Dakota Medical Foundation
Dakota Medical Foundation reported $10.6 million in revenue and $7.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $92.20 went to program services, $7.80 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 58.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $599,528 (Director (Until June)). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 109% 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 $7.2MFor context, the median across 5,669 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 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 $11M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$57.42 $6.1M
- Program service revenue$2.36 $252K
- Investment income$40.22 $4.3M
Other revenue was negative: −$121K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 92.2% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 7.8% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 58.1% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 2.4% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $599,528 | $967,624 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 8.37% | 1.35% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 3 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 87.6 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 12 of 12 | 88.9% |
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director (Until June) Officer, 20.00 hrs/week | $328,863 | $177,080 | $93,585 | $599,528 |
| for The Center of Excellence Officer, 23.00 hrs/week | $143,471 | $108,233 | $54,333 | $306,037 |
| of Executive Operations Highest compensated employee, 26.00 hrs/week | $122,015 | $0 | $28,123 | $150,138 |
| Executive Director (from June) Officer, 18.00 hrs/week | $55,259 | $67,540 | $20,044 | $142,843 |
3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Dakota Medical Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $645K (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–1b12 · 12 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 2Yes
- 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 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 59
- Volunteers Part I, line 6255
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| SEI Investments Investment Management | $132,734 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
6 private foundations reported grants to Dakota Medical Foundation totaling $688K 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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Every number above is copied from Dakota Medical Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Dakota Medical Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Dakota Medical Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Dakota Medical Foundation reported that 92.2% of its $7.2 million in expenses went to program services, 7.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Dakota Medical Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Dakota Medical Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $599,528, for the role of Director (Until June) (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Dakota Medical Foundation get its money?
Of $10.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 58.1% came from contributions and grants and 2.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Dakota Medical Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 45-6012318 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 202642299349301334 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202532269349301218 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202422279349303752 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202342279349302774 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202232279349304533 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202112289349304141 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 45-6012318: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.