Otter Tail Power Company Foundation
Fergus Falls, MN · EIN 83-2710944. Reported 389 grants totalling $1,748,848 to 311 recipients across tax years 2024-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$1,190median grant
$1,748,848granted, 2024-2025
311recipients, as named on its returns
22%of grantees funded again the next year
$11.3Massets, latest filing
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Otter Tail Power Company Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,190. Half of everything it gave fell between $250 and $3,000; the smallest was $50 and the largest $60,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
311 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Bemidji | East Grand Forks, MN | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Pioneercare Foundation | Fergus Falls, MN | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library | Bismarck, ND | $100,250 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Good Samaritan Health Services Foundation | Rugby, ND | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| City of Fergus Falls | Fergus Falls, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lake Region Healthcare Foundation | Rothsay, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ottertail Family and Recreational Center | Otter Tail, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sargent Central Public School | Forman, ND | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wahpeton Parks and Recreation Foundation - Sparc Wellness Center | Wahpeton, ND | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Perham Area Community Center | Bemidji, MN | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Science Museum of Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN | $36,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jamestown Parks and Recreation Foundation Inc | Jamestown, ND | $30,000 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Crookston, MN | $30,000 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Edgeley Public School | Fargo, ND | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Glendalough State Park Citizens Advisory Committee | Battle Lake, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| James River Senior Center | Jamestown, ND | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| New Rockford Area Betterment Corporation | New Rockford, ND | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ransom County Fair Association | Ashby, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bismarck State College Foundation | Bismarck, ND | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Mitchell Technical Institute | Mitchell, SD | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| United Way | Fergus Falls, MN | $20,053 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Central Cass Public Schools | Casselton, ND | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hankinson Fire Department | Hankinson, ND | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jamestown Rural Fire Department | Jamestown, ND | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Ramsey County Fair Foundation | Devils Lake, ND | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| University of Jamestown | Devils Lake, ND | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Minnesota State Community & Technical College (wadena) | Wadena, MN | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| United Way Lakes and Prairie | Fergus Falls, MN | $15,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jamestown Fine Arts Association Inc | Jamestown, ND | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Richland 44 School Foundation | Colfax, ND | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wahpeton Baseball Association | Parkers Prairie, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sanford Health Foundation of Northern Minnesota | Bemidji, MN | $10,250 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Cass Lake Rural Fire Association | Cass Lake, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Devils Lake Park Board | Devils Lake, ND | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Highland Elementary Inclusive Playground Committee | Crookston, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neche Park District | Neche, ND | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Parkers Prairie Independent School District #547 | Parkers Prairie, MN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Rugby Public School | Rugby, ND | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sanford Health Foundation of Northern Minnesota | Oakes, ND | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sisseton Youth Baseball Association Inc | Sisseton, SD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wci Parkers Prairie Community Fund | Parkers Prairie, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wahpeton Baseball Association | Wahpeton, ND | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Minnesota West Community & Technical College (jackson) | Jackson, MN | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Minnesota West Foundation | Jackson, MN | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| International Music Camp | Minot, ND | $6,250 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| City of Sunburg | Sunburg, MN | $6,025 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Central Cass Treehouse | Wahpeton, ND | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Bottineau Fire Department | Bottineau, ND | $5,750 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Ashby Legacy Fund | Ashby, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ashby Public School | Fergus Falls, MN | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Britton Baseball and Softball Inc | Britton, SD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Callaway Volunteer Fire Department | Callaway, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Car Care Program | Alexandria, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Castlewood Community Foundation | Castlewood, SD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Marietta | Marietta, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Advancement for Roslyn and Eden | Roslyn, SD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Farm Rescue | Horace, ND | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fergus Falls Youth Baseball | Fergus Falls, MN | $5,000 | 5 | 2 | 2025 |
