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​NONPROFIT NEEDS LIST

    Philanthropy is more than dollars - it can also be supporting the causes you care about through your time, talent, or in-kind resources. The Community Foundation's Nonprofit Needs List generates awareness for the many services our charitable community provides and how you can be a part of those
    efforts.

    If you are interested in contributing dollars or in kind resources
    to one or more of the organizations, please reach out directly to the nonprofit using the contact info provided.


    Interested in submitting a need for your nonprofit? Learn more here.
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    Nonprofits

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    ArtWise
    Dakota Science Center
    Empire Arts Center
    Girl Scouts - Dakota Horizons Inc.
    Global Friends Coalition
    Golden Link Senior Center
    Grand Cities Children's Choir
    Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra
    Heritage Village
    High Plains Fair Housing Center
    Journey Home Animal Rescue
    Muddy Waters Clay Center
    MyAlly Health
    North Dakota Association For The Disabled Inc (NDAD)
    Northern Prairie Community Clinic
    Northern Valley Youth Orchestras
    Northland Community & Technical College
    Northlands Rescue Mission
    Spectra Health
    The Arc Upper Valley
    United Way Of Grand Forks East Grand Forks & Area
    USpireND
    YMCA

Northland Community & Technical College

10/21/2022

 
Northland Community & Technical College
2022 Central Avenue NE
East Grand Forks, MN 56721
www.northlandcollege.edu

Needs:
  • We are setting up a food pantry for students in need. We are seeking $5,000 in funding for a fridge, freezer, shelving, and food. The pantry would also house a career clothing room for students to utilize for job interviews and professional functions.

Mission: Northland is an innovative leader in higher education, preparing all learners with work and life skills that advance personal well-being and regional prosperity.

Contact Name: Sandy Kiddoo
Phone: (218) 793-2465
Email: sandy.kiddoo@northlandcollege.edu

To fulfill a need, please contact the nonprofit directly using the contact information provided above.

ArtWise

10/21/2022

 
ArtWise
2800 Columbia Rd #240
Grand Forks, ND 58201
EIN: 45-0430021
www.artwise4kids.com

Needs:
  • A lighter weight door and installation for our bathroom. This will make our bathroom accessible.
  • Newer desktop computer
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Mission: The ArtWise mission is to enhance the Greater Grand Forks community through educational visual arts programs and exhibition space for youth, families, and artists.
 
Contact Name: Rita  Haag
Phone: (701) 757-2187
​Email: artwisegf@gmail.com

To fulfill a need, please contact the nonprofit directly using the contact information provided above.

Crookston Area Senior's Association (Golden Link Senior Center)

10/21/2022

 
Crookston Area Senior's Association (Golden Link Senior Center)
324 North Main
Crookston, MN 56716
EIN: 41-1563604
www.goldenlinkseniorcenter.com

Needs:
  • Paint the name and logo on the side of the building. (materials $106.00 labor $900.00 Total $1,006.00)
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Mission: To provide a place for adults 55+ to gather, be inspired, and enjoy life!
 
Contact Name: Tamara Parkin
Phone: (218) 280-7078
​Email: ctparkin@midco.net

To fulfill a need, please contact the nonprofit directly using the contact information provided above.

Dakota Science Center

10/21/2022

 
Dakota Science Center
1701 Cherry Street
Grand Forks, ND 58201
EIN: 45-0431027
www.dakota-science.org

Needs:
  • Replace florescent ceiling light fixtures in a classroom with LED lights.
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Mission: The Mission of the Dakota Science Center is to encourage lifelong curiosity and fascination with science in children, parents, teachers, and the community through discovery, exploration and interaction.
 
Contact Name: Laura Munski
Phone: (701) 772-8207
​Email: Dakota.Science@gmail.com

To fulfill a need, please contact the nonprofit directly using the contact information provided above.

Empire Arts Center

10/21/2022

 
Empire Arts Center
415 Demers Ave
Grand Forks, ND 58201
EIN: 80-0033363
www.empireartscenter.com

Needs:
  • 2 iPads - 64GB - 1 for use as sound control in multiple spaces and general use (or $600 for nonprofit to purchase)
  • desktop computer with large monitor for ticketing (or $1400 for nonprofit to purchase)
  • 4 office chairs (or $800 for nonprofit to purchase)
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Mission: The Empire Arts Center's mission is to promote culture and lifelong learning by presenting our own artistic programming while providing a distinctive, welcoming venue for the arts, businesses, and community of the upper Red River Valley.

