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Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 36-3606394 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $1.9M
- Grants reported
- 540
- Median grant
- $1.5K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 284 | $1M |
| 2024 | 256 | $860.4K |
Where Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of Cass-Clay | Fargo, ND | Preventing homelessness | 2025 | $60K |
| United Way of Cass-Clay | Fargo, ND | Preventing homelessness | 2024 | $50K |
| Women Empowering Women | Dickinson, ND | women's health initiatives such as expanding outreach to remove language and cultural barriers to help better navigate the health system, facilitate the ROSE program and telehealth pilot etc. | 2024 | $45K |
| Junior Achievement North | Fargo, ND | program ensure students are more likely to stay in school, pursue continued education, and develop essential skills for the workforce such as critical thinking, problem solving, and time management - simulation prepares middle and high school students for the financial challenges of their adult lives. | 2025 | $45K |
| North Dakota Autism Center | West Fargo, ND | expanded school based support for children with autism. | 2025 | $40K |
| TNT Kids Fitness | Fargo, ND | SPARK Grant: ABLE in School programming. | 2024 | $40K |
| Northland Health Centers | Turtle Lake, ND | Urgent Dental Care clinic supplies | 2024 | $35K |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of America | Atlanta, GA | annual partnership commitment | 2024 | $30K |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of America | Atlanta, GA | Annual partnership commitment | 2025 | $30K |
| F5 Project | Fargo, ND | SPARK Grant: Akisni Warrior Lodge Curriculum. | 2024 | $30K |
| FirstLink | Fargo, ND | Shut Out the Stigma partnership - mental health resources and programming | 2025 | $26.5K |
| GiGi's Playhouse Fargo | Fargo, ND | Gigi's on the Go pilot | 2024 | $25K |
| Spectra Health | Grand Forks, ND | expand access and care for the vulnerable patient populations by expanding the reach and services of Social Services team to address SDoH needs of patients; purchase vital Optometry equipment to enhance vision services provided on-site as a part of our comprehensive approach to primary care and expand translation/interpretation services to meet the increased demand of patients best served in a language other than English. | 2025 | $25K |
| Prairie Harvest Mental Health | Grand Forks, MD | SPARK Grant: mental health services and support | 2024 | $25K |
| Great Plains Food Bank | Fargo, ND | hunger relief | 2025 | $25K |
| Standing Rock Community Development Corporation | Fort Yates, ND | Expanding Food Access & Nutrition - Strengtheningfood sovereigntyefforts throughcommunity gardens and fresh food distribution, providingnutrition education workshops, and partnering withlocal food pantries and farmers' marketsto ensure year-round food availability | 2025 | $25K |
| American Indian Public Health Resource Center | Fargo, ND | Navigating Healthcare with Culture and Confidence program equipping the Indigenous community members with culturally resonant, practical, and empowering tools to access, navigate, and trust healthcare systems-while honoring cultural identity and addressing systemic barriers | 2025 | $25K |
| Hazelton Development Corporation | Hazelton, ND | South Central Rural Co-op Initiative - redistributing groceries, paper products, and household goods to rural grocery stores. Rural grocery stores face many challenges, including the potential for loss of food distributors due to smaller purchases and high cost of delivery. goal is to ensure that rural residents have continued access to healthy food, especially for elderly and farm family residents by working together with surrounding grocery stores. | 2025 | $25K |
| NATIVE Inc | Bismarck, ND | cultural programming addressing racial equity amongst behavioral health prevention and recovery services | 2024 | $25K |
| Nexus-PATH Family Health | Fargo, ND | Mental health programming, resources and support through Strike Out the Stigma initiative | 2024 | $22.9K |
| Turtle Mountain Chippewa Heritage Center | Belcourt, ND | 7 feathers program to promote indigenous cultural traditions, cultural preservation as well as improved physical and mental and emotional health for elders, youth and families. | 2025 | $20K |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention ND Chapter | Fargo, ND | Strike Out the Stigma initiative | 2025 | $19.5K |
| Sacred Pipe Resource Center | Bismarck, ND | help patients achieve better doctor-patient communication and improve overall health outcomes by helping the urban Tribal population of Bismarck-Mandan-Lincoln to work collaboratively with their primary healthcare providers, and advocate for their own healthcare, using a group method for social support and improve healthcare literacy and advocacy. | 2025 | $15K |
| StrengthenND | Minot, ND | SPARK Grant: Expansion of Double Up Program | 2024 | $15K |
| Fargo Moorhead Coalition to End Homelessness | Fargo, ND | improve access to shelter beds, housing crisis diversion, and homelessness prevention services a serving as a single, trusted point of contact center for individuals and families in housing crisis, reducing fragmentation and connecting people quickly to the help they need. | 2025 | $15K |
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Caring Foundation
- Address
- 4510 13th Ave S Fargo, ND, 58121
- Phone
- 7012821100
- caringfoundation@bcbsnd.com
- Deadlines
- Deadlines vary. Specific details may be found at https://www.bcbsnd.com/caring-foundation/grants
- Application materials
- Caring Foundation applications located on our website
- Restrictions
- In general must impact North Dakotans and further our mission of bettering health and well-being.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.