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Filing year 2024

NORTHERN STAR COUNCIL

Fort Snelling, Minnesota·EIN 20-3000282·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$18.5M
Total assets
$27.3M
Total expenses
$15.5M
Reported officers
84
Mission

NORTHERN STAR COUNCIL PREPARES YOUTH IN A SAFE AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT TO BE LEADERS AND INDIVIDUALS OF STRONG CHARACTER.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 7 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors.

Scout Exec/e
Officer (Unspecified)
$608k
$648k
Base
$561k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$5k
Deputy Scout
Highest Compensated Employee
Median to 75th percentile
$193k
$206k
Base
$158k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$17k
CFO
75th to 90th percentile
$182k
$194k
Base
$162k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$2k
Director of
Highest Compensated Employee
Median to 75th percentile
$180k
$192k
Base
$134k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$29k
Asst. Direct
Highest Compensated Employee
25th percentile to median
$163k
$174k
Base
$127k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$20k
Dir. Camping
Highest Compensated Employee
25th percentile to median
$145k
$154k
Controller
Median to 75th percentile
$139k
$148k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 77 unpaid individuals.

Funded by

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

Up 44%
from 2023

From $423k in 2023 to $608k in 2024.

$423k
2023
$608k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 40% in real terms$462k to $648k

Estimated with Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 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

Highest Compensated Employee pay rose 10% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 18%.

$176k in 2023 to $193k in 2024.
  • Chief Financial Officer pay rose 50% 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.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

NORTHERN STAR COUNCIL reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$15.7M
$16.5M
2023
$18.5M
$15.5M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
FAQ

Common questions about NORTHERN STAR COUNCIL

What does the Highest Compensated Employee of NORTHERN STAR COUNCIL earn?

In 2024, the Highest Compensated Employee of NORTHERN STAR COUNCIL received $193,313 in total compensation. This pay is above the median (the midpoint) for Highest Compensated Employee roles among nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, within the top half of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Highest Compensated Employee pay at NORTHERN STAR COUNCIL compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, the 2024 pay of the Highest Compensated Employee at NORTHERN STAR COUNCIL falls between the median and the 75th percentile.

What are NORTHERN STAR COUNCIL's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, NORTHERN STAR COUNCIL reported $18.5M in total revenue and $15.5M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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