Contact Name: Debra Pflughoeft-Hassett
Phone: (218) 791-7729
​Email: debraph@empireartscenter.com

To fulfill a need, please contact the nonprofit directly using the contact information provided above.
​

Girl Scouts - Dakota Horizons Inc.

10/21/2022

 
Girl Scouts - Dakota Horizons Inc.
1101 S. Marion Road
Sioux Falls, SD 57106
EIN: 46-0250744
www.gsdakotahorizons.org

Needs:
  • Four Shelving shelving units with five adjustable wire shelves and a 1,000 lb. per shelf capacity, along with 20-24 totes. Estimated cost: $1,000.
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Mission: The mission of Girl Scouts - Dakota Horizons is to build girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place. The mission is carried out by offering girls in K-12th grades year-round learning opportunities to develop skills they will use a lifetime.
 
Contact Name: Bette Poppen
Phone: (800) 666-2141 x 9715
​Email: bpoppen@gsdakotahorizons.org

To fulfill a need, please contact the nonprofit directly using the contact information provided above.

Global Friends Coalition

10/21/2022

 
Global Friends Coalition
600 DeMers Avenue, Suite 406A
Grand Forks, ND 58201
EIN: 26-3217384
www.gfcoalition.org

Needs:
  • Dell Laptop computer (or $600.00 for nonprofit to purchase)
  • Dell Laptop computer (or $600 for nonprofit to purchase)
  • Ergonomic Chair (or $350.00 for nonprofit to purchase)
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Mission: Fostering New American integration through work with individuals, families, and the Greater Grand Forks Community.
 
Contact Name: Cynthia Shabb
Phone: (701) 746-8233
​Email: cshabb@gfcoalition.org

To fulfill a need, please contact the nonprofit directly using the contact information provided above.

Grand Cities Children's Choir

10/21/2022

 
Grand Cities Children's Choir
610 Terrace Drive
Grand Forks, ND 58201
EIN: 47-4459955
www.GrandCitiesCC.org

Needs:
  • Equipment System to Live Stream Major Choir Performances $2806.00
  • 8-Portable, ReChargable Voice Amplifiers to be used by Choir directors to save their voices. $308.80 for 8 headsets.
  • Alto & Soprano Glockenspiel musical instruments to accompany Choir singers $396.83
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Mission: The Grand Cities Children's Choir is a performance-based music education program whose mission is to offer young people the experience of musical artistry and excellence through choral singing in a youth-centered atmosphere.
 
Contact Name: Greg Nelson
Phone: (701) 772-5565
​Email: duhnelsons@gra.midco.net

To fulfill a need, please contact the nonprofit directly using the contact information provided above.

Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra

10/21/2022

 
Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra
3350 Campus Road, Stop 7084
Grand Forks, ND 58202-7084
EIN: 45-0307221
www.ggfso.org

Needs:
  • $1,000 (iPad for administration, online tickets, etc. - GGFSO to purchase through Apple)
  • $2,100 (Musician stand lights for performances - GGFSO to purchase through Popplers Music)
  • $3,000 (Conductor's System: podium, stand, chair for conductor - GGFSO to purchase through Wenger or Popplers Music)
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Mission: The mission of the GGFSO puts excellence on stage to improve lives in Grand Forks and the surrounding region.  The intention of the Symphony is to excite, educate, and inspire audiences with the highest quality performances of the most beautiful music.
 
Contact Name: KariJo O'Keefe
Phone: (701) 740-4973
​Email: ggfso@ggfso.org

To fulfill a need, please contact the nonprofit directly using the contact information provided above.
 

Heritage Village

10/21/2022

 
Heritage Village
PO Box 281
219 20th Street NE
East Grand Forks, MN 56721
EIN: 36-3359482

Needs:
  • 50 stackable chairs for Beier Bldg. (or $1,000 to put towards purchasing)
  • Labor to install baseboard in church basement (supplies already purchased)
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Mission: The Heritage Foundation serves as an instrument preserving the history of the Northern Red River Valley. The Heritage Foundation Village brings history to life with tours of pioneer buildings, hands-on learning educational programs and presentations representing the Upper Midwest in the mid to late 1800s and early 1900s.
 
Contact Name: Carrie McDonald
Phone: (218) 779-2683
​Email: carrie.mcdonald1@hotmail.com

To fulfill a need, please contact the nonprofit directly using the contact information provided above.

High Plains Fair Housing Center

10/21/2022

 
High Plains Fair Housing Center
405 Bruce Ave
Grand Forks, ND 58201
EIN: 46-0589597
www.highplainsfhc.org

Needs:
  • Conference Room Table (Small) or $500
  • Book Shelves
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Mission: To strengthen communities by ensuring access to housing through advocacy, Education and enforcement of the fair housing act.
 
