The Terry J & Susan K Hanson Foundation concentrates its philanthropy almost exclusively on supporting North Dakota State University through the NDSU Foundation and Alumni Association. Their grants appear to be charitable, likely unrestricted or for broad university purposes such as scholarships, campus programs, or development, reflecting a strong personal or alumni connection to NDSU. The foundation makes repeated, substantial gifts to a single institutional beneficiary rather than distributing funds across multiple organizations.
Highly concentrated: large, repeated grants to a single grantee (NDSU Foundation), indicating focused support for an alma mater or designated university beneficiary rather than diversified giving.
Terry J & Susan K Hanson Foundation’s largest recent grants go to the NDSU Foundation and Alumni Association, including $328,000 in 2023 and $232,251 in 2024. That repeated support points to a clear institutional relationship, with giving that is anchored in North Dakota State University and appears to follow a long-running pattern rather than a one-off award. The foundation’s recent grants also show that it is not limited to a single line item: while the NDSU beneficiary receives the largest share, the foundation has also made charitable gifts to a small set of other colleges, churches, health-related organizations, and community groups. The foundation’s pattern is marked by repeat support over multiple years. In 2025, it gave $125,000 again to the NDSU Foundation and Alumni Association, and smaller gifts in the recent record appear alongside that core relationship. The scale of the awards ranges from large university-level support to smaller local charitable grants, suggesting a mix of major institutional funding and selective community giving. Grantees such as University of San Diego and Sanford Health Foundation show that the foundation’s giving reaches beyond one campus while still remaining fairly concentrated in purpose and recipient type.
A central theme in the foundation’s giving is higher education support. It gave $35,000 to University of San Diego in 2024, $7,000 to the same institution in 2025, and $6,000 in 2023, indicating repeated charitable support to a college rather than a single isolated grant. Another education-related award went to Park City Day School for $10,000 in 2025. Health-related philanthropy is also present. The foundation gave $25,000 to Sanford Health Foundation in both 2024 and 2025, plus $20,000 to Mayo Clinic in 2025. Community and religious organizations appear as well: Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church received $25,000 in 2024 and Saints Peter and Paul Catholic School received $10,000 in 2025, while Scottsdale Bible Church received $7,000 in 2025. These grants show a mix of institutional, educational, and faith-based support.
Typical grant size is modest compared with the largest awards: the p25 is $1,262, the median is $2,000, and the p75 is $5,000. The recent record also includes much larger institutional gifts, which lifts the overall annual total. Grantmaking is recurring in clear cases: the NDSU Foundation and Alumni Association appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Sanford Health Foundation appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and University of San Diego appears across 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation is a private foundation and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. No application process is shown in the data.
$431K
$2.4M
$2.3M
$466K
Most grants fall between $1K and $5K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$5K
About 8% of grants go to recipients in NV.
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Notable grantees: NDSU Foundation and Alumni Association
Although headquartered in Fountain Hills, Arizona, the foundation gives most often in Nevada, and only 4% of grants go to recipients in Arizona. The recipient map is entirely U.S.-based in the recent record. City-level concentration is visible in Fargo, where the NDSU Foundation and Alumni Association and Otter Tail County Cola anchor grants; San Diego also appears repeatedly through University of San Diego and other recipients. Other frequent recipient cities include Naperville, Sioux Falls, and Las Vegas.
The recent distribution is small at the center: p25 is $1,262, median grant size is $2,000, and p75 is $5,000. The foundation also makes much larger charitable awards, including six-figure support to the NDSU Foundation and Alumni Association.
Yes. The NDSU Foundation and Alumni Association appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Sanford Health Foundation also appears in all three years, and University of San Diego appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Recent grantees include universities, schools, churches, health foundations, and community organizations. Examples from the record include the NDSU Foundation and Alumni Association, University of San Diego, Sanford Health Foundation, Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, and Scottsdale Bible Church.
