BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF NORTH DAKOTA CARING FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $860K · expenses $1.0M · assets $23.0M

EIN
36-3606394
Address
4510 13TH AVE S, FARGO, ND 58121-1000
Website
https://www.bcbsnd.com/caring-foundation
NTEE code
T20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
September 1989 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 16 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

16 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Amber Blomberg SECRETARY2023-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Cynthia K Thormodson TREASURER2022-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Daniel R Conrad CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD2018-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Dennis Hill DIRECTOR2021-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Dr Gregory C Glasner Md DIRECTOR2024-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Shelly Peterson DIRECTOR2024-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Stacie Heiden DIRECTOR2019-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Dr Kathy Anderson MD Director2025 0 $0 reported 1
Dave A Sprynczynatyk (former) DIRECTOR2018-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Dr Greg C Glasner MD (former) Director2018-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Lynette Dickson (former) Director2019-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Pam Gulleson (former) Executive Director2018-2022 0 $0 reported 1
Dave J Breuer (former) Treasurer2018-2021 0 $0 reported 1
Jodi L Atkinson (former) Director2018-2020 0 $0 reported 1
Timothy J Huckle (former) Chair2018 0 $0 reported 1
Elizabeth A Faust (former) Director2018 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AMBER BLOMBERG SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
CYNTHIA K THORMODSON TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
DANIEL R CONRAD CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD0 $0-$0 $01
Dr Kathy Anderson MD Director0 $0-$0 $01
DENNIS HILL DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
DR GREGORY C GLASNER MD DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
SHELLY PETERSON DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
STACIE HEIDEN DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AMBER BLOMBERG SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
CYNTHIA K THORMODSON TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
DANIEL R CONRAD CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD0 $0-$0 $01
DAVE A SPRYNCZYNATYK DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
DENNIS HILL DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
DR GREGORY C GLASNER MD DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
SHELLY PETERSON DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
STACIE HEIDEN DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Cynthia K Thormodson EVP & CFO0 $0-$0 $01
Dave A Sprynczynatyk Director0 $0-$0 $01
Dennis Hill Director0 $0-$0 $01
Dr Greg C Glasner MD Director0 $0-$0 $01
Lynette Dickson Director0 $0-$0 $01
Amber Blomberg Executive Director0 $0-$0 $01
Stacie Heiden EVP of Strategic Development & Health Delivery0 $0-$0 $01
Daniel R Conrad President0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Stacie Heiden EVP of Strategic Development & Health Delivery0 $0-$0 $01
Cynthia K Thormodson SVP & CFO0 $0-$0 $01
Dennis Hill Director0 $0-$0 $01
Dave A Sprynczynatyk Director0 $0-$0 $01
Lynette Dickson Director0 $0-$0 $01
Dr Greg C Glasner MD Director0 $0-$0 $01
Pam Gulleson Executive Director0 $0-$0 $01
Daniel R Conrad President0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Daniel R Conrad Chair0 $0-$0 $01
Dave J Breuer Treasurer0 $0-$0 $01
Stacie Heiden Director0 $0-$0 $01
Dennis Hill Director0 $0-$0 $01
Dave A Sprynczynatyk Director0 $0-$0 $01
Lynette Dickson Director0 $0-$0 $01
Greg C Glasner MD Director0 $0-$0 $01
Pam Gulleson Executive Director15 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Daniel R Conrad Chair0 $0-$0 $01
Dave J Breuer Treasurer0 $0-$0 $01
Stacie Heiden Director0 $0-$0 $01
Jodi L Atkinson Director0 $0-$0 $01
Dave A Sprynczynatyk Director0 $0-$0 $01
Lynette Dickson Director0 $0-$0 $01
Greg C Glasner MD Director0 $0-$0 $01
Pam Gulleson Executive Director15 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Daniel R Conrad Chair0 $0-$0 $01
Dave J Breuer Treasurer0 $0-$0 $01
Stacie Heiden Director0 $0-$0 $01
Jodi L Atkinson Director0 $0-$0 $01
Dave A Sprynczynatyk Director0 $0-$0 $01
Lynette Dickson Director0 $0-$0 $01
Greg C Glasner MD Director0 $0-$0 $01
Pam Gulleson Secretary/Executive Director15 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Timothy J Huckle Chair0 $0-$0 $01
Dave J Breuer Treasurer0 $0-$0 $01
Daniel R Conrad Director0 $0-$0 $01
Elizabeth A Faust Director0 $0-$0 $01
Jodi L Atkinson Director0 $0-$0 $01
Dave A Sprynczynatyk Director0 $0-$0 $01
Greg C Glasner MD Director0 $0-$0 $01
Pam Gulleson Executive Director15 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Other organizations that listed this one among their highest-paid independent contractors. Contractor lists give no EIN, so these are matched on name and address; check the filing.

