2m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $12.1m
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 12
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2m | $12.4m | Deficit $11.2m |
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.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Park District of the City of Fargo | 1. Enhancing and improving other properties owned by the Fargo Park District 2. Engineering and Architectural Services for the Fargo Parks S | $12.1m |