Executive compensation
Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 3 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Public & Societal Benefit organizations nationwide.
| Position | Total |
|---|---|
Pres & Treas Unclassified | $12k $13k |
Exec Dir & S Unclassified | $12k $13k |
Vice President Board Vice President Below 10th percentile | $8k $9k |
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.
Top pay as a share of expenses
In 2024, the highest total compensation at The Helgeson Foundation equaled 6% of the organization's total expenses. The median for public & societal benefit organizations is 10%.
Based on 2,608 public & societal benefit 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
$136k
Itemized grants
31
Median grant
$3k
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate Generation | Minneapolis, MN | General Funding | $11k |
| Cedar Cultural Center | Minneapolis, MN | General Funding | $10k |
| Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center | Finland, MN | General Funding | $10k |
| Voyageur Outward Bound School | Saint Paul, MN | General Funding | $9k |
| Brownbody | Vadnais Heights, MN | General Funding | $8k |
| The Loppet Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | General Funding | $8k |
| Interact | Saint Paul, MN | General Funding | $7k |
| Penumbra Theatre Company Inc | Saint Paul, MN | General Funding | $7k |
| Twin Cities Jazz Festival | Maplewood, MN | General Funding | $7k |
| Wilderness Inquiry | Saint Paul, MN | General Funding | $7k |
| Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop | Minneapolis, MN | General Funding | $6k |
| American Composers Forum | Saint Paul, MN | General Funding | $5k |
| Center For Irish Music | Saint Paul, MN | General Funding | $5k |
| Tru Art Speaks | Saint Paul, MN | General Funding | $5k |
| Friends of the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge | Zimmerman, MN | General Funding | $4k |
| Indigenous Roots | Saint Paul, MN | General Funding | $3k |
| Spark-Y | Minneapolis, MN | General Funding | $3k |
| Walker West Music Academt | Saint Paul, MN | General Funding | $3k |
| Youth Farm | Minneapolis, MN | General Funding | $3k |
| Ernest Oberholtzer Foundation | Marine on Saint Croix, MN | General Funding | $3k |
| Hopewell Music Cooperative - North | Minneapolis, MN | General Funding | $3k |
| Paramount Center for the Arts | St Cloud, MN | General Funding | $3k |
| Minnesota Men's Conference | Minneapolis, MN | General Funding | $2k |
| American Indian Community Housing Organization | Duluth, MN | General Funding | $1k |
| Articulture | Minneapolis, MN | General Funding | $1k |
Held steady
from 2023
From $12k in 2023 to $12k in 2024.
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.
Board Vice President pay held roughly steady from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 320%.
Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.
Revenue and expenses over time
The Helgeson Foundation reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.
What Public & Societal Benefit executives earn in Minnesota
Comparable public & societal benefit organizations in Minnesota pay their highest-earning executive a median of $60,370.
These are public & societal benefit sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 65 organizations across 65 filings (2023 – 2024).
See full Public & Societal Benefit pay data for Minnesota →Common questions about The Helgeson Foundation
What does the Board Vice President of The Helgeson Foundation earn?
In 2024, the Board Vice President of The Helgeson Foundation received $8,000 in total compensation. This pay is in the bottom 10% for Board Vice President roles among Public & Societal Benefit organizations nationwide: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report more. Based on IRS Form 990 data.
How does Board Vice President pay at The Helgeson Foundation compare with similar nonprofits?
Compared with the same role at Public & Societal Benefit organizations nationwide, the 2024 pay of the Board Vice President at The Helgeson Foundation falls in the bottom 10%. In 2024, the highest total compensation at The Helgeson Foundation equaled 6% of the organization's total expenses. The median for public & societal benefit organizations is 10%.
What are The Helgeson Foundation's revenue and expenses?
In 2024, The Helgeson Foundation reported $576k in total revenue and $210k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.
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