YearPaid byServicePaidFiling
2024NDHA HEALTH BENEFITS TRUSTAdministrative Fees$635,467view vendor page
2023NDHA HEALTH BENEFITS TRUSTAdministrative Fees$573,210view vendor page
2021NDHA HEALTH BENEFITS TRUSTAdministrative Fees$185,480view vendor page
2014ND BANKS BENEFIT TRAdministrative fees$246,883view vendor page

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 284 grants to organizations · $1.0M
2024 · 256 grants to organizations · $860K
2023 · 226 grants to organizations · $759K
2022 · 220 grants to organizations · $826K
2021 · 159 grants to organizations · $655K
2020 · 158 grants to organizations · $472K
2019 · 176 grants to organizations · $467K
2018 · 138 grants to organizations · $441K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2025 · 1 contributor · $10K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Highmark Health Fuzzy 1.00 Organization or other Camp Hill, PA $10,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2025 · filing
2024 · 1 contributor · $5K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 HIGHMARK HEALTH Fuzzy 1.00 Organization or other CAMP HILL, PA $5,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2023 · 1 contributor · $2.9M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Organization or other FARGO, ND $2,899,365- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2022 · 1 contributor · $350K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF NORTH DAKOTA Organization or other FARGO, ND $349,798- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2021 · 1 contributor · $280K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Organization or other Fargo, ND $279,534- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2020 · 1 contributor · $5.3M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Organization or other Fargo, ND $5,336,574- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2019 · 1 contributor · $235K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Organization or other Fargo, ND $234,820- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · filing
2018 · 1 contributor · $5.3M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Noridian Mutual Insurance Company Fuzzy 0.64 Organization or other Fargo, ND $5,268,816- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2018 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$860,101$1,042,757 $22,951,254$22,942,756 $12,167- ---
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$737,440$878,678 $20,852,454$20,848,872 $9,770- ---
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,473,127$1,172,882 $19,266,790$19,265,150 $2,907,501- ---
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$829,812$1,188,675 $15,090,797$15,089,269 $370,057- ---
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,138,817$1,024,273 $19,011,746$18,987,825 $286,591- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,695,369$885,358 $17,213,244$17,212,038 $5,343,703- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$571,932$769,695 $11,124,930$11,123,432 $241,739- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,550,621$770,755 $9,643,169$9,640,346 $5,275,553- $0--

