Open Foundations · North Dakota

Ralph Boone Charitable Foundation

Grand Forks, North Dakota · EIN 911789781. 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 $136K across 9 grants in 2025, a median of $16K each.

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$136K
paid in 2025
9
grants paid
$16K
median grant
26%
to first-time recipients
$2.2M
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
STEVE BOONE
Address
3274 SHEENA CT, GRAND FORKS, ND, 58201
Phone
7016622276
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
WRITTEN REQUEST OR TELEPHONE REQUEST
Submission deadline
NONE
Restrictions on awards
SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE BOARD

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202611349349102971. 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 9 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Walsh County Food PantryND$30,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
2Federated ChurchND$20,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
3North Valley Career and Tech CenterND$20,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
4Valley Ambulance RescueND$20,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
5Grafton Fire DepartmentND$16,400CHARITABLE - ADA RAMPS
6Grafton Parks and Rec FoundationND$10,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
7Lutheran Sunset HomeND$10,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
8Heritage VillageND$5,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
9Northlands Rescue MissionND$5,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
20205$97K
20218$110K
20228$122K
20238$108K
202410$117K
2025 (partial year)9$136K

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
North Dakota100%

Who decides

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

Beverly Boone ThompsonDirector · 2025
Elizabeth SudaDirector · 2025
Stephen BoonePresident · 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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