| 1997 |
Dakota's 2025 news post says Bart Holaday founded Dakota Foundation in 1997 with an initial donation of just over $600,000. |
Dakota official news post |
direct self-description |
Not independent formation-document evidence |
| 1997-2010 |
Dakota current and archived about pages say the foundation was managed by Bart Holaday, Lynn Holaday as executive director, and Janet Holaday as secretary-treasurer; the pages describe Lynn as instrumental in growth and development. |
Dakota current / archived about pages; founder-biographies source cluster |
direct for early management roles |
Current Dakota pages do not label Lynn founder; formal co-founder status remains unresolved |
| 1999-07-01 |
ProPublica / IRS-derived profile lists Dakota Foundation ruling date as 1999-07-01. |
ProPublica API |
direct filing-derived metadata |
Does not by itself identify formation documents |
| 2001 |
UND's 2012 archive item says Bart and Lynn Holaday had supported Center for Innovation Foundation hands-on learning programs since 2001. |
UND News Archive |
reported institutional biography |
Not Dakota formation-document evidence |
| 2006 |
UND / Dakota Venture Group sources describe Dakota Venture Group as founded in 2006 with Bart Holaday / Dakota Foundation support and later a Dakota Foundation donation to its Innovation Fund. |
UND Alumni / Dakota Venture Group source captures |
direct for public institutional claim |
Dollar amounts and restrictions should be reconciled with grant records before broader use |
| 2009 |
Dakota's about page says Bart Holaday had lived in Colorado Springs since 2009 and was increasingly focusing Dakota Foundation activities on suitable Colorado Springs projects. |
Dakota current and archived about pages |
direct self-description |
Does not by itself identify D11-specific intent or project records |
| 2013 |
Dakota sources say Kelsey Nolan served on the Dakota board since 2013; 2025 news post says Cathy Holaday joined the foundation in 2013. |
Dakota 2022 and 2025 news / archive source set |
direct self-description |
Board minutes and appointment documents not retrieved |
| 2019 |
Dakota's 2025 news post says Kelsey Nolan was appointed in 2019; the 2019 archived team page lists her as Executive Director. |
Dakota official news and Wayback team capture |
direct for page state / self-description |
Exact board action not retrieved |
| 2019-08-27 |
Dakota announced Dakota Promise with PPCC, Legacy Institute, and Harrison School District 2, with Dakota funding the pilot for three years and Harrison D2 working toward sustainability. |
Dakota official article and Wayback capture |
direct |
Underlying agreements not retrieved |
| 2020 |
Current D2 Promise report and site say Dakota Promise private funding began with 93 D2 students. |
D2 Promise current reporting source set