North Dakota Governors Cup
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
NORTH DAKOTA GOVERNORS' CUP IS A NORTH DAKOTA NONPROFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZED TO STRENGTHEN THE STATE'S WORKFORCE AND SUPPORT ITS FUTURE TALENT. THE ORGANIZATION ADVANCES THIS MISSION BY HOSTING AN ANNUAL PREMIER BUSINESS NETWORKING EVENT - BRINGING TOGETHER NORTH DAKOTA'S TOP BUSINESS, CIVIC, AND GOVERNMENTAL LEADERS TO CELEBRATE THE STATE'S STRONG BUSINESS CLIMATE, COMMUNITY SPIRIT, AND QUALITY OF LIFE - AND BY DIRECTING THE NET PROCEEDS OF THAT EVENT TO THE NORTH DAKOTA CAREER BUILDERS SCHOLARSHIP AND LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM, A STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE NORTH DAKOTA UNIVERSITY SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS AND LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE TO QUALIFIED WORKERS BUILDING THEIR FUTURES IN HIGH- NEED AND EMERGING OCCUPATIONS ACROSS THE STATE.
- Income
- $536,285
- Spending
- $530,541
- Spent on programs
- 99%
- Reserves
- 0.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 96%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 10
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 39 out of 100. Higher than 11% of charities in its peer group (employment, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.1 months of spending.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 97% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Spending floor
15 of 1599% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 59% of charities in its peer group (employment, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 (1)
- $527,276 spent. THE NORTH DAKOTA GOVERNORS' CUP HOSTED ITS SECOND ANNUAL PREMIER BUSINESS NETWORKING EVENT ON JULY 28-29, 2025, IN BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, DRAWING APPROXIMATELY 375+ ATTENDEES FROM ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA AND BEYOND, INCLUDING THE STATE'S LEADING BUSINESS EXECUTIVES, CIVIC LEADERS, MEMBERS OF THE NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE, STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICIALS, GOVERNOR KELLY ARMSTRONG, AND FORMER GOVERNOR JACK DALRYMPLE AND FORMER FIRST LADY BETSY DALRYMPLE. THE TWO-DAY EVENT FEATURED AN OPENING RECEPTION AT THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE CAPITOL INSIDE MEMORIAL HALL, GOLF TOURNAMENTS AT HAWKTREE GOLF CLUB AND PRAIRIE WEST GOLF COURSE, A SPORTING CLAYS COMPETITION AT CAPITAL CITY SPORTING CLAYS, AND A CLOSING PROGRAM AT THE NEW BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE POLYTECHNIC CENTER. THE MONDAY EVENING PROGRAM INCLUDED A PUBLIC-FACING DRONE SHOW OVER THE CAPITOL MALL AND A PERFORMANCE BY TIGIRLILY GOLD, BOTH PRESENTED FREE TO THE BROADER BISMARCK COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PRESENTED ITS INAUGURAL WORKFORCE CHAMPION AWARD TO RECOGNIZE AN INDIVIDUAL WHOSE WORK HAS MATERIALLY ADVANCED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN NORTH DAKOTA. THROUGH THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF ITS SPONSORS, THE ORGANIZATION GENERATED PROCEEDS THAT CONTRIBUTED 130,000 TO THE NORTH DAKOTA CAREER BUILDERS SCHOLARSHIP & LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM. WITH THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA'S 1:1 MATCH, THIS CONTRIBUTION MADE 260,000 AVAILABLE TO FUND SCHOLARSHIPS AND LOAN REPAYMENT AWARDS FOR NORTH DAKOTANS PURSUING HIGH-NEED AND EMERGING OCCUPATIONS WITHIN THE STATE. COMBINED WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S 2024 CONTRIBUTION, THE GOVERNORS' CUP HAS SUPPORTED APPROXIMATELY 760,000 IN TOTAL FUNDING (PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS PLUS STATE MATCH) FOR THE PROGRAM IN ITS FIRST TWO YEARS. THE NORTH DAKOTA GOVERNORS' CUP HOSTED ITS SECOND ANNUAL PREMIER BUSINESS NETWORKING EVENT ON JULY 28-29, 2025, IN BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, DRAWING APPROXIMATELY 375+ ATTENDEES FROM ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA AND BEYOND, INCLUDING THE STATE'S LEADING BUSINESS EXECUTIVES, CIVIC LEADERS, MEMBERS OF THE NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE, STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICIALS, GOVERNOR KELLY ARMSTRONG, AND FORMER GOVERNOR JACK DALRYMPLE AND FORMER FIRST LADY BETSY DALRYMPLE. THE TWO-DAY EVENT FEATURED AN OPENING RECEPTION AT THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE CAPITOL INSIDE MEMORIAL HALL, GOLF TOURNAMENTS AT HAWKTREE GOLF CLUB AND PRAIRIE WEST GOLF COURSE, A SPORTING CLAYS COMPETITION AT CAPITAL CITY SPORTING CLAYS, AND A CLOSING PROGRAM AT THE NEW BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE POLYTECHNIC CENTER. THE MONDAY EVENING PROGRAM INCLUDED A PUBLIC-FACING DRONE SHOW OVER THE CAPITOL MALL AND A PERFORMANCE BY TIGIRLILY GOLD, BOTH PRESENTED FREE TO THE BROADER BISMARCK COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PRESENTED ITS INAUGURAL WORKFORCE CHAMPION AWARD TO RECOGNIZE AN INDIVIDUAL WHOSE WORK HAS MATERIALLY ADVANCED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN NORTH DAKOTA. THROUGH THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF ITS SPONSORS, THE ORGANIZATION GENERATED PROCEEDS THAT CONTRIBUTED 130,000 TO THE NORTH DAKOTA CAREER BUILDERS SCHOLARSHIP & LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM. WITH THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA'S 1:1 MATCH, THIS CONTRIBUTION MADE 260,000 AVAILABLE TO FUND SCHOLARSHIPS AND LOAN REPAYMENT AWARDS FOR NORTH DAKOTANS PURSUING HIGH-NEED AND EMERGING OCCUPATIONS WITHIN THE STATE. COMBINED WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S 2024 CONTRIBUTION, THE GOVERNORS' CUP HAS SUPPORTED APPROXIMATELY 760,000 IN TOTAL FUNDING (PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS PLUS STATE MATCH) FOR THE PROGRAM IN ITS FIRST TWO YEARS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Worth knowing.
Recognized by the IRS in August 2026. It is too new to have a track record.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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