The NDU Foundation is an independent not-for-profit corporation which receives it funding from the earnings on five named endowments, memorials and other gifts from members and supporters of Public Education and Public Service in North Dakota. Supporting the members of North Dakota United, their dependents and students preparing to teach, the North Dakota United Foundation has awarded more than $300,000 in scholarships and grants since it gave its first $500 scholarship in 1991. In 2019, the NDU Foundation awarded nearly $24,000 in scholarships and grants to 17 different individuals. These scholarships and grants are awarded to a wide range of deserving individuals, to be used in pursuit of secondary and post-secondary degrees, or for professional development.