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Filing year 2024

GREAT OUTDOORS FOUNDATION

West Des Moines, Iowa·EIN 42-1441098·NTEE D110 · Animal-Related·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$5.2M
Total assets
$12.1M
Total expenses
$3.3M
Reported officers
15
Mission

ADVANCE CONSERVATION THROUGH INNOVATION, COLLABORATION, AND STEWARDSHIP.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2024

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Animal-Related organizations nationwide.

CEO
Above 90th percentile
$218k
$235k
Base
$196k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$22k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Midwest region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 14 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Animal-Related

Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at GREAT OUTDOORS FOUNDATION equaled 7% of the organization's total expenses. The median for animal-related organizations is 8%.

This organization (2024)
7%
Sector median
8%
Middle half of sector
4% to 16%

Based on 3,692 animal-related organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Funded by

Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.

Climbed 46%
over 2 years

From $149k in 2022 to $218k in 2024.

$149k
2022
$192k
2023
$218k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 37% in real terms$171k to $235k

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Midwest region, 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 46% from 2022 to 2024, while revenue fell 2%.

$149k in 2022 to $218k in 2024.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2022 and 2024.

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

Revenue and expenses over time

GREAT OUTDOORS FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 3 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$5.3M
$1.2M
2022
$3.2M
$5.2M
2023
$5.2M
$3.3M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
Sector benchmark

What Animal-Related executives earn

Comparable animal-related organizations nationwide pay their highest-earning executive a median of $57,885.

25th percentile
$25k
Median
$57,885
75th percentile
$105k
90th percentile
$180k

These are animal-related sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 3,693 organizations across 3,693 filings (2021 – 2024).

See full Animal-Related compensation data
FAQ

Common questions about GREAT OUTDOORS FOUNDATION

What does the Chief Executive Officer of GREAT OUTDOORS FOUNDATION earn?

In 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of GREAT OUTDOORS FOUNDATION received $218,304 in total compensation. This pay is in the top 10% for Chief Executive Officer roles among Animal-Related organizations nationwide: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report less. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Executive Officer pay at GREAT OUTDOORS FOUNDATION compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Animal-Related organizations nationwide, the 2024 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at GREAT OUTDOORS FOUNDATION falls in the top 10%. In 2024, the highest total compensation at GREAT OUTDOORS FOUNDATION equaled 7% of the organization's total expenses. The median for animal-related organizations is 8%.

What are GREAT OUTDOORS FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, GREAT OUTDOORS FOUNDATION reported $5.2M in total revenue and $3.3M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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