The R B Nordick Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation's record shows support for churches and Christian-oriented organisations, including mission, evangelistic and youth ministries, so a group whose work clearly sits in that field has the closest match.
- Its filing says it gives only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold proposal is unlikely to be considered; the realistic first step is finding a way to be introduced.
- Where a request is invited, about 8 in 10 grants fall between $25,000 and $330,000, with a median of $100,000 and a largest of about $1,050,000, so a request in or near that range is a sensible size, though the range is not a ceiling.
- Repeat recipients received 17% of grant dollars, so earlier support is common but does not guarantee more.
- The filing does not state a geographic focus, although grants are mainly in Indiana, West Virginia, Tennessee, Illinois and California, so location should not be treated as a bar.
Overview
The R B Nordick Foundation is a US private foundation based in West Fargo, ND.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The grant record shows the foundation’s awards as general support for churches and Christian-oriented organisations, including mission and evangelistic organisations, youth ministries and other Christian service organisations. These recipients receive general support rather than grants tied to a stated activity in the filing. The foundation does not set out an overall funding policy or eligibility framework in the available materials. Its filing identifies its contributions as going only to preselected charitable organisations and says that it does not accept unsolicited requests. The recorded awards reach organisations in several states, with the largest share going to Indiana; the filing does not state that these places define eligibility or a geographic preference. The record therefore describes past recipients rather than an open application programme.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Christian organisations
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Indiana, West Virginia, Tennessee, Illinois and California.
How to apply
The filing says the foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; it gives no further application steps.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 17% 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 31 grants to organisations were $100,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 15%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 1%
- The largest single recipient received 34% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 17% of grant dollars went to organisations The R B Nordick Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 12 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $114k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- LeaderSource · General Support$1,050,0002024 tax year
- Youth for Christ International · General Support$210,0002024 tax year
- Bethany International · General Support$200,0002024 tax year
- illumiNations · General Support$150,0002024 tax year
- Missions International · General Support$135,3502024 tax year
- Church of Glad Tidings · General Support$115,0002024 tax year
- LifeWay Global · General Support$113,8502024 tax year
- South Asia Advocates · General Support$100,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Doug Geeslin — Chief Financial Officer
- Sherri Lean Nordick — Director
- Erin Castagna — Vice President / Secretary
- Brett A Nordick — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,353,957 | $1,160,000 | $45,661,761 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,548,219 | $2,379,500 | $47,106,800 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,433,957 | $2,209,200 | $53,380,210 | 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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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- West Fargo, ND