DURING ITS 25 YEARS OF OPERATIONS AS THE NATIONAL INTERIM MANAGEMENT CONTRACTOR, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE HEAD START (CDI HS) HAS OPERATED 258 HEAD START PROGRAMS UNDER INTERIM MANAGEMENT, PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND PUERTO RICO. HEAD START PROGRAMS UNDER CDI HS'S INTERIM MANAGEMENT RECEIVE ADMINISTRATION AND OVERSIGHT OF THE DAY-TO-DAY HEAD START AND/OR EARLY HEAD START OPERATIONS IN PROGRAMS WHERE A HS/EHS GRANTEE HAS RELINQUISHED, IS UNDER SUSPENSION, OR HAS HAD ITS GRANT TERMINATED BY OHS. TO DATE, CDI HS HAS SERVED FUNDED ENROLLMENT OF OVER 125,000 CHILDREN.
Executive compensation
Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 7 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Education organizations in Colorado.
| Position | Total |
|---|---|
Training & Development Manager Highest Compensated Employee Below 10th percentile | $56k $61k |
Exec. Director/president 10th to 25th percentile | $41k $45k |
Cfo/secretary Officer (Unspecified) | $40k $43k |
Project Director Highest Compensated Employee Below 10th percentile | $37k $41k |
Project Director Highest Compensated Employee Below 10th percentile | $37k $41k |
Hr/legal Director Highest Compensated Employee Below 10th percentile | $25k $28k |
Accounting Manager Below 10th percentilevs all sectors nationwide | $22k $24k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 3 unpaid individuals.
Top pay as a share of expenses
In 2023, the highest total compensation at COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE HEAD START equaled 0.1% of the organization's total expenses. The median for education organizations is 7%.
Based on 26,320 education organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.
Up 41%
from 2022
From $40k in 2022 to $56k in 2023.
Estimated with Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Highest Compensated Employee pay rose 55% from 2022 to 2023, while revenue rose 3%.
- Chief Executive Officer pay rose 4% from 2022 to 2023.
Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2022 and 2023.
Among peers
Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.
Common questions about COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE HEAD START
What does the Highest Compensated Employee of COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE HEAD START earn?
In 2023, the Highest Compensated Employee of COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE HEAD START received $55,730 in total compensation. This pay is in the bottom 10% for Highest Compensated Employee roles among Education organizations in Colorado: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report more. Based on IRS Form 990 data.
How does Highest Compensated Employee pay at COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE HEAD START compare with similar nonprofits?
Compared with the same role at Education organizations in Colorado, the 2023 pay of the Highest Compensated Employee at COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE HEAD START falls in the bottom 10%. In 2023, the highest total compensation at COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE HEAD START equaled 0.1% of the organization's total expenses. The median for education organizations is 7%.
What are COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE HEAD START's revenue and expenses?
In 2023, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE HEAD START reported $46.2M in total revenue and $46.4M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
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