Contact Name: Michelle Rydz
Phone: (701) 335-9244
​Email: michelle@highplainsfhc.org

To fulfill a need, please contact the nonprofit directly using the contact information provided above.

Journey Home Animal Rescue

10/21/2022

 
Journey Home Animal Rescue
2655 11th Ave NE
Emerado, ND 58228
EIN: 84-2359736
www.journeyhomeanimalrescue.org

Needs:
  • 30" and 36" wire kennels (or $630 to purchase 7 of each)
  • Kitty litter
  • Event kit (or $750 for tablecloth, pop up banner, table top signage)
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Mission: Helping animals in need.  Operating as a foster based rescue assisting pounds, shelters, local communities and rescues. Being a part of the solution to animal overpopulation with spay/neuter education, operations, and opportunities. Helping animals in need in ways beyond Journey Home acceptance.
 
Contact Name: Leslie Rethemeier
Phone: (218) 791-2689
​Email: leslier@journeyhomeanimalrescue.org

To fulfill a need, please contact the nonprofit directly using the contact information provided above.
 

Muddy Waters Clay Center

10/21/2022

 
Muddy Waters Clay Center
2014 N 13 Avenue
Grand Forks, ND 58203
EIN: 26-2253388
Muddywaterclaycenter.com

Needs:
  • 12'x12'x4" concrete pad
  • Seam seal cracks in asphalt parking lot
  • 36" Entry Door
​
Mission: The mission of Muddy Waters Clay Center is the creation, education, and enjoyment of the ceramic arts.
 
Contact Name: Skip Haag
Phone: (701) 213-2191
​Email: skipgg@yahoo.com

To fulfill a need, please contact the nonprofit directly using the contact information provided above.
 

MyAlly Health

10/21/2022

 
MyAlly Health
4700 South Washington Street, Suite C
Grand Forks, ND 58201
EIN: 45-0342671
https://myallyhealth.org

Needs:
  • Purchase plastic vaginal speculums and associated products for continuation of gynecological services at MyAlly Health ($2,000)
​
Mission: It is MyAlly Health's mission to empower and engage individuals in their well-being and reproductive health through education, counseling, advocacy, and healthcare services.
 
Contact Name: Laura  Spicer
Phone: (701) 775-4251
​Email: laura@myallyhealth.org

To fulfill a need, please contact the nonprofit directly using the contact information provided above.
 

North Dakota Association for the Disabled Inc (NDAD)

10/21/2022

 
North Dakota Association for the Disabled Inc (NDAD)
2660 S. Columbia Rd.
Grand Forks, ND 58201
EIN: 51-0138076
https://www.ndad.org/

Needs:
  • pre-wash, wash, and rise solutions for medical equipment washer/sanitizer (or $450 for nonprofit to purchase)
  • 15 containers of disinfecting wipes (or $200 for nonprofit to purchase)
  • 10 cases of paper towels (or $200 for nonprofit to purchase)
​
Mission: The mission of NDAD is to enhance the quality of lives of individuals facing health challenges.
 
Contact Name: Leslie Stastny
Phone: (701) 775-5577
​Email: lstastny@ndad.org

To fulfill a need, please contact the nonprofit directly using the contact information provided above.
 

Northern Prairie Community Clinic

10/21/2022

 
Northern Prairie Community Clinic
501 N Columbia Road Stop 7132
Grand Forks, ND 58202
EIN: 45-70-0010-K
https://und.edu/npcc

Needs:
  • 3 sofas or couches for mental health services (or $2,000 for nonprofit to purchase)
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Mission: The Northern Prairie Community Clinic (NPCC) is an integrative care training clinic united through the departments of Psychology and Communication Sciences and Disorders within the College of Arts and Sciences and Counseling Psychology and Community Services within the College of Education at the University of North Dakota. NPCC is designed to offer services to the Greater Grand Forks community while serving as a training placement for graduate students in psychology, counseling, and speech-language pathology. Additionally, licensed/licensable professionals will be an option to serve clients with billable insurance at near market rates. NPCC aims to serve all members of the community and North Dakota.
 
Contact Name: Courtney  Ceroll
Phone: (701) 777-5902
​Email: courtney.ceroll@und.edu

To fulfill a need, please contact the nonprofit directly using the contact information provided above.
 

