OVERVIEW: The Alex Stern Family Foundation supports the arts, social welfare, human services, education, youth recreation, civic projects, and health in the Fargo-Moorhead area of North Dakota and Minnesota.
FUNDING AREAS: Arts, social welfare, human services, education, youth recreation, civic projects, health
IP TAKE: This is a good family funder to know for modest general operating support needs in the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area.
PROFILE: Established in 1977, Alex Stern Family Foundation is a private family foundation based in Fargo, North Dakota. Stern founded Alex-Stern & Company after moving to Fargo in 1880 and was involved in the community as a mayor, member of the state legislature, county commissioner, city alderman, and school board member. The foundation aims to "enhance charitable and literacy causes in the Fargo-Moorhead area because it was here that the Stern Family had good fortune.” It funds local efforts for arts, social welfare, human services, education, youth recreation, civic projects, and health.
The Alex Stern Family Foundation awards grants broadly within these focus areas in its home region. The foundation’s website is simple and does not go into great detail about grantmaking guidelines or preferences. According to past tax records, the foundation often provides general operating support grants. However, it also awards camp scholarships, capital campaign support, project support, event support, outreach programs, volunteer recruiting, and equipment upgrades.
Grants range between about $2,000 and $25,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on the Fargo-Moorhead area of North Dakota and Minnesota. Past local grantees include Nokomis Child Care Center, Fargo Park District, Handiwheels Transportation, and Presentation Partners in Housing.
This foundation has accepted unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits in the past. It does not offer an online grant application system on its website, but it does provide a common grant application form in its tax filings. Grantseekers should submit the form and other required documents to the foundation by mail. Direct general questions to the staff at 701-271-0263.
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