Promote Minot as a destination by supporting tourism, conventions, meetings, sports events, and visitor services to drive economic impact and community visibility.
Minot Convention & Visitors Bureau Inc. directs most of its grant activity toward place-based projects that support tourism, conventions, meetings, sports events, and visitor services in Minot. The largest recent award in the file was $441,963 to Aksal Group LLC for Citizens Alley, a signal that the bureau uses grants to help shape visitor-facing spaces and event-ready destinations. Another 2025 grant went to Prairie Sky Breads LLC for Aurora Nights, showing support for activations that connect local businesses with public-facing programming. The bureau’s work is closely tied to economic impact and community visibility rather than broad philanthropic fields. Recent grants also include support for hospitality concepts and venue-related projects, such as a bier hall and igloos, which fit its emphasis on event activation, marketing, and destination services. With total annual grants of $504,853 and assets of $1,393,508, the organization operates as a local funder with giving concentrated in Minot and the surrounding service area.
A clear theme in the recent grants is support for hospitality and public-space activation. The bureau gave $7,390 to Atypical LLC for Bier Hall and Igloos, which aligns with its interest in nightlife, cultural events, and hospitality venue development. Food-and-beverage programming also appears in the file. Prairie Sky Breads LLC received $46,000 for Aurora Nights, linking the funder’s support to seasonal dining and visitor-facing events. Another area is destination-building through commercial and civic projects. Aksal Group LLC received $441,963 for Citizens Alley, suggesting support for a venue or district element that can serve conventions, meetings, and community traffic. A smaller grant went to Elm Developments LLC for No. 18 Eatery, reinforcing the bureau’s pattern of backing projects that help shape Minot’s visitor experience.
Typical grants range from $8,972 at the 25th percentile to $27,750 at the median and $144,991 at the 75th percentile, with one much larger award in the recent file. The bureau gives as a local place-based funder, and the grant list shows repeated support in 2025 rather than a single isolated award cycle. Its active grant programs accept unsolicited RFPs for meetings and sports events, which fits a program/project support model rather than an open general-application grantmaking process. Funding is directed to organizations and businesses in Minot, not to individuals.
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Most grants fall between $9K and $145K, with a median of $28K.
25th Percentile
$9K
Median
$28K
75th Percentile
$145K
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Grantmaking is entirely local: 100% of grants in the file went to recipients in North Dakota, and the top giving state is ND. The recipient city shown across the recent grants is Minot, with examples including Aksal Group LLC, Prairie Sky Breads LLC, Elm Developments LLC, and Atypical LLC. The active RFP programs also point to Minot and Ward County as the operating geography for meetings and sports support.
The bureau supports tourism, conventions, meetings, sports events, visitor services, marketing, and event activation. Recent grants also point to hospitality and public-space projects, including Citizens Alley, Aurora Nights, No. 18 Eatery, and Bier Hall and Igloos.
Typical grant size is $8,972 at the 25th percentile, $27,750 at the median, and $144,991 at the 75th percentile. The recent file also includes a much larger award of $441,963.
Yes. Both active grant programs invite submissions: the Conference / Meeting RFP and the Sports RFP. Each asks planners to submit an RFP for site selection, local support, promotion, and related destination services in Minot.
Giving in the file is local and concentrated in North Dakota. All listed grants went to ND recipients, with Minot appearing as the recipient city across the recent grants and the active programs focused on Minot and Ward County.
For meetings and conferences, the bureau offers help with site selection, hotel blocks, signage, local vendors, and promotional materials. For sports events, it offers site selection, local partners, promotion, and on-the-ground support.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Who can apply: Implied eligibility: organizations or planners proposing sports events to be hosted in Minot (no formal grant-eligibility criteria posted).
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKSAL GROUP LLC | MINOT, ND | $441,963 | 2025 | CITIZENS ALLEY |
| PRAIRIE SKY BREADS LLC | MINOT, ND | $46,000 | 2025 | AURORA NIGHTS |
| ELM DEVELOPMENTS LLC | MINOT, ND | $9,500 | 2025 | NO. 18 EATERY |
| ATYPICAL LLC | MINOT, ND | $7,390 | 2025 | BIER HALL AND IGLOOS |
AKSAL GROUP LLC
$441,963CITIZENS ALLEY
PRAIRIE SKY BREADS LLC
$46,000AURORA NIGHTS
ELM DEVELOPMENTS LLC
$9,500NO. 18 EATERY
ATYPICAL LLC
$7,390BIER HALL AND IGLOOS
