Cookie Cart's mission is to teach life, leadership, and employment skills to teens of color through on-the-job and classroom experiences in nonprofit bakeries. Combining hands-on work experience, classroom work readiness training, formal customer service education, skills certification and financial literacy classes, Cookie Cart helps youth develop the foundational tools they need to be successful in education and career.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 2 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Youth Development organizations in Minnesota.
- Base
- $179k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $3k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Executive Director (through September 2023) 75th to 90th percentile | $179k | — | — | $3k | $182k $199k |
Director of Operations and Social Enterprise 25th percentile to medianvs Youth Development peers nationwide | — | — | — | — | $115k $126k |
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 16 unpaid individuals.
Top pay as a share of expenses
In 2023, the highest total compensation at The Cookie Cart equaled 6% of the organization's total expenses. The median for youth development organizations is 11%.
Based on 5,229 youth development 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 33%
over 2 years
From $136k in 2021 to $182k in 2023.
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.
Chief Executive Officer pay rose 33% from 2021 to 2023, while revenue fell 2%.
Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2021 and 2023.
Among peers
Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.
Common questions about The Cookie Cart
What does the Chief Executive Officer of The Cookie Cart earn?
In 2023, the Chief Executive Officer of The Cookie Cart received $181,833 in total compensation. This pay is in the top quarter for Chief Executive Officer roles among Youth Development organizations in Minnesota, though not the top 10% of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.
How does Chief Executive Officer pay at The Cookie Cart compare with similar nonprofits?
Compared with the same role at Youth Development organizations in Minnesota, the 2023 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at The Cookie Cart falls between the 75th and 90th percentiles. In 2023, the highest total compensation at The Cookie Cart equaled 6% of the organization's total expenses. The median for youth development organizations is 11%.
What are The Cookie Cart's revenue and expenses?
In 2023, The Cookie Cart reported $2.6M in total revenue and $2.8M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
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