| Heart of the Lakes Elementary School | Perham, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jamestown Regional Medical Center | Jamestown, ND | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kittson County Volunteer Ambulance Service | Hallock, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lake Benton Area Foundation | Lake Benton, SD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Legends of Legion Baseball | Dayton, SD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mcintosh County Heritage Center | Ashley, ND | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Milbank Ball Diamond | Battle Lake, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Milbank Ball Diamond | Milbank, SD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Northeast South Dakota Community Action Program Inc Dba Grow South Dakota | Sisseton, SD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oakes Rural Fire District | East Grand Forks, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oakes Rural Fire District | Oakes, ND | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Otter Tail County Young Life | Fergus Falls, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Red Lake Falls Independent School District #630 | Red Lake Falls, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rock Lake Rural Fire Protection District | Rocklake, ND | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sargent County Historical Society | Perham, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Bemidji Area | Bemidji, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Upham Fire Supporters Inc | Upham, ND | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| West Central Area Charities | Holloway, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wyndmere Child and Adolescent Resources and Education (care) | Bemidji, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wyndmere Child and Adolescent Resources and Education (care) | Wyndmere, ND | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Manvel Community Center | Manvel, ND | $4,441 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Fergus Area College Foundation | Fergus Falls, MN | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Gonvick Fire Department | Gonick, MN | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lake Region State College | Devils Lake, ND | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Northlands Rescue Mission | Grand Forks, ND | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Riverside Christian School - Robotics Club | Fergus Falls, MN | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Sheridan County Food Shelf | Mcclusky, ND | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Fergus Falls Salvation Army | Fergus Falls, MN | $3,750 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Dakota College at Bottineau Foundation | Bottineau, ND | $3,510 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Childrens Dental Services | Minneapolis, MN | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| North Dakota State College of Science Automotive Technology Department | Wahpeton, ND | $3,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dakota College at Bottineau | Bottineau, ND | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dickey County | Ellendale, ND | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Henning Public School | Alexandria, MN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Litchville-Marion School District | Jamestown, ND | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Montpelier School District | Montpelier, ND | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Never Alone Inc | Fergus Falls, MN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sheyenne Grit | Sheyenne, ND | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Westhope Public School | Westhope, ND | $2,900 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Diabetes Association | Merrifield, VA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| City of Dumont | Dumont, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Kennedy | Kennedy, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Pelican Rapids Planning Commission | Pelican Rapids, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Community Giving - Forada Community Pickleball Courts | Alexandria, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Drawer | Burnsville, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fergus Falls Center for the Arts | Fergus Falls, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fergus Falls High School | Fergus Falls, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Lake Bemidji State Park | Bemidji, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Gather and Give Inc | Ashby, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Glen Ullin Fire & Rescue | Glen Ullin, ND | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Gwinner First Responders Association | Gwinner, ND | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hack Club Foundation- Bemidji First Lego League | Ellendale, ND | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hack Foundation - Bemidji First Lego League Robotics | Cass Lake, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Manvel Park Board | Manvel, ND | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marketplace for Kids Inc | Mantador, ND | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Marketplace of Ideasmarketplace for Kids Inc | Mantador, ND | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Matthew House | Fergus Falls, MN | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Mercer Rural Fire Protection District | Mercer, ND | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Middle River Legacy Committee | Middle River, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Munich Public School District #19 | Munich, ND | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ny Mills Education Foundation | New York Mills, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference (nmrc) | Bemidji, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northern Pines Stables | Minot, ND | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Opportunities in Science the Headwaters Science Center | Bemidji, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Page Betterment Corporation | Page, ND | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Perham Ems Relief Association | Perham, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rusc Kinship Mentoring | Morris, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ramsey County Sheriff's Department | Devils Lake, ND | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Riverside Park Playground Renovation | Red Lake, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rothsay Fire and Rescue | Rothsay, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Science From Scientists Inc | Bloomington, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sheridan County 4-H Council | Mcclusky, ND | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Someplace Safe Fergus Falls Advocacy Office | Fergus Falls, MN | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Difference - a Holistic Approach | Minot, ND | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trinity Preschool | New York Mills, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| United Way of West Central Minnesota | Milbank, SD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Viking Fire and Rescue | Viking, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wahpeton Fire Department | Wahpeton, ND | $2,500 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| White Earth Land Recovery Project (welrp) | Callaway, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Otter Tail County Historical Society | Fergus Falls, MN | $2,250 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Mapleton Volunteer Fire Department | Mapleton, ND | $2,190 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Action Ministries Inc | Fergus Falls, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Altru Health Foundation | Grand Forks, ND | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Apostolic Christian Church Morris North Dba Sharing Love and Hope | Edgeley, ND | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Big Stone Lake Area Baseball & Softball Association | Ortonville, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| City of New York Mills | New York Mills, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fergus Falls Senior Citizens Program | Fergus Falls, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Foundation for Innovation in Education | Marshall, MN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Lillian and Coleman Taube Museum of Art | Minot, ND | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Little Hoop Cankdeska Cikana Community College | Fort Totten, ND | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Mchenry County Sheriff's Office | Towner, ND | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ndscs Foundation | Wahpeton, ND | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nelson County Health System-Hospital (nchs) | Mcville, ND | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| North Country Food Bank | East Grand Forks, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| North Dakota State College of Science Foundation | Wahpeton, ND | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northern Lights Arts Council | Langdon, ND | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Northwest Technical College Foundation | Bemidji, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rothsay Baseball Initiative | Fergus Falls, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ryder Community Center Association | Ryder, ND | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sisters of Mary of the Presentation Long Term Care | Enderlin, ND | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Swift County Sheriff's Office | Benson, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Hope Center Food Pantry | Devils Lake, ND | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Turtle Mountain Community College | Belcourt, ND | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| University of Minnesota (crookston) | Minneapolis, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| University of Minnesota Foundation Crookston | Minneapolis, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 218 Sports Inc | Bemidji, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| City of Wendell | Wendell, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Granville Area Economic Development Corporation | Granville, ND | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Health Resources Center | Fergus Falls, MN | $1,500 | 6 | 2 | 2025 |
| Langdon Prairie Health Foundation | Langdon, ND | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Country Food Bank | Gwinner, ND | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Richland-Wilkin Emergency Food Pantry | Wyndmere, ND | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sic (sawyer Improvement Committee) | New York Mills, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| South Shore Community Development | Sioux Falls, SD | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Strandquist Food Shelf | Jamestown, ND | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cub Scout Pack 318 | Elbow Lake, MN | $1,250 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Munich Technology Student Association | Munich, ND | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Argyle Parks & Recreation | Argyle, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ashby Legacy Fund | Wahpeton, ND | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Granville | Granville, ND | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| City of Harvey Nd | Harvey, ND | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Clear Lake Area Development | Clear Lake, SD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clear Waters Life Center | Clearbrook, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Clearwater County Emergency Management | Bagley, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Community of Care | Casselton, ND | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| De Smet Community Foundation Concert Series | De Smet, SD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Feeding South Dakota | Sioux Falls, SD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Ashby, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Jamestown, ND | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fergus Falls Youth Archery | Fergus Falls, MN | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| First Lutheran Church of Battle Lake | Havana, ND | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Frazee Area Community Club | Frazee, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center (pwlc) | Henning, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts Dakota Horizons | Casselton, ND | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts Dakota Horizons | Sioux Falls, SD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Havana Community Club | Marion, ND | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Holmes City First Responders | Farwell, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North American Bison Discovery Center | Jamestown, ND | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Northern Lights Council Boy Scouts of America | Sawyer, ND | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northern Lights Council Boy Scouts of America | Alexandria, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Otter Cove Childrens Museum LLC | Fergus Falls, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Pelican Rapids Multicultural Committee | Pelican Rapids, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Plaza