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Dagmar Dolby Fund

Novato, CA · EIN 47-5332690 · 501(c)(3) · Supporting organization, Type I
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Dagmar Dolby Fund reported $11.7 million in revenue and $5.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $98.17 went to program services, $1.83 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 95.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $732,783 (PRESIDENT &CEO). Revenue fell 26% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $5.4M

For context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 1,001 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
98.2%90.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
1.8%6.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%1.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
95.8%79.9%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%0.0%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$732,783$325,675
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
13.49%1.56%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
03
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
135.156.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
1 of 3100.0%

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 expense
$5.3M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $4.1M

During the fiscal year ending june 30, 2025, the foundation awarded and approved $4,059,724 in grants and paid $4,000,000

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PRESIDENT &CEO
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$672,522$60,261$732,783
FORMER CFO (THRU 12/23)
Former, 0.00 hrs/week
$0$495,835$0$495,835
DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, 0.50 hrs/week
$0$345,810$73,264$419,074
CFO
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$361,051$51,032$412,083
DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, 0.50 hrs/week
$0$307,132$60,079$367,211
SECRETARY (THRU 03/25)
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$158,020$57,890$215,910
FORMER DIRECTOR (THRU 12/23)
Former, 0.00 hrs/week
$0$36,400$0$36,400

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Dagmar Dolby Fund (Part VII, line 2).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$10M$20M$30M$40MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$12M$5.4M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$12M$5.4M98.2%$61M$732,783
FY2024 ⓘ$27M$18M99.4%$48M$730,780
FY2023 ⓘ$38M$7.1M99.3%$51M$649,263
FY2022 ⓘ$12M$14M99.6%$29M$635,366
FY2021 ⓘ$8.2M$37M99.9%$38M$742,501
FY2020 ⓘ$16M$16M99.7%$45M$677,805

Governance 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–1b3 · 1 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 15aNo
  • 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 26Yes
  • 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 50
  • Volunteers Part I, line 62

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Dagmar Dolby Fund's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Dagmar Dolby Fund, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Dagmar Dolby Fund's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Dagmar Dolby Fund reported that 98.2% of its $5.4 million in expenses went to program services, 1.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Dagmar Dolby Fund pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Dagmar Dolby Fund reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $732,783, for the role of PRESIDENT &CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Dagmar Dolby Fund get its money?

Of $11.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 95.8% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Dagmar Dolby Fund a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 47-5332690 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization, type i), 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 June 30, 2025, object 202611289349303246 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501339349309130 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431369349301638 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321329349307622 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202230969349301603 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202141359349302484 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 47-5332690: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.