Open Foundations · North Dakota

Mwe Scholarship Fund

Grand Forks, North Dakota · EIN 477169542. 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 $365K across 12 grants in 2025, a median of $12K each.

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$365K
paid in 2025
12
grants paid
$12K
median grant
13%
to first-time recipients
$7.9M
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
LYLE HALL
Address
PO BOX 5445, GRAND FORKS, ND, 58206
Phone
2187795126
Email
SUBMIT APPLICATIONS @ MWESCHOLARSHIPS.COM
Form the request should take
INCLUDE NAME, ADDRESS AND SCHOOL ATTENDING
Submission deadline
NONE
Restrictions on awards
NONE

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202601339349101235. 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

All 12 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1University of North DakotaND$175,326SCHOLARSHIP
2North Dakota State UniversityND$79,268SCHOLARSHIP
3Moorhead State UniversityMN$17,658SCHOLARSHIP
4Iowa State UniversityIA$13,188SCHOLARSHIP
5Northland Community and Technical CollegeMN$13,113SCHOLARSHIP
6Northern State UniversitySD$12,463SCHOLARSHIP
7St Olaf CollegeMN$12,202SCHOLARSHIP
8University of Minnesota Twin CitiesMN$11,753SCHOLARSHIP
9Lake Region State CollegeND$10,624SCHOLARSHIP
10Concordia CollegeMN$7,941SCHOLARSHIP
11University of Minnesota MorrisMN$6,140SCHOLARSHIP
12University of JamestownND$5,648SCHOLARSHIP

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202012$389K
202110$340K
202211$320K
20237$326K
20249$306K
2025 (partial year)12$365K

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Minnesota50%
North Dakota33%
Iowa8%
South Dakota8%

Who decides

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

Bruce KoppSECRETARY/TREASURER · 2025
Lyle HallPRESIDENT · 2025
Mark SanfordVICE PRESIDENT · 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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