Funders of this organization

7 grantors reported grants to this organization, $659,002 in all, tax years 2009 to 2014. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
DAKOTA MEDICAL CHARITIES Public charity Exact 2009-2012, 2014 5$532,583 2014$10,000
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UNITED WAY OF CASS-CLAY Public charity Exact 2010-2014 5$106,789 2014$21,372
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SOURIS VALLEY UNITED WAY Public charity Exact 2014 1$6,840 2014$6,840
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UNITED WAY OF WILLISTON Public charity Exact 2013 1$5,225 2013$5,225
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DAKOTA MEDICAL FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2011 1$5,200 2011$5,200
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MISSOURI SLOPE AREAWIDE UNITED WAY INC Public charity Exact 2009 1$1,740 2009$1,740
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RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF BISMARCK Public charity Exact 2010 1$625 2010$625
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NOW I CAN FOUNDATION NORTHEASTPAT20 $941,652$520,662 PHYSICAL THERAPIST$76,857 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
NORTH TEXAS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONTXT20 $956,392$1,085,525 Pres/Director$106,392 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
TAHOE BLUE FOUNDATIONCAT20 $828,014$210,605 PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
CARLSON FAMILY LIGHTSHIELD FOUNDATIONMNT20 $903,353$709,462 PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
SHIRLEY C CARIS FAMILY FOUNDATIONAZT20 $823,591$802,581 PRESIDENT$42,000 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
CAROL & VELMA SALING FOUNDATIONORT20 $946,941$634,588 CHAIRMAN$5,000 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
W E CROSS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCFLT20 $801,738$572,571 PRESIDENT$75,121 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
DAYSPRING FAMILY FOUNDATIONWAT20 $811,115$329,499 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
BLUE TRIDENT FOUNDATION INCFLT20 $954,791$299,959 SECRETARY/TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
NORTHWEST COMMUNITY BANK FOUNDATION INCCTT20 $853,724$270,254 Director$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
SOURCE OF HOPE FOUNDATIONNYT20 $798,129$1,115,513 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
DEVILS CARE FOUNDATION INCNJT20 $900,451$959,099 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
DANEM FOUNDATIONNYT20 $912,659$189,090 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
CAGAN FOUNDATIONILT20 $915,609$406,329 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
CAREY FAMILY FOUNDATIONCTT20 $844,537$921,114 Trustee$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
SHORT FAMILY FOUNDATIONNCT20 $931,700$474,961 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
WING 2 WING FOUNDATIONWVT20 $862,136$2,282,478 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
GERALD B SHREIBER FOUNDATIONPAT20 $853,407$1,420,635 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
NORRIS AND DEBRA BISHTON FOUNDATIONCAT20 $880,098$628,028 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
CALAMUS FOUNDATIONNYT20 $800,434$247,597 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
GARFIELD-KNOX FOUNDATIONCAT20 $891,721$61,415 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
JOHN N CALLEY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $909,400$830,580 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$133,587 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
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Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY DAF sponsor$753,3008 12015–2024 KENNEDY HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION INC
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$515,0006 22020–2024 KENNEDY HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION INC; NOW I CAN FOUNDATION NORTHEAST
STANISLAUS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$120,0004 12016–2024 COSTA FAMILY FOUNDATION
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ENCOVA FOUNDATION OF WEST VIRGINIA Private foundation$100,0001 12024–2024 WING 2 WING FOUNDATION
PAUL AND LISA DEANGELO FAMILY FOUNATION Private foundation$45,0003 12023–2025 CAREY FAMILY FOUNDATION
RMW FOUNDATION Private foundation$20,0001 12019–2019 CONFLUENCE FOUNDATION
2 TIMOTHY 1 7 FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$20,0001 12025–2025 NOW I CAN FOUNDATION NORTHEAST
FRANK S FLOWERS CHARITABLE TR UW Private foundation$15,0003 12022–2025 KENNEDY HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $1,042,757 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,008,751 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,008,751 96.7%
Taxes $25,151 2.4%
Fees: other professional $8,855 0.8%
Total$1,042,757100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $878,678 spent · pay $0 · grants $860,444 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $860,444 97.9%
Taxes $9,592 1.1%
Fees: other professional $8,642 1.0%
Total$878,678100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $1,172,882 spent · pay $0 · grants $759,210 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $759,210 64.7%
Other expenses $399,365 34.0%
Taxes $7,552 0.6%
Fees: other professional $6,755 0.6%
Total$1,172,882100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $1,188,675 spent · pay $0 · grants $825,542 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $825,542 69.5%
Other expenses $349,798 29.4%
Fees: other professional $7,018 0.6%
Taxes $6,317 0.5%
Total$1,188,675100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $1,024,273 spent · pay $0 · grants $655,163 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $655,163 64.0%
Other expenses $335,712 32.8%
Taxes $25,621 2.5%
Fees: other professional $7,777 0.8%
Total$1,024,273100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $885,358 spent · pay $0 · grants $472,426 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $472,426 53.4%
Other expenses $399,836 45.2%
Taxes $8,388 0.9%
Fees: other professional $4,708 0.5%
Total$885,358100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $769,695 spent · pay $0 · grants $467,465 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $467,465 60.7%
Other expenses $296,579 38.5%
Fees: other professional $5,311 0.7%
Taxes $340 0.0%
Total$769,695100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $770,755 spent · pay $0 · grants $441,008 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $441,008 57.2%
Other expenses $321,438 41.7%
Taxes $5,737 0.7%
Fees: other professional $2,572 0.3%
Total$770,755100%

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