Open Foundations · North Dakota

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring Foundation

Fargo, North Dakota · EIN 363606394. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $990K across 280 grants in 2025, a median of $2K each.

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$990K
paid in 2025
280
grants paid
$2K
median grant
33%
to first-time recipients
$23.0M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
Caring Foundation
Address
4510 13th Ave S, Fargo, ND, 58121
Phone
7012821100
Form the request should take
Caring Foundation applications located on our website
Submission deadline
Deadlines vary. Specific details may be found at https://www.bcbsnd.com/caring-foundation/grants
Restrictions on awards
In general must impact North Dakotans and further our mission of bettering health and well-being.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202631359349104803. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2025 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

dollarsfordoers requestshealth professionprofession scholarshipmental healtheducationcommunityruraltransportation

Biggest grants in 2025

The 15 largest of the 280 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1United Way of Cass-clayND$60,000Preventing homelessness
2Junior Achievement NorthND$45,000program ensure students are more likely to stay in school, pursue continued education, and develop essential skills for the workforce such as critical thinking, problem solving, and time management - simulation prepares middle and high school students for the financial challenges of their adult live
3North Dakota Autism CenterND$40,000expanded school based support for children with autism.
4Boys & Girls Clubs of AmericaGA$30,000Annual partnership commitment
5FirstlinkND$26,500Shut Out the Stigma partnership - mental health resources and programming
6American Indian Public Health Resource CenterND$25,000Navigating Healthcare with Culture and Confidence program equipping the Indigenous community members with culturally resonant, practical, and empowering tools to access, navigate, and trust healthcare systems-while honoring cultural identity and addressing systemic barriers
7Great Plains Food BankND$25,000hunger relief
8Hazelton Development CorporationND$25,000South Central Rural Co-op Initiative - redistributing groceries, paper products, and household goods to rural grocery stores. Rural grocery stores face many challenges, including the potential for loss of food distributors due to smaller purchases and high cost of delivery. goal is to ensure that ru
9Spectra HealthND$25,000expand access and care for the vulnerable patient populations by expanding the reach and services of Social Services team to address SDoH needs of patients; purchase vital Optometry equipment to enhance vision services provided on-site as a part of our comprehensive approach to primary care and expa
10Standing Rock Community Development CorporationND$25,000Expanding Food Access & Nutrition - Strengtheningfood sovereigntyefforts throughcommunity gardens and fresh food distribution, providingnutrition education workshops, and partnering withlocal food pantries and farmers' marketsto ensure year-round food availability
11Turtle Mountain Chippewa Heritage CenterND$20,0007 feathers program to promote indigenous cultural traditions, cultural preservation as well as improved physical and mental and emotional health for elders, youth and families.
12American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Nd ChapterND$19,500Strike Out the Stigma initiative
13Fargo Moorhead Coalition to End HomelessnessND$15,000improve access to shelter beds, housing crisis diversion, and homelessness prevention services a serving as a single, trusted point of contact center for individuals and families in housing crisis, reducing fragmentation and connecting people quickly to the help they need.
14Immigrant Development CenterND$15,000to address critical mental health needs and barriers to care by building mental health literacy and coping skills and reducing isolation.
15Sacred Pipe Resource CenterND$15,000help patients achieve better doctor-patient communication and improve overall health outcomes by helping the urban Tribal population of Bismarck-Mandan-Lincoln to work collaboratively with their primary healthcare providers, and advocate for their own healthcare, using a group method for social supp

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020156$471K
2021159$655K
2022217$815K
2023213$729K
2024251$837K
2025 (partial year)280$990K

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
North Dakota94%
Minnesota3%
Illinois1%
Georgia0%
Louisiana0%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Daniel R ConradChair · 2021
Dave J BreuerTreasurer · 2021
Dave a SprynczynatykDirector · 2021
Dennis HillDirector · 2021
Greg C Glasner MdDirector · 2021
Lynette DicksonDirector · 2021
Pam GullesonExecutive Director · 2021
Stacie HeidenDirector · 2021

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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