Executive compensation
Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2024
Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Colorado.
| Position | Total |
|---|---|
President and CEO Median to 75th percentile | $143k $152k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the West region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 9 unpaid individuals.
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Top pay as a share of expenses
In 2024, the highest total compensation at Dakota Foundation Dtd 122997 equaled 12% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.
Based on 35,946 philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.
Grants paid
Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.
Total granted
$525k
Itemized grants
15
Median grant
$25k
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Momentum Advisory Council | Dallas, TX | Assist in opening a new Cafe Momentum restaurant in Denver CO | $100k |
| Step Denver | Denver, CO | Assist in opening a Step Colorado Springs location that helps men in a state of desperation end their cycle of addiction take back control of their lives and transition to a safe and sober living environment where they can become productive contributing members of their families and community. | $100k |
| Breakthrough Alliance of Colorado | Denver, CO | This grant will be used to deliver life changing services to incarcerated individuals while allowing Breakthroughs team to dedicate time and resources to the pursuit of a Pay for Success Model. | $50k |
| Friends of the Children | Colorado Springs, CO | Impact generational change by empowering youth who are facing great obstacles with professional mentors over the course of 12+ years. Provides intensive individualized guidance for children beginning at age 4 through high school. | $50k |
| Pikes Peak Community Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | Provide tuition and fees for aspiring Native American recent high school graduates and adult learners | $50k |
| Pikes Peak Community Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | Provides tuition and fees for aspiring college students in low income and low performing Colorado Springs school districts | $35k |
| Social Data Analytics LLC | Chapel Hill, NC | Use Predictive Risk Modeling a product of machine and algorithmic learning to improve the quality of decision making and supervision assigned to open cases within child welfare utilizing objective data rather than subjective opinions so that families with higher levels of complexity are responded to and managed with more timely safety plans ultimately reducing neglect abuse and fatalities. Using objective data helps to make screening decisions more consistent equitable and accurate. The purpose of this grant is to partner with El Paso County to cover 50% of the cost to implement the program in the county incentivizing the county to adopt the tools to improve their child welfare outcomes. | $25k |
| Advance Inc | Aurora, CO | Organization provides pathways to recovery that create self-esteem dignity and independence for people experiencing homelessness. The purpose of this grant is to aid in creating a community that provides all the help required to those willing to work toward independence. | $25k |
| Veterans Yoga Project INC | Alameda, CA | Support recovery and resilience among veterans military families and communities through Mindfulness Resilience Yoga classes. | $24k |
| Colorado Springs School District 11 | Colorado Springs, CO | Annual teaching award for elementary middle and high school educators in D11 who are accelerating student outcomes through exemplary practices. | $22k |
| Mindfulness and Positivity Project | Colorado Springs, CO | Aid in establishing the Mindfulness and Positivity program in up to 18 new schools by covering half of the schools curriculum cost. Program provides students and teachers the tools to understand and mitigate stress and anxiety by initially helping them understand how the brain and body respond to stress. | $18k |
| Community Enterprise Development Services | Aurora, CO | Program assists refugees immigrants and those from underserved communities to start or grow their small business in Denver and surrounding counties. The purpose of this grant is to provide general operating support to supplement the administration of a separate but related program-related investment | $15k |
| Eastern Plains Chamber of Commerce | Falcon, CO | The purpose of this grant is to fund the venue cost of the Colorado National Civics Bee to be hosted in Colorado Springs CO | $5k |
| Prodigy Ventures | Denver, CO | The purpose of this grant is to provide general operating support to supplement the administration of a separate but related PRI agreement | $5k |
| CHAI Debt Capital LLC | Denver, CO | The organization blends together fixed-rate notes and equity from philanthropic public sector and private impact investment sources. They use these pooled resources to deploy debt and equity to partners developing high-impact affordable housing projects across Colorado in communities where it is needed most. | $1k |
Up 4%
from 2023
From $137k in 2023 to $143k in 2024.
Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the West region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Chief Executive Officer pay rose 4% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 673%.
Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.
This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($10M - $25M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.
Among peers
Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.
Common questions about Dakota Foundation Dtd 122997
What does the Chief Executive Officer of Dakota Foundation Dtd 122997 earn?
In 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of Dakota Foundation Dtd 122997 received $142,732 in total compensation. This pay is above the median (the midpoint) for Chief Executive Officer roles among Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Colorado, within the top half of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.
How does Chief Executive Officer pay at Dakota Foundation Dtd 122997 compare with similar nonprofits?
Compared with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Colorado, the 2024 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at Dakota Foundation Dtd 122997 falls between the median and the 75th percentile. In 2024, the highest total compensation at Dakota Foundation Dtd 122997 equaled 12% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.
What are Dakota Foundation Dtd 122997's revenue and expenses?
In 2024, Dakota Foundation Dtd 122997 reported $5M in total revenue and $1.2M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($10M - $25M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.
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