Great Plains Food Bank

Human services
Fargo, North Dakota
EIN 47-2229589
Tax-exempt since 2015

Firms paid: 7
Fees reported, 2017–2024: $3.2M
Fees reported in 2024: $565K
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $29.5M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2024

$565,044 to 2 fundraisers

Fundraisers Great Plains Food Bank paid in 2024, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
TrueSense Marketing IncDirect Marketing	Direct Marketing	$565,044
Brad Cecil & AssociatesDirect responseDirect Marketing	Direct Marketing	$0

Also among its largest contractors in 2024

From Part VII-B of the return, which lists its five best-paid contractors of any kind paid over $100,000. These can repeat the lines above.

Aperio PhilanthropyMajor giftsCampaign Consulting$180,000

All firms paid

Fundraisers Great Plains Food Bank reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
Brad Cecil & AssociatesDirect response	2019–2024 · 5 years	$1,346,009
One & All IncDirect response	2017–2019 · 3 years	$1,188,143
TrueSense Marketing Inc	2024	$565,044
Gateway Comm	2017–2022 · 6 years	$85,535

Form 990 Snapshot

Great Plains Food Bank's Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2022	$29.5M	$28.0M	$1.1M	$449K
2021	$28.6M	$27.8M	$980K	$447K
2020	$44.2M	$43.7M	$1.0M	$482K
2019	$35.5M	$34.6M	$908K	$394K
2018	$30.2M	$29.3M	$831K	$415K
2017	$29.2M	$28.3M	$899K	$382K

Fees are what Great Plains Food Bank reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.