The Red River Valley Foundation is dedicated to educating and empowering the next generation of agriculture leaders through hands-on, experiential learning opportunities.
Direct support to benefit the Red River Valley Fair Association is the clearest recent signal of how Red River Valley Fair Foundation operates: it funds the fair organization itself, alongside scholarship and donation programs tied to agriculture and youth. The foundation’s public summary says it is dedicated to educating and empowering the next generation of agriculture leaders through hands-on, experiential learning opportunities, which aligns with its stated focus on agricultural education, youth development and scholarships, livestock programs, and community events and engagement. The foundation’s grantmaking is anchored in the Red River Valley and West Fargo area, with a local scope and a recipient base centered in North Dakota. Its active scholarship program is open through a downloadable application, and its donation request program accepts requests from children’s organizations and agriculture-related events. Those mechanisms show a funder that mixes institutional support for fair operations with community-facing giving and student support. The grant taxonomy also points to county and regional fair support, agricultural and livestock exhibitions, and youth- and family-oriented fair programming, indicating that the fair remains the central platform for its philanthropy.
Agricultural education is a core theme for Red River Valley Fair Foundation. The public summary emphasizes educating and empowering the next generation of agriculture leaders through hands-on, experiential learning opportunities, and the foundation’s program structure reflects that emphasis through its scholarship program for North Dakota. Youth development appears in both scholarship support and broader community giving. Through the RRVF Scholarship Program, the foundation supports students, while its donation request program is open to children’s organizations. Livestock and fair programming are also part of the picture. The foundation lists livestock programs among its focus areas, and its topic taxonomy includes agricultural and livestock exhibitions as well as county and regional fair support. Community events and engagement round out the portfolio. The donation request program explicitly includes agriculture-related events, showing support for public-facing activities connected to the fair and the surrounding community.
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Most grants fall between $271K and $271K, with a median of $271K.
25th Percentile
$271K
Median
$271K
75th Percentile
$271K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in ND.
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The only recent grant listed is $271,257, so the visible distribution is concentrated at a single grant size: p25 $271,257, median $271,257, and p75 $271,257. That makes the recent record unusually uniform rather than spread across many amounts. The foundation’s giving is local, with 100% of grants going to recipients in North Dakota. Its public programs suggest recurring channels rather than one-off outreach: a scholarship program that is now open through a 2026 application PDF, and a donation request process that accepts unsolicited requests from eligible groups. The foundation is structured around direct support and event or program funding rather than program-related investments or individual grants.
Red River Valley Fair Foundation’s grantmaking stays in North Dakota, with 100% of grants landing in the HQ state. The recent grant list names West Fargo as the recipient city, matching the foundation’s local giving pattern. Its active scholarship program is also geared to North Dakota, while the donation request program is regional to the Red River Valley and West Fargo area. The geographic footprint is narrow and centered on the fair’s immediate community rather than spread across multiple states or countries.
Red River Valley Fair Foundation lists agricultural education, youth development and scholarships, livestock programs, and community events and engagement. Its public summary also says it is dedicated to educating and empowering the next generation of agriculture leaders through hands-on, experiential learning opportunities.
It has two public request channels: the RRVF Scholarship Program, which is open through a downloadable 2026 application PDF, and a Donation Request Program that accepts requests from children’s organizations and agriculture-related events via email contact link.
Its giving is local, and 100% of grants go to recipients in North Dakota. The recent grant record names West Fargo as the recipient city, and the donation request program is described as regional to the Red River Valley and West Fargo, ND.
The recent grant record shows a single amount: $271,257. The p25, median, and p75 are all $271,257, which means the visible distribution is concentrated at one grant size.
The donation request program is open to children’s organizations and agriculture-related events, while the scholarship program serves North Dakota students through the RRVF Scholarship Program. The foundation’s public materials also point to fair-related participants and community members.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Red River Valley Fair Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Organizations that are children's organizations or agriculture-related events (per site text). Specific criteria not listed; requests are handled via email.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RED RIVER VALLEY FAIR ASSOCIATION | WEST FARGO, ND | $98,531 | 2026 | DIRECT SUPPORT TO BENEFIT THE RED RIVER VALEY FAIR ASSOCIATION |
| RED RIVER VALLEY FAIR ASSOCIATION | WEST FARGO, ND | $271,257 | 2025 | DIRECT SUPPORT TO BENEFIT THE RED RIVER VALEY FAIR ASSOCIATION |
RED RIVER VALLEY FAIR ASSOCIATION
$98,531DIRECT SUPPORT TO BENEFIT THE RED RIVER VALEY FAIR ASSOCIATION
RED RIVER VALLEY FAIR ASSOCIATION
$271,257DIRECT SUPPORT TO BENEFIT THE RED RIVER VALEY FAIR ASSOCIATION
