North Dakota Native Vote

North Dakota Native Vote (NDNV) is a Bismarck-based Native American activism organization founded in 2018 1 in response to North Dakota voter identification laws. 2 It is active on North Dakota’s five American Indian reservations and in some urban centers. 3

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Website: ndnativevote.org
Formation:

2018

Executive Director:

Nicole Montclair-Donaghy

Location: Bismark, ND View on map
Tax ID: 84-3312533
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $249,027 Revenue: $56,917 Expenses: $10,593

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    In 2020, NDNV received a $100,000 grant from the left-of-center Northwest Area Foundation. 4  NDNV is a partner with the Annie E. Casey Foundation 1 through Kids Count North Dakota; 5 a member of the left-wing Movement Voter Project; 6 and a part of the left-of-center ActBlue fundraising network. 7

    History and Leadership

    North Dakota Native Vote was founded in 2018 to oppose North Dakota’s voter identification laws 1 and first received tax-exempt status in 2019. 8

    Nicole Montclair-Donaghy is NDNV’s executive director. 9

    In 2018, Donaghy co-signed a letter in opposition to the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, 10 and in 2020, she spoke at an event in solidarity with the “Black Lives Matter” movement. Topics at the event included voting rights, police brutality, and renaming parks named after U.S. war generals. 11

    In 2021, Donaghy co-signed a letter circulated by left-of-center EarthJustice thanking the Biden Administration for repealing the Keystone XL pipeline permits and urging the administration to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline project. 12

    Donaghy previously worked as a field organizer for the Dakota Resource Council, 13 which is a member of the left-of-center lobbying group Western Organization of Resource Councils Education Project. 14

    Activities and Funding

    NDNV’s activist work focuses on North Dakota’s five American Indian reservations and some urban areas of North Dakota. 3

    In 2018, the left-wing blog Daily Kos raised more than $500,000 to support North Dakota Native Vote and the left-of-center Four Directions. 15

    In 2020, NDNV received a $100,000 grant from the left-of-center Northwest Area Foundation. 4 NDNV is a partner with the Annie E. Casey Foundation 1 through Kids Count North Dakota; 5 a member of the left wing Movement Voter Project; 6 and a part of the left-of-center ActBlue fundraising network. 7

    NDNV conducted the “2020 initiative” to focus its efforts on the 2020 Census 2 and the 2020 election cycle. 16 NDNV’s executive director asked the state for third-party ballot pickup (sometimes called “ballot harvesting”) 17 and said she sees the state’s 2020 reliance on mail voting as an attack if “you’re an [indigenous] community.” 17

    NDNV was also active on social media during this timeframe. In a post on NDNV’s Facebook page, some individuals who completed 2020 Census forms were eligible to pick up gift cards and free lunches to go upon providing proof of completion. 18

    In July 2020, NDNV shared a video on its Facebook page alleging, “Trump is no friend to Native Americans” and that President Trump “gave a hate-filled speech” at Mt. Rushmore on Independence Day 2020. 19 NDNV also offered free bumper stickers to individuals who “pledged to vote” in the 2020 election on their page. 20

    In 2021, NDNV supported Deb Haaland’s confirmation as Secretary of the Department of the Interior in the Biden administration. 21

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2024 $249,027 $56,917 $10,593 View
    2023 $214,446 $18,160 $60 View
    2022 $188,878 $58,095 $15,678 View
    2021 $142,774 $20,837 $2,123 View
    2020 $123,517 $183,149 $63,838 View

    Revenue Detail

    Expenses Detail

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $2,037,081
    • Number of Grants: 24
    • Number of Funders: 11

    Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $552,1782024 Western Organization of Resource Councils Education ProjectNORTH DAKOTA NATIVE VOTE
    $263,4002022 Western Organization of Resource Councils Education ProjectND Native Vote
    $252,0052023 Western Organization of Resource Councils Education ProjectNORTH DAKOTA NATIVE VOTE
    $150,0002022 Western Organization of Resource Councils Education ProjectRural Power Coalition
    $116,3232021 Western Organization of Resource Councils Education ProjectND Native Vote
    $100,0002024 Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesTribal State Policy Project
    $100,0002023 Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesCenter on Indigenous Fiscal Policy Initiative
    $75,0002021 State Engagement FundGENERAL SUPPORT
    $55,0002025 Minneapolis FoundationGENERAL
    $50,0002024 Montana Budget & Policy CenterGENERAL
    $50,0002023 Montana Budget & Policy CenterGENERAL
    $50,0002022 Montana Budget & Policy CenterGENERAL
    $36,5002020 Western Organization of Resource Councils Education ProjectInfrastructure Project
    $32,5502020 Western Organization of Resource Councils Education ProjectCivic Engagement
    $25,0002020 State Engagement FundGENERAL SUPPORT
    $20,0002024 New Venture FundCIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
    $20,0002020 Alliance for a Better North DakotaHIRE ORGANIZAERS TO HELP WITH VOTER MOBILZATION AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.
    $15,0002023 All Hands on Deck Network IncPRIMARY PURPOSE
    $15,0002021 All Hands on Deck Network IncPRIMARY PURPOSE
    $15,0002021 Western Native Voice Education ProjectNative American Rights
    $12,5002020 Dakota Resource CouncilTHE PURPOSE WAS FOR COLLABATION SURROUNDING DRC'S RURAL ELECTRIC CAMPAIGN.
    $11,6252021 Western Organization of Resource Councils Education ProjectCivic Engagement
    $10,0002024 NDN Collective IncGET OUT TO VOTE – PROJECT SUPPORT
    $10,0002024 Minneapolis Foundation

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    References

    1. “About.” North Dakota Native Vote. Accessed April 20, 2021. http://ndnativevote.org/index.php/about/.
    2. Rickert, Levi. “North Dakota Native Vote Gains Non-profit Status; Will Have Strong Effort to Get Out the Native Vote in 2020. Native News Online. February 5, 2020. https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/north-dakota-native-vote-gains-non-profit-status-will-have-strong-effort-to-get-out-the-native-vote-in-2020.
    3. MacPherson, James. “North Dakota launches Native Vote campaign.” Associated Press. February 5, 2020. https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/north-dakota-launches-native-vote-campaign.
    4. 2020 Grant Listings. Northwest Area Foundation. Accessed April 14, 2021. https://www.nwaf.org/our-grantmaking/grant-listing/
    5. “About Us.” Kids Count North Dakota. Accessed April 22, 2021. https://ndkidscount.org/about-us.
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    8. “North Dakota Native Vote.” IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Accessed April 20, 2021. https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/detailsPage?ein=843312533&name=NORTH%20DAKOTA%20NATIVE%20VOTE&city=Bismarck&state=ND&countryAbbr=US&dba=&type=EPOSTCARD&orgTags=EPOSTCARD.
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    10. Letter to the Editor. “Kavanaugh’s record poses threat to Native People’s rights and lifeways.” Minot Daily News. August 20, 2018. https://www.minotdailynews.com/opinion/letters/2018/08/letters-to-the-editor-6/.
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    12. Letter to President Biden and Vice President Harris.  EarthJustice.org. February 8, 2021. Accessed April 22, 2021. https://earthjustice.org/sites/default/files/files/letter-to-biden-harris-shutdown-dapl.pdf.
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    18. “Mandaree fam, get out and get counted!! We’re Indigenous and we count! #2020Census.” North Dakota Native Vote. Facebook. August 18, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20210420173744/https://www.facebook.com/NorthDakotaNativeVote/photos/a.171582137633124/219682692823068/?type=3&theater=.
    19. Video Post. North Dakota Native Vote. July 25, 2020. https://www.facebook.com/NorthDakotaNativeVote/videos/277731083524059/?__so__=channel_tab&__rv__=all_videos_card.
    20. “Take the pledge to vote in the #2020election today! Text 22828 to pledge.” North Dakota Native Vote. Facebook. August 4, 2020. https://www.facebook.com/NorthDakotaNativeVote/photos/a.171582137633124/215683189889685/?type=3&theater.
    21. Rickert, Levi. “Praise for Deb Haaland Becoming Interior Secretary from Around the Country.” Native News Online. March 16, 2021. https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/praise-for-deb-haaland-becoming-interior-secretary-from-around-the-country.