Founding Donors

Charter Member Donors

This group of Charter Donors helped match the original $300,000 challenge grant from the national donor from 1999-2004.

These donors gave $5,000 or more:
Blue Cross Blue Shield of ND	Cloverdale Foods - Mandan
Community First Bankshares	Dakota Growers Pasta Company
First State Bank - Arthur, Buffalo, Casselton	Goose River Bank - Mayville, Hillsboro
Forum Communications	Garrison State Bank
Imation Corp - Wahpeton	MDU Resources Foundation
Microsoft Great Plains	Otter Tail Power Company
Scheels All Sports - Bismarck	Scheels All Sports - Fargo
Scheels All Sports - Grand Forks	Scheels All Sports - Minot
Scheels Hardware - Fargo	Scheels Sports - West Acres
TMI Systems Design Corporation	The Barry Foundation
Union State Bank - Hazen	Wells Fargo Bank of ND
West Acres Development Corp	Xcel Energy
Robert & Doris Alin	Brad & Julie Burgum
Rick & Jody Burgum	Matt & JoAnn Butler
David Butler	Greg Butler
Don & Phyllis Gackle	Enid Stroup
Cliff & Gladys Wold Family Fund

Other Donors: These donors gave $500 or more
BP Amoco - Mandan	Brady Martz - Minot
Cargill - Wahpeton	Casselton Job Authority
Cass County Electric Cooperative	Cook Sign Company
Dawson insurance	Eide Bailly, LLP
Pederson Brothers Foundation	First Western Bank and Trust - Minot
Investment Centers of America	Kelly Inns of North Dakota
Nodak Mutual Foundation	Ressler Chevrolet - Mandan
Minot State University	Tecton Products
Verendrye Electric Cooperative	Governing Board Members
Jack & Betsy Dalrymple	Warren & Irene Diederich
John & Betty Jambois	Marilyn Whitney

In-Kind Donors
ABM - West Fargo	Allen Ross Photography
Basin Electric Power Cooperative	Copy Max - Fargo
Flint Communications	George Wyum Real Estate
Medora Foundation	Office Max - Fargo
Sparak Financial Systems	TJ Electronics
Video Arts Studios

Sustaining Donors

Our sustaining donors kept NDDFS running through 2006 until a corporate partnership plan was explored. A partnership with Bank of North Dakota for administrative duties began in 2008.

$5,000 or more
The Barry Foundation	Blue Cross Blue Shield of ND
West Contracting - Bismarck	Garrison State Bank
Gremada Industries, INcan	MDU Resources Foundation
Scheels Stores	State Bank of Fargo
Wells Fargo Bank of ND	Rick & Jody Burgum

$1500 or more
First State Bank - Arthur, Buffalo, Casselton	Goose River Bank - Mayville, Hillsboro
Forum Communications	Otter Tail Power Company
Union State Bank - Hazen	Xcel Energy
West Acres Development Corp

$500 or more
Brady Martz & Assoc.- Minot	Cass County Electric Cooperative
Dawson Insurance	Microsoft
Northland Financial - Steele	Security State Bank - Wishek
Jocelyn Burdick	Enid Stroup

2008 Partnership with BND

Matching Scheels Grant
Brady Martz & Assoc. - Minot	MDU Resources Foundation
Northland Financial - Steele	Security State Bank - Wishek
State Band & Trust - Fargo	Union State Bank - Hazen
Blue Cross/Blue Shield

Matching BND Challenge Grant - Appreciation Luncheon
Dennis and Nancy Johnson	Enid Stroup
Judy Beaudry and AXA Financial	Bob and Bonnie Neas
Deb and Greg Gebeke	Lianne Rockstad
Bernie and Louise Dardis	Sue and Joel Heitkamp
Rick and Jody Burgum	Dennis and Laurie Bense
Union State Bank of Hazen	Blue Flint Ethanol, LLC
Jerry and Patricia Sheldon	Don and Ardie Gackle
West Acres Mall	Falkirk Mine
Scheels employees