About Dakota Medical Charities
Lead initiatives to create a region of the healthiest people, build the fundraising success and capacity of charities, and invest in new ideas that improve health and quality of life in the region.
Focus Areas
public healthmental healthmedical crisis relief / family supportchild sexual abuse preventiondental healthvision carenonprofit capacity-building
Who They Fund
women and children experiencing homelessnessstudents pursuing medical/nursing education (scholarship recipients)people with substance use disordersindividuals with developmental or cognitive disabilities (autism, Down syndrome, dementia)
About Dakota Medical Charities
Dakota Medical Charities’ recent giving is defined by large internal support to the Dakota Medical Foundation and the infrastructure around Giving Hearts Day. In 2023, it granted $1.5 million to Dakota Medical Foundation for the 463 Foundation event, the Sinner Bresnahan Healthy Kids Fund, and general operations. In 2025, it added another $1,483,620 to the same organization for general operations, alongside a $500,000 grant in 2024 for general operations. That pattern shows a funder that channels major resources into its own affiliated work while also supporting a broader regional network of health, human services, and nonprofit fundraising efforts. Outside those organizational grants, the foundation also backs charities serving specific health needs and family situations. Recent examples include support for medical or nursing scholarships through the UND Alumni Association & Foundation, help for people facing substance use disorders through Soul Solutions Recovery Center Inc, and funding tied to emergency shelter services for women and children at YWCA Cass Clay. The grant list also includes support for mental health, hospice care, and services for children and families dealing with cancer or homelessness. This mix matches a regional strategy centered on health, quality of life, and nonprofit capacity.
What Dakota Medical Charities Funds
Medical education and workforce support appear in the foundation’s recent grants through the UND Alumni Association & Foundation. One grant of $67,000 in 2025 combined Giving Hearts Day winner funding with $50,000 for scholarship support and a $5,000 golf tournament sponsorship; another $64,700 grant in 2023 supported student scholarships in medical or nursing related fields of study. Behavioral health is another clear area of support. Dakota Medical Charities awarded $21,579 to Dakota Family Services in 2024 for Dialectical Behavior Therapy training and outpatient mental health care, and $25,000 to BIO Girls Inc in 2023 for girls’ mental health. The foundation also funds services for families under strain. YWCA Cass Clay received $23,000 in 2024 and $21,500 in 2025 for emergency shelter services for women and children, while Hospice of the Red River Valley received $23,000 in 2025 for support tied to terminal illness and caregivers.
How Dakota Medical Charities Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.7M
Total Assets
$89.5M
Total Revenue
$6.3M
Total Expenses
$7.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $8K and $22K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$22K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
J Patrick Traynor
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