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Filing year 2024

DANIELS FUND

Denver, Colorado·EIN 84-1393308·NTEE T99 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$184.5M
Total assets
$1.4B
Total expenses
$85.6M
Reported officers
18

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 18 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations nationwide.

President & Chief Executive Officer
Above 90th percentilevs Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking peers in Colorado
$971k
$1M
Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer
Above 90th percentile
$391k
$420k
Senior Vice President
75th to 90th percentile
$342k
$367k
Chief of Staff
Unclassified
$336k
$361k
Senior Vice President
Median to 75th percentile
$228k
$245k
Senior Vice President (as of 03/24)
Senior Vice President
25th percentile to median
$172k
$185k
Board Chairman
Board Chair
75th to 90th percentile
$76k
$82k
Director
Unclassified
$71k
$76k
Director
Unclassified
$70k
$75k
Director
Unclassified
$69k
$74k
Director
Unclassified
$69k
$74k
Director
Unclassified
$68k
$73k
Director
Unclassified
$66k
$71k
Director
Unclassified
$65k
$70k
Director
Unclassified
$62k
$67k
Director (thru 06/24)
Unclassified
$62k
$66k
Senior Vice President (thru 01/24)
Senior Vice President
Below 10th percentile
$10k
$10k
Director
Unclassified
$6k
$7k

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.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at DANIELS FUND equaled 1% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2024)
1%
Sector median
15%
Middle half of sector
5% to 24%

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

$69.7M

Itemized grants

1,593

Median grant

$14k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
YOUNG AMERICANS EDUCATION FOUNDATIONDENVER, CO2024 OPERATING SUPPORT$2.4M
YOUNG AMERICANS EDUCATION FOUNDATIONDENVER, COADDITIONAL OPERATING SUPPORT$1.8M
ADVANCE PATHWAYSDENVER, COGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$1.8M
US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATIONPHILADELPHIA, PANATIONAL CIVICS BEE$1.8M
WYO COMPLEX DBA WYO SPORTS RANCHCASPER, WYWYO SPORTS RANCH ATHLETICS FACILITY$1.5M
ARCHDIOCESE OF DENVERDENVER, COCATHOLIC SCHOOL CORE QUALITY TEACHER PIPELINE AND PREPARATION$1.2M
ACE SCHOLARSHIPSGREENWOOD VILLAGE, COTUITION ASSISTANCE ACROSS OUR FOUR-STATE REGION$1.1M
COLORADO SCHOOLS FUNDDENVER, COGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$1M
EXCELLENT SCHOOLS NEW MEXICOALBUQUERQUE, NMNEW MEXICO CHARTER SCHOOL EXPANSION$900k
STEP DENVERDENVER, COCOLORADO SPRINGS- STEP DENVER - CAPITAL PORTION$750k
SKILLS ENRICHMENT CENTERCOLORADO SPRINGS, COKITCHEN TRAINING COLLABORATIVE, SKILLS CHIPS PROGRAM$740k
ARRUPE JESUIT HIGH SCHOOLDENVER, COLEAD THE WAY EXPANSION CAMPAIGN AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$700k
CROSSPURPOSEDENVER, COGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND SUPPORT FOR THE AURORA CAPITAL PROJECT$600k
CHARTER FUND INCORPORATED DBA CHARTER SCHOOL GROWTH FUNDDENVER, CONATIONAL FUND IV - BUILDING MOMENTUM FOR THE NEXT DECADE$500k
COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATIONARVADA, COMATCHING FUNDS FOR THE COLORADO GIVES TO YOUTH SPORTS EVENT$500k
COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATIONARVADA, COSECOND MATCHING GIFT FOR YOUTH SPORTS GIVING DAY$500k
FULLMER LEGACY FOUNDATIONLOGAN, UTFULLMER LEGACY CENTER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN$500k
NEW MEXICO MILITARY INSTITUTE FOUNDATION INCORPORATEDROSWELL, NMINTERMEDIATE PREPARATORY ACADEMY (IPA) CAPITAL RENOVATION PROJECT.$500k
THE BILL OF RIGHTS INSTITUTEARLINGTON, VABEING AN AMERICAN PROJECT & CIVICS BEE SUPPORT$500k
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL WYOMINGCASPER, WYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT + RIVERTON EXPANSION$425k
UNITED STATES OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC MUSEUMCOLORADO SPRINGS, COBILL DANIELS GALLERY OF INSPIRATION$420k
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY INCORPORATEDALAMOSA, COGENERAL OPERATIONS AND ECLC CAPITAL CAMPAIGN$400k
SOBER APARTMENT LIVING CODENVER, COSOBER APARTMENT LIVING PROPERTY RENOVATION$400k
THE PHILANTHROPY ROUNDTABLEWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$400k
UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC FOUNDATIONCOLORADO SPRINGS, COTEAM USA BOXING$400k
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Up 19%
from 2023

From $814k in 2023 to $971k in 2024.

$814k
2023
$971k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 17% in real terms$893k to $1M

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.

Pay for the position

Chief Executive Officer pay rose 19% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 50%.

$814k in 2023 to $971k in 2024.
  • Chief Financial Officer pay rose 11% from 2023 to 2024.
  • Senior Vice President pay rose 4% from 2023 to 2024.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1B+), 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.

FAQ

Common questions about DANIELS FUND

What does the Chief Executive Officer of DANIELS FUND earn?

In 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of DANIELS FUND received $970,580 in total compensation. This pay is in the top 10% for Chief Executive Officer roles among Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Colorado: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report less. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Executive Officer pay at DANIELS FUND 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 DANIELS FUND falls in the top 10%. In 2024, the highest total compensation at DANIELS FUND equaled 1% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

What are DANIELS FUND's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, DANIELS FUND reported $184.5M in total revenue and $85.6M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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