Northern Valley Youth Orchestras

10/21/2022

 
Northern Valley Youth Orchestras
415 Demers Ave, Suite A
Grand Forks, ND 58201
EIN: 45-2394716
nvyo.org

Needs:
  • Square terminal card reader for accepting credit cards at events ($299)
  • 11 x 17 presentation paper, 2 packs of 100 ($50 each pack)
  • IPad Air for reading digital music ($600)
​
Mission: The purpose of NVYO shall be to provide an exceptional musical education experience to the members of the orchestras and chamber music programs and to provide artistic performances that enrich the lives of developing musicians, our communities, and our region.
 
Contact Name: Northern Valley Orchestras
Phone: (701) 757-3009
​Email: nwelsh@novyo.org

To fulfill a need, please contact the nonprofit directly using the contact information provided above.

Northlands Rescue Mission

10/21/2022

 
Northlands Rescue Mission
420 Division Avenue
Grand Forks, ND 58201
EIN: 45-0251562
https://www.northlandsrescuemission.org/

Needs:
  • Toilet Paper
  • Large Containers Cooking Spices
  • Miscellaneous Food Items
​
Mission: Empowering people experiencing homelessness, housing instability, or food insecurity to live more stable lives.
 
Contact Name: Murray Hennessy
Phone: (701) 772-6600
​Email: murray@jointhemission.org

To fulfill a need, please contact the nonprofit directly using the contact information provided above.
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Spectra Health

10/21/2022

 
Spectra Health
212 South 4th Street
Grand Forks, ND 58201
EIN: 27-0056777
www.spectrahealth.org

Needs:
  • Disposable (face) masks for patients when visiting a Spectra Health facility.
  • pill organizers for home use
  • blood pressure home monitors
​
Mission: To enhance life through compassionate, quality care.
 
Contact Name: Mara Jiran
Phone: (701) 757-2802
​Email: mara.jiran@spectrahealth.org

To fulfill a need, please contact the nonprofit directly using the contact information provided above.
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The Arc Upper Valley

10/21/2022

 
The Arc Upper Valley
2500 Demers Avenue
Grand Forks, ND 58201
EIN: 45-0311870
www.thearcuppervalley.org

Needs:
  • Gently used box (moving) truck for thrift store, 15 feet or greater, automatic, regular gasoline (or monetary donations to put towards this purchase, which will likely cost $50,000 +)
  • Multiple heavy duty poly box trucks on wheels for thrift store, 18 bushels or greater (or monetary donations of $500 per box truck)
​
Mission: The Arc Upper Valley promotes and protects the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively supports their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetimes.
 
Contact Name: Rachel Hafner
Phone: (701) 772-6191 ext 11
​Email: rhafner@arcuv.com

To fulfill a need, please contact the nonprofit directly using the contact information provided above.
​

United Way of Grand Forks, East Grand Forks & Area

10/21/2022

 
United Way of Grand Forks, East Grand Forks & Area
1407 24th Ave S
Suite 400
Grand Forks, ND 58201
EIN: 45-0255772
givegfegf.org

Needs:
  • Paint for the Larimore Food Pantry (appx. $500)
  • Commercial Fridge for the Larimore Food Pantry
  • Commercial Freezer for the Larimore Food Pantry
​
Mission: Providing opportunities for children and families to thrive in the Greater Grand Forks Area!
 
Contact Name: Carly Tate
Phone: (701) 775-8661
​Email: carly.tate@unitedwaygfegf.org

To fulfill a need, please contact the nonprofit directly using the contact information provided above.
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USpireND

10/21/2022

 
USpireND
1407 24th Ave S, Ste B
Grand Forks, ND 58201
EIN: 86-1588678
uspirend.org

Needs:
  • 6 person table with chairs (or $800 for nonprofit to purchase)
  • Diapers and Wipes in Sizes newborn-6 (or monetary donation towards diapers)
  • 5 Convertible Car Seats (or $600 for nonprofit to purchase)
​
Mission: With you on your journey. We believe every family has a story to share about their journey and our goal is to join with the family to support them to be the best they can be, including to prevent child abuse and neglect. This is all done through evidenced practices along with Healthy Families America standards and training.
 
Contact Name: Elisabeth Storkson
Phone: (701) 941-2986
​Email: issy.storkson@uspirend.org

To fulfill a need, please contact the nonprofit directly using the contact information provided above.
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YMCA

10/21/2022

 
YMCA - Young Mens Christian Association
215 North 7th St.
Grand Forks, ND 58203
EIN: 45-0226434
www.gfymca.org

Needs:
  • IPAD for Employee Check-In ($350)
​
Mission: To put Christian Principles into programs that build a healthy spirit, mind, and body for all.
 
Contact Name: Bob McWilliams
Phone: (701) 775-2586
​Email: bmcwilliams@gfymca.org

To fulfill a need, please contact the nonprofit directly using the contact information provided above.
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