Offutt Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Offutt Family Foundation, based in Fargo, ND, funds work in healthcare, education and community development, including through its Community Builder programme, where R.D. Offutt Company team members nominate nonprofits they are passionate about.
- It does not accept unsolicited requests and operates by invitation only, so organisations looking to submit a direct application should not apply; instead, fit depends on being known to, or nominated by, someone connected to the company.
- A realistic request should be modest: about eight in ten of its 271 grants fall between $1,000 and $100,000, the median grant is $5,000, and half of all grants are $5,000 or less, though occasional much larger grants occur (the largest was about $7,250,000).
- With 88% of its grant dollars going to organisations it had already funded in the previous filings, this looks like a relationship-led funder that favours continuing support over new, one-off applicants.
- No geographic focus is stated in the foundation's own materials, so no particular area should be assumed to be required.
Overview
Offutt Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Fargo, ND.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (rdoequipment.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation identifies healthcare, education and community development as its focus areas. Through its Community Builder programme, R.D. Offutt Company team members nominate nonprofits they are passionate about, and grants go to organisations whose missions align with those areas. Its grant record also includes schools and universities, health and human-services providers, faith communities, youth organisations, cultural institutions, emergency services and other local community groups. Recorded purposes range from general operating support and capital projects to health-centre development and literacy work.
Themes
- Healthcare
- Education
- Community development
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Minnesota and North Dakota.
How to apply
For the Community Builder programme, R.D. Offutt Company team members nominate nonprofits they are passionate about for grant consideration.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 88% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 271 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- Organisations’ missions should align with the foundation’s focus areas: healthcare, education and community development. (as reported in other published sources)
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 1%
- The largest single recipient received 63% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 88% of grant dollars went to organisations Offutt Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 109 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $6,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Concordia · General operating$6,000,0002024 tax year
- University of Mary · Vision 2030 campaign$625,0002024 tax year
- University of Mary · 2030 campaign research$500,0002024 tax year
- Feed My Starving Children · Fargo mobile pack 2024$250,0002024 tax year
- Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library · Capital campaign$250,0002024 tax year
- Ywca · Lantern light$250,0002024 tax year
- Northwestern Minnesota Synod · Elca development office$230,0002024 tax year
- Democracy Prep Public School · Global citizens & empower$190,5002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Thomas K Espel — Executive Director
- Ryan Offutt — Trustee
- Christi Offutt — Trustee
- Allan F Knoll — Trustee
- Rondi McGovern — Trustee
- Shelly Neal — Trustee
- Karen Offutt — Trustee
- Ronald D Offutt — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,089,577 | $1,333,542 | $208,742,679 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $11,304,704 | $10,336,207 | $272,978,452 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $11,000,051 | $9,568,220 | $380,667,627 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Fargo, ND