Charity Impact Media

Home › Philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking

Douglas County Community Foundation

Lawrence, KS · EIN 48-1209687 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Douglas County Community Foundation reported $21.1 million in revenue and $11.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $97.62 went to program services, $2.14 to management and general costs and $0.24 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 55.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $182,183 (EXECUTIVE DI). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 109% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $12M

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

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $21M

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

2024 filing. Median across 1,001 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
97.6%90.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
2.1%6.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.2%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
55.2%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
$182,183$325,675
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.58%1.56%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
13
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
100.356.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
12 of 12100.0%

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

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$11M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $10M

Grants from the foundation provide additional funding for a wide variety of Douglas County non-profit organizations. The grants allow organizations the ability to fund programs for children and youth, health care, the arts, historic preservation, and services for the disabled and low-income individuals

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
EXECUTIVE DI
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$168,600$0$13,583$182,183

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Douglas County Community Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $169K (Part IX, line 5).

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$40M201920202021202220232024$21M$12M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$21M$12M97.6%$96M$182,183
2023 ⓘ$21M$8.7M97.0%$86M$169,001
2022 ⓘ$9.9M$5.6M95.6%$66M$153,412
2021 ⓘ$20M$7.9M96.2%$74M$155,631
2020 ⓘ$8.6M$4.9M94.5%$58M$137,093
2019 ⓘ$10M$5.8M96.3%$51M$127,522

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · 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 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 54
  • Volunteers Part I, line 616

Largest outside contractors

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
PRAIRIE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
Investment mgmt
$195,564

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Douglas County Community 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 Douglas County Community Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

Similar-sized charities in this cause

All philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities · Largest charities in Kansas

Questions people ask

How much of Douglas County Community Foundation's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Douglas County Community Foundation reported that 97.6% of its $11.5 million in expenses went to program services, 2.1% to management and general and 0.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Douglas County Community Foundation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Douglas County Community Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $182,183, for the role of EXECUTIVE DI (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Douglas County Community Foundation get its money?

Of $21.1 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 55.2% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Douglas County Community Foundation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 48-1209687 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

  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202543079349303204 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443119349303209 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313179349303521 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203159349302250 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202103159349301790 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003219349302165 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 48-1209687: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.