Scott Carver Dakota Cap Agency
Scott Carver Dakota Cap Agency reported $17.5 million in revenue and $17.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $78.17 went to program services, $20.41 to management and general costs and $1.42 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 91.2% of the total. Government grants made up 75.2%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $157,300 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 21% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $18MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $18MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 78.2% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 20.4% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.4% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 91.2% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 75.2% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 8.1% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $157,300 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.89% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 2.5 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 13 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseChild education:head start is a birth to five program that promotes school readiness for low-income children while supporting the development of the whole child. The program provides center-based education, social services, health, and nutrition services to 173 children, ages 3-5 years old, living in scott, carver, and dakota counties. In addition, the program operates an early head start home visiting model for pregnant women and children from birth to 3 years old. Early head start serves 91 children and their families.in our 2025-26 program year, 100% of head start and early head start…
Housing:cap's housing programs provided stability to 542 households, which consists of 1,281 individuals, a year through services such as emergency, transitional, rapid, rehousing and permanent housing programs. The program also provides assistance for homeless, short-term assistance, homeless prevention, and other wrap around services to assist persons in need of housing
Food programs:the food & nutrition programs include food shelf and senior nutrition. The food shelf utilizes a client-choice model to provide a 10-day supply of food each calendar month. The food shelf also delivers food to senior housing buildings and provides pop-up food distributions in scott, Carver and Dakota counties. The food shelf provided 73,629 residents with 2,760,000 pounds of food. The senior nutrition program continues to provide affordable, well-balanced meals to elderly and disabled persons in congregate settings and home delivered meals to home bound individuals. Senior…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $144,205 | $0 | $13,095 | $157,300 |
| ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $105,747 | $0 | $47,743 | $153,490 |
2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Scott Carver Dakota Cap Agency (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $158K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b13 · 13 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5202
- Volunteers Part I, line 6647
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| TRIO COMMUNITY MEALS LLC Food service | $824,234 |
| MARCO TECHNOLOGIES LLC Professional contractor | $173,613 |
| SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND Food service | $169,310 |
| TEACHERS ON CALL Professional contractor | $112,865 |
| WIPFLI LLP Professional contractor | $111,849 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
8 private foundations reported grants to Scott Carver Dakota Cap Agency totaling $140K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Scott Carver Dakota Cap Agency spent in FY2025, $78.17 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Scott Carver Dakota Cap Agency's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Scott Carver Dakota Cap Agency reported that 78.2% of its $17.7 million in expenses went to program services, 20.4% to management and general and 1.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Scott Carver Dakota Cap Agency pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Scott Carver Dakota Cap Agency reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $157,300, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Scott Carver Dakota Cap Agency get its money?
Of $17.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 91.2% came from contributions and grants (including 75.2% from government grants) and 8.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Scott Carver Dakota Cap Agency a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 41-0903890 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202612259349300901 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202501909349301500 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202412279349301116 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202322279349301632 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202220459349300947 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202120429349301202 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 41-0903890: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.