Miss North Dakota Scholarship Organization Inc
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What it says it does
The goals of the organization are to provide scholarship opportunities for the post-secondary educational expenses of eligible female students between the ages of 13 and 28 who reside in North Dakota or attend a North Dakota Educational Institution and to provide leadership opportunities for young women within the state of North Dakota.
- Income
- $92,379
- Spending
- $74,429
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $59,543 spent. Local and State Competitions -Local and state competitions allow young women to win scholarships. The highest scoring competitors in the two age divisions are named Miss North Dakota and Miss North Dakota's Teen as determined by independent judging panels. The highest scoring individuals win the largest amount of scholarships. All finalists win scholarships - the amount varies according to their placing at the competition.
- $5,210 spent. Service and Leadership opportunities - Each participant chooses a social impact area that they can bring attention to around the state. Miss North Dakota and Miss North Dakota's Teen are among the state's most recognizable role models and typically speak to approximately 15,000 students each year. These opportunities provide leadership, public speaking, and interview skills that make a tremendously positive impact on the state titleholders as well as on the thousands of North Dakotans they come in contact with each year.
- $2,233 spent. Preparation of Miss North Dakota and Miss North Dakota's Teen for the national competition - The organization assists the titleholders in preparing for the national competition by providing opportunities for building additional interview and talent skills, and other required preparations.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2011.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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