The top state by grant count is Nevada. Arizona, where the foundation is headquartered, receives 4% of grants, while the recent recipient distribution shown in the data is entirely within the United States.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDSU FOUNDATION AND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION | FARGO, ND | $105,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| SANFORD HEALTH FOUNDATION | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $25,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| OLYMPIA COMPANIES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | LAS VEGAS, NV | $25,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| TURNING POINT USA | PHOENIX, AZ | $21,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| TUNNELS TO TOWERS FOUNDATION | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THEODORE ROOSEVELT MEDORA FOUNDATION | MEDORA, ND | $15,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE | BOONE, NC | $15,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| ST PAUL NEWMAN CENTER | CHICAGO, IL | $15,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| KIDS FIRST AT SUNSET VIEW ELEMENTARY | SAN DIEGO, CA | $15,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| MAYO CLINIC | ROCHESTER, MN | $15,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| PARK CITY EDUCATION FOUNDATION | PARK CITY, UT | $13,040 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| ROWLAND HALL | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $12,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| NAPERVILLE RESPONDS FOR VETERANS | NAPERVILLE, IL | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| SAINTS PETER AND PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH | NAPERVILLE, IL | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT | SAN DIEGO, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| SIMON KEITH FOUNDATION | LAS VEGAS, NV | $7,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| SCOTTSDALE BIBLE CHURCH | SCOTTSDALE, AZ | $7,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| ALL SOULS' EPISCOPAL CHURCH | SAN DIEGO, CA | $6,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| PARK CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | PARK CITY, UT | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO | SAN DIEGO, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| MINISTERIOS EL SALVADOR | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| EXTENDED HANDS FOOD BANK | MAIDSON, WI | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| ARIZONA MUSICFEST | SCOTTSDALE, AZ | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| PARK CITY SOCCER CLUB | PARK CITY, UT | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| EPICUREAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | LAS VEGAS, NV | $4,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| NAPERVILLE NORTH HIGH SCHOOL | NAPERVILLE, IL | $3,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| HEIFER INTERNATIONAL | LITTLE ROCK, AZ | $3,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| NAPERVILLE AREA HUMANE SOCIETY | NAPERVILLE, IL | $3,000 | 2026 | CHARITBALE |
| NUZZLES & CO PET RESCUE AND ADOPTION | PARK CITY, UT | $2,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| OTTER TAIL COUNTY COLA | FARGO, ND | $2,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| STATION FOUNDATION | BOZEMAN, MT | $2,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| TIM TEBOW FOUNDATION | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $2,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| INDEPENDENT COUNCIL ON WOMEN'S SPORTS | HENDERSON, NV | $2,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| STUDENTS WITHOUT LIMITS | SAN DIEGO, CA | $2,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| BISHOP GORMAN HIGH SCHOOL | LAS VEGAS, NV | $2,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| HESED HOUSE | AURORA, IL | $2,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN | COON RAPIDS, MN | $2,000 | 2026 | FEED THE NEED ILLINOIS PROGRAM |
| PBS FOUNDATION | ARLINGTON, VA | $1,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF SAN DIEGO | SAN DIEGO, CA | $1,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| ZERO8HUNDRED MILITARY TRANSITION SUPPORT | SAN DIEGO, CA | $1,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THREE SQUARE FOOD BANK | LAS VEGAS, NV | $1,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN NEVADA | LAS VEGAS, NV | $1,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| SCAD RESEARCH INC | SCOTTSDALE, AZ | $1,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| PINECREST ACADEMY OF NEVADA | HENDERSON, NV | $1,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| LIBERTY UKRAINE FOUNDATION | AUSTIN, TX | $1,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| ALIVE CENTER NAPERVILLE | NAPERVILLE, IL | $1,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| VOLUNTEER LITERACY PROJECT | BOONE, IA | $500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| CALIFORNIA PROVINCE SOCIETY OF THE SACRED HEART | ATHERTON, CA | $500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
OLYMPIA COMPANIES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$25,000CHARITABLE
TURNING POINT USA
$21,500CHARITABLE
THEODORE ROOSEVELT MEDORA FOUNDATION
CHARITABLE
ST PAUL NEWMAN CENTER
$15,000CHARITABLE
KIDS FIRST AT SUNSET VIEW ELEMENTARY
$15,000CHARITABLE
MAYO CLINIC
$15,000CHARITABLE
ROWLAND HALL
$12,000CHARITABLE
NAPERVILLE RESPONDS FOR VETERANS
$10,000CHARITABLE
SAINTS PETER AND PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH
$10,000CHARITABLE
SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
$10,000CHARITABLE
SIMON KEITH FOUNDATION
$7,500CHARITABLE
SCOTTSDALE BIBLE CHURCH
$7,000CHARITABLE
ALL SOULS' EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$6,500CHARITABLE
UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO
$5,000CHARITABLE
UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS
$5,000CHARITABLE
MINISTERIOS EL SALVADOR
$5,000CHARITABLE
EXTENDED HANDS FOOD BANK
$5,000CHARITABLE
PARK CITY SOCCER CLUB
$5,000CHARITABLE
EPICUREAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$4,000CHARITABLE
NAPERVILLE NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
$3,500CHARITABLE
HEIFER INTERNATIONAL
$3,500CHARITABLE
NAPERVILLE AREA HUMANE SOCIETY
$3,000CHARITBALE
OTTER TAIL COUNTY COLA
$2,500CHARITABLE
INDEPENDENT COUNCIL ON WOMEN'S SPORTS
$2,500CHARITABLE
BISHOP GORMAN HIGH SCHOOL
$2,000CHARITABLE
HESED HOUSE
$2,000CHARITABLE
EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF SAN DIEGO
$1,500CHARITABLE
ZERO8HUNDRED MILITARY TRANSITION SUPPORT
$1,000CHARITABLE
THREE SQUARE FOOD BANK
$1,000CHARITABLE
SCAD RESEARCH INC
$1,000CHARITABLE
PINECREST ACADEMY OF NEVADA
$1,000CHARITABLE
ALIVE CENTER NAPERVILLE
$1,000CHARITABLE
VOLUNTEER LITERACY PROJECT
$500CHARITABLE
CALIFORNIA PROVINCE SOCIETY OF THE SACRED HEART
$500CHARITABLE