The William C & Jane B Marcil Charitable Foundation concentrates its giving locally in North Dakota, making large, targeted investments in cultural heritage and community health. The bulk of its recent funding has supported the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library with multi-year operating grants, while a smaller but significant gift supported hospice care infrastructure in the Fargo region. The foundation appears focused on a small roster of substantive, place-based investments rather than broad diversified grantmaking.
Highly concentrated giving: few, large grants with repeat multi-year support to a primary cultural institution and occasional substantial gifts to local healthcare projects. Funding is place-based and focused on capital/operating needs rather than many small awards.
Three consecutive $200,000 general operating grants to the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library define the William C & Jane B Marcil Charitable Foundation’s recent giving. That pattern points to a funder that makes large, repeated commitments rather than a wide spread of smaller awards. The foundation’s recent portfolio is concentrated in North Dakota and centers on place-based organizations with operating needs, including cultural heritage and hospice care. In 2025, the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Bismarck received another $200,000 for general operating expenses, extending a multi-year line of support that also appeared in 2023 and 2024. The foundation also backed Hospice of the Red River Valley Hospice House Campaign in Fargo with a $100,000 general operating grant, showing an interest in community health infrastructure alongside historical preservation. Smaller awards in the recent list, such as a $25,000 grant to the Fargo Park District Foundation, fit the same local, nonprofit-centered profile. Across the recent grants provided, the foundation favors operating support for organizations serving North Dakota communities.
Cultural and historical preservation is the clearest theme in the foundation’s recent grantmaking. The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library received $200,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, each time for general operating expenses. That repeated support makes the library the most visible recipient in the recent record. A second theme is hospice and end-of-life care infrastructure. In 2025, Hospice of the Red River Valley Hospice House Campaign in Fargo received $100,000 for general operating expenses, aligning with the foundation’s support for community health needs. Local civic and recreational institutions also appear in the portfolio: the Fargo Park District Foundation received $25,000 in 2024 for general operating expenses. The grants are all to nonprofit organizations and are framed as core support rather than restricted project funding.
The foundation’s typical grant size is $43,750 at the 25th percentile, $150,000 at the median, and $200,000 at the 75th percentile, which reflects a relatively high-dollar grantmaking pattern. Recent awards also show repetition: the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library received the same $200,000 general operating grant in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The recent grants provided are all to nonprofit organizations, and the available data shows general operating support as the dominant funding style.
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$329K
Most grants fall between $44K and $200K, with a median of $150K.
25th Percentile
$44K
Median
$150K
75th Percentile
$200K
About 83% of grants go to recipients in ND.
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Notable grantees: Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, Hospice of the Red River Valley
Giving is highly local and concentrated in North Dakota. The top giving state is ND, and 83% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state. Recipient cities in the recent list include Bismarck and Fargo, with one grant outside the core state footprint going to Elmer, New Jersey. All of the recent grants provided are in the United States.
The recent record shows support for nonprofit organizations tied to cultural heritage, hospice care, and local civic life. Examples include the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library for general operating expenses, Hospice of the Red River Valley Hospice House Campaign for general operating expenses, and Fargo Park District Foundation for general operating expenses.
Yes. The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library received $200,000 in 2023, $200,000 in 2024, and $200,000 in 2025, all for general operating expenses. That three-year pattern shows ongoing support rather than a one-time award.
The grant-size distribution is relatively large: the 25th percentile is $43,750, the median is $150,000, and the 75th percentile is $200,000. The recent grants list includes awards at $200,000, $100,000, $25,000, and $20,000.
Its giving is concentrated in North Dakota. The data shows ND as the top state by grant count, and 83% of grants go to recipients in the headquarters state. Recent recipient cities include Bismarck and Fargo.
General operating support is the clearest pattern in the recent grants. The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, Hospice of the Red River Valley Hospice House Campaign, Fargo Park District Foundation, and Wild Lands Wild Horses Fund all received grants described as general operating expenses.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore Rossevelt Presidential Library | Bismarck, ND | $200,000 | 2025 | General Operating Expenses |
| Hospice of the Red River ValleyHospice House Campaign | Fargo, ND | $100,000 | 2025 | General Operating Expenses |
| Wild Lands Wild Horses Fund | Elmer, NJ | $20,000 | 2025 | General Operating Expenses |
| Theodore Rossevelt Presidential Library | Bismarck, ND | $200,000 | 2024 | General Operating Expenses |
| Fargo Park District Foundation | Fargo, ND | $25,000 | 2024 | General Operating Expenses |
| Theodore Rossevelt Presidential Library | Bismarck, ND | $200,000 | 2023 | General Operating Expenses |
Theodore Rossevelt Presidential Library
$200,000General Operating Expenses
Hospice of the Red River ValleyHospice House Campaign
$100,000General Operating Expenses
Wild Lands Wild Horses Fund
$20,000General Operating Expenses
Theodore Rossevelt Presidential Library
$200,000General Operating Expenses
Fargo Park District Foundation
$25,000General Operating Expenses
Theodore Rossevelt Presidential Library
$200,000General Operating Expenses