Open Foundations · North Dakota

Roger L & Agnes C Dell Charitable Trust 1

Fargo, North Dakota · EIN 416046675. 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 $348K across 23 grants in 2025, a median of $10K each.

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$348K
paid in 2025
23
grants paid
$10K
median grant
40%
to first-time recipients
$5.6M
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
Bell Bank
Address
PO Box 9798, Fargo, ND, 58102
Phone
7014513073
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
Application should be submitted in written form outlining the nature of the request.
Submission deadline
None
Restrictions on awards
The trust has limited the geographic area of its program mainly to Fergus Falls MN and the surrounding area.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202630619349101003. 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 filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2025

The 15 largest of the 23 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1City of Fergus FallsMN$50,000River Front Pledge
2Otter Tail County Humane SocietyMN$50,000General Operations
3Pioneer Care FoundationMN$50,000General Operations
4A Place to BelongMN$25,000General Operations
5A Center for the ArtsMN$20,000General Operations
6Fergus Area College FdnMN$20,000Nursing endowment
7Kaddatz GalleriesMN$20,000General Operations
8Otter Tail County Historical SocietyMN$20,000General Operations
9Fergus Falls Youth Baseball IncMN$15,000General Operations
10Isd 544MN$10,000Band Trip
11Lake Region Healthcare FoundationMN$10,000General Operations
12Luther College Hefte ScholarshipIA$10,000General Operations
13Otter Cove Childrens MuseumMN$10,000General Operations
14Ymca of the Northern SkyMN$10,000General Operations
15Fergus Falls Area Youth ActivitiesMN$5,500Friends of the Orchestra

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202023$277K
20213$12K
202222$250K
202321$267K
202424$316K
2025 (partial year)23$348K

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Minnesota91%
Iowa4%
North Dakota4%

Who decides

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

Bell BankCo-Trustee · 2025
H Morrison KershnerCo-Trustee · 2025
Matthew McgovernCo-Trustee · 2025
Stephen F RuferCo-Trustee · 2025

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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