Helen R Ernst Charitable Trust

DEVILS LAKE, ND EIN: 45-6050423

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$10K

+30.6% YoY

Grant Count

8

+100.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$1K

-34.7% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$5K$7K$10K1 grants202110 grants20226 grants20234 grants20248 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2025

CANKDESKA CIKANA COMMUNI…$5KUNITED TRIBES TECHNICAL …$2KUNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA$1KLAKE REGION STATE COLLEGE$682MAYVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY$375BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE$276FORT LEWIS COLLEGE$276UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA …$276

Grant Size Distribution

29 grants across all recorded years

29<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

1ST UNITED BANKTRUSTEE$1KCANDACE BERGSTROMDIRECTOR$25LORI BROWNDIRECTOR$25KATHY MARTINDIRECTOR$25DIXIE OMENDIRECTOR$25SHELDON GREYWATERDIRECTOR$25

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
CANDACE BERGSTROMDIRECTOR0.1$25
1ST UNITED BANKTRUSTEE1$1,462
LORI BROWNDIRECTOR0.1$25
KATHY MARTINDIRECTOR0.1$25
DIXIE OMENDIRECTOR0.1$25
PENNY YANKTONDIRECTOR0.1
SHELDON GREYWATERDIRECTOR0.1$25

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

BISMARCKDEVILS LAKEDURANGOFAIRFIELDFORT TOTTENGRAND FORKSMAYVILLEMINNEAPOLISMINNEWAUKENMORRISST MICHAELSST PAULvarious

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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