Park Board | Plaza, ND | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Safe Shelter | Jamestown, ND | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Minnesota (morris) | Morris, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| University of Minnesota Foundation Morris | Morris, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vets R US Inc | Wendell, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Welcome House Maternity Home | Fergus Falls, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| West Central Initiative | Fergus Falls, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wilmot Fire Department | Wilmot, SD | $1,000 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bulldog Booster Club | Jamestown, ND | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Canby Wrestling Boosters Inc | Canby, MN | $750 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Harvey Volunteer Fire Department | Harvey, ND | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lisbon Fire Department | Lisbon, ND | $750 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Humane Society of Otter Tail County | Fergus Falls, MN | $700 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bulldog Booster Club | Milbank, SD | $650 | 3 | 1 | 2025 |
| Appleton Police | Appleton, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bio Girls | Fargo, ND | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Battle Lake Youth Sports Association | Clitherall, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Concordia Language Villages Passport Fund | Moorhead, MN | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Crookston Farmers Market | Crookston, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Devils Lake Volunteer Fire Department | Devils Lake, ND | $500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dough 4 Joe | Fergus Falls, MN | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Fergus Falls Area Dollars for Scholars | Alexandria, MN | $500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fergus Falls Backcourt Club | Fergus Falls, MN | $500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fergus Falls Concert Association | Fergus Falls, MN | $500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fergus Falls Wrestling Club Inc | Fergus Falls, MN | $500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Food for Our Learning Youth | Appleton, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Golden Valley Rural Fire Protection District | Golden Valley, ND | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Grant County Humane Society | Elbow Lake, MN | $500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Fergus Falls | Fergus Falls, MN | $500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harvey Ambulance Service | Harvey, ND | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hazen Fire & Rescue | Hazen, ND | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hornets Hive Dba Cornerstone | Frazee, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Isd 544 Foundation | Fergus Falls, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lake Benton Opera House | Lake Benton, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Langdon Area Hockey | Langdon, ND | $500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Langdon Fire & Rescue | Langdon, ND | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Milbank Fire Rescue | Milbank, SD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| South Dakota Farmers Union | Huron, SD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Lawrence School | Milbank, SD | $425 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| 4-H of Big Stone County | Ortonville, MN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alexandria Technical and Community College Foundation | Fargo, ND | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bio Girls | Fergus Falls, MN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bw Blades Youth Hockey Association | Breckenridge, MN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Band of Brothers Outdoors | Foxhome, MN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Casselton Parks and Recreation | Casselton, ND | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cornerstone Church | Fergus Falls, MN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Delta Waterfowl | Ortonville, MN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fergus Falls Area Habitat for Humanity Affiliate Inc | Fergus Falls, MN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fergus Falls Area Youth Activities | Fergus Falls, MN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fergus Falls Area Youth Football Association | Fergus Falls, MN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
45 of 311 (14%) received money in more than one year over the 2 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 22%, across 1 year-to-year transition. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
Plus 384 grants to individuals totalling $1,750,313 -- scholarships, hardship and emergency assistance. We deliberately do not publish the names of people who received them, even though the filings do.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- City of Fergus Falls
Riverfront Development in Fergus Falls - Edgeley Public School
The new Career Academy construction project - Hankinson Fire Department
New Emergency Services Hall in Hankinson, ND. - Devils Lake Park Board
Fund for a Family Entertainment Center in Devils Lake - Rugby Public School
Rugby Fastpitch Softball Field Construction - City of Marietta
Construction of a handicap accessible community center in Marietta, MN.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 127 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 233 | $866,863 | $750 |
| 2025 | 156 | $881,985 | $2,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
52% of its giving went to organizations in Minnesota. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund37 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc26 shared recipientsOtto Bremer Trust24 shared recipientsNorth Dakota Community Foundation19 shared recipientsWest Central Initiative19 shared recipientsSanford Group Return17 shared recipients
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,190. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Minnesota.
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- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Otter Tail Power Company Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 215 S Cascade St, Fergus Falls, MN, 56537. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
EIN 83-2710944 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded.
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