The Offutt Family Foundation, with support from R.D. Offutt Company, is proud to announce grant awardees from the 2025 Community Builder program — an initiative that reflects the values of generosity, community and meaningful impact.
This year marks a milestone: a decade of giving through the Community Builder program. Since its inception in 2015, the program has donated more than $2 million to local nonprofits and community organizations nationwide. In 2025, 59 grants were awarded to organizations across the RDO footprint, continuing the tradition of empowering team members to make a difference where they live and work.
“The Community Builder program continues to be one of the most inspiring reflections of the shared values between the Offutt Family Foundation and RDO team members,” said Terry Brandt, Executive Director of the Offutt Family Foundation. “Each application shows the deep dedication team members have to the places they live and serve.”
What Makes Community Builder Unique?
The Community Builder program is an initiative of the Offutt Family Foundation that invites R.D. Offutt Company team members to nominate nonprofits they are passionate about for grant consideration. Grants are awarded to organizations whose missions align with the foundation’s focus areas: healthcare, education, and community development.
Celebrate This Year’s Recipients
From youth programs and food banks to emergency services and arts organizations, this year’s Community Builder grant recipients represent the diversity and strength of the communities RDO serves. The Offutt Family Foundation, with support from R.D. Offutt Company, donated more than $400,000 to nonprofit organizations. See the list of this year’s recipients and the RDO Equipment Co. team members who nominated the organizations below.
Organization | Team Member | Location |
Academy of Children's Theatre | Elizabeth Moffitt | Richland, Wash. |
Adams Town and Country Recreation Corporation | Scott Weness | Burnsville, Minn. |
Ashton Community Hall INC. | Galen Zens | Redfield, S.D. |
Belgrade Fire & Rescue Department | Brett Schuerman | Brootenm, Minn. |
Bernie's Happy Home | Jacob Waltrup | Billings, Mont. |
Bertha-Hewitt School District #786 | Jonathan Robbins | Wadena, Minn. |
Broadwater County 4H Leaders Council | Sam Des Chene | Bozeman, Mont. |
Building Utah Youth | Reggie Willson | Ogden, Utah |
Chrstine Park District | Carson Laney | Moorhead, Minn. |
City of Hastings Fire and EMS Department | Tom Heyn | Becker, Minn. |
Cornerstone Homeschool Co-op Inc. | Ian Schwartz | Burnsville, Minn. |
Dog Tag Buddies | Sonja Munnerlyn | Billings, Mont. |
E.C.H.O. Charter School ISD 4026 | Tyler Neville | Marshall, Minn. |
Fallout Creative Community | Chad Pederson | Aberdeen, S.D. |
Fargo Public Schools Development Foundation - Rob Arneson Memorial Scholarship | Hollie Ibach | Fargo, N.D. |
F-M Coalition to End Homelessness | Kimberly Kemppanion | Fargo, N.D |
GBS/CIDP Foundation Internatinal | Kaite Davis | Burnsville, Minn. |
Grant County Fire Protection District 6 (Hartline Firefighter's Association) | Jacob Garza | Coulee City, Wash. |
Green Buffalo Club | Matthew Bartelt | Webster |
Harrisburg FFA - Alumni & Supporters | Jacob Whitledge | Portland, Ore. |
Highway Hounds | Samantha Smith | Fort Worth, Texas |
Hope Harvest Cancer Foundation | Scott Taylor | Salinas, Calif. |
Kerr County Flood Relief Fund | Daniela Soto | Austin, Texas |
Kindred Parks and Recreation | Ken Anderson | Kindred, N.D. |
Knapp & Play Learning Center | Lucas Brockhaus | Sauk Rapids, Minn. |
Lakes Crisis and Resource Center | James Craig | Hawley, Minn. |
Landon's Light | Brittany Kranzler | Fargo, N.D. |
Made to Thrive | Greg Harris | Boardman, Ore. |
Mercer County Ambulance | Brecken Bieber | Hazen, N.D. |
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation | Jen Maleitzke | Minneapolis, Minn. |
Montana Beyond the Classroom | Buffalo Dehoyos | Billings, Mont. |
Montana Congress of Teachers and Students (DBA Bonner PTA) | Alex Schuett | Missoula, Mont. |
Montana Contractors Association Education Foundation | John Hurd | Billings, Mont, |
Mya's Mission Foundation, Inc. | Beverly Hirn | Fargo, N.D. |
North Dakota Skateboarding Association | Jim Lein | Fargo, N.D. |
Northern Light Opera Company | Debra Bannerman | Park Rapids, Minn. |
Othello Food Bank | Joel Slaybaugh | Othello, Wash. |
Packer Pantry and Clothing Closet | Jill Kaufman | Rochester, Minn. |
Pasco Police Department | Jarrod Bailey | Pasco, Wash. |
Peace Academy | Greg Erickson | Fargo, N.D. |
Pheasants Forever - Niobrara Valley Chapter | Natasha Gentele | Atkinson, N.E. |
Pine Point Community Council | Joel Steffel | Park Rapids, Minn. |
Quincy Special Olympics | Ric Ortiz | Moses Lake, Wash. |
Rape and Abuse Crisis Center | Erica Johnsrud | Fargo, N.D. |
Redfield Rural Fire Dept | Steven Rernleitner | Redfield, S.D. |
Resource Connect | Mawaye Brownell, Khalifa Muyideen | Fargo, N.D. |
Ritzville Festivals Association | Mike Stromberger | Ritzville, Wash. |
Safe In Austin Rescue Ranch | Nancy Niedecken | Austin, Texas |
Second Harvest Inland Northwest | Kaitlin Calvert | Pasco, Wash. |
Soul Solutions Recovery Center | Jennifer Weleski, Tucker Johnze, Caitlin Mitchell | Fargo, N.D. |
Spink County Daycare | Dustin Rische | Redfield |
St. James Episcopal Church | Anthony Micklos | Salt Lake City, Utah |
Thrive, Inc. | Ben Grover | Bozeman, Mont. |
United States National Defense Force Honor Guard | Nhia Vue | Fowler, Calif. |
Warrior Brotherhood of Central Texas Bravo | Tyler Peters | Austin, Texas |
Washburn Public School | Hope Zimmerman | Washburn, N.D. |
Waxahachie FFA Alumni & Supporters | Lacey Byrd | Irving, Texas |
Wyoming Independent Living, Inc. (WIL) | Sean Mccrary | Gillette, Wyo. |
Young Families Early Head Start | Russell Hutchinson | Billings, Mont. |
RDO Equipment Co. embodies a stakeholder philosophy, serving all those who make our business what it is. See the ways our team members impact the communities in which they work and live.
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Founded in 1968, RDO Equipment Co. sells and supports intelligently connected agriculture, construction, environmental, irrigation, positioning, and surveying equipment from leading manufacturers, including John Deere, Vermeer, and Topcon. With more than 80 locations across the U.S. and partnerships in Africa, Australia, Mexico and Ukraine, we deliver creative solutions so our customers can grow and build the world.
