North Dakota Humanities Council

BISMARCK, ND EIN: 45-0318487 Website

The North Dakota Humanities Council invests in the people of North Dakota by creating and sustaining humanities programs that provides its participants with a better understanding of the past, a better analysis of the present, and a better vision for the future.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$503K

-2.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$70K

-83.0% YoY

Grant Count

6

-50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$12K

-66.1% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$451K$902K$1M$2M201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$503,037$513,412$606,082
Revenue$1,078,117$1,617,965$1,234,062
Expenses$1,027,166$1,640,023$1,161,100
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$5,799$4,360$753
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$110K$219K$329K$439K9 grants201919 grants202014 grants202112 grants202212 grants20236 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2024

Long X Arts Foundation$17KPrairie Public Broadcast…$13KPrairie Public Broadcast…$10KUniversity of North Dakota$10KDickinson State University$10KUniversity of North Dakota$10K

Grant Size Distribution

72 grants across all recorded years

61<$50K11$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 2024 IRS filing

Brenna GerhardtExecutive Director$131KKenneth GlassAssociate Director$122K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Kenneth GlassAssociate Director40$121,708
Brenna GerhardtExecutive Director45$130,506
Lyle BestBoard Member
Julie BlehmBoard Member
Dina ButcherBoard Member
Dennis CooleyBoard Member
Patty CorwinBoard Member
Angela GorderBoard Member
Trygve HammerBoard Member
Mark HolmanBoard Member
Hamzat KorikoBoard Member
Dorothy LickBoard Member
Marianna MalmBoard Member
Prairie Rose SeminoleBoard Member
Barb SolbergBoard Member
Linda SteveBoard Member
Sarah VogelBoard Member

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

BismarckBloomingtonDickinsonFargoFessendenGrand ForksJamestownMandanMedoraMinotNew TownRugbyWatford CityWest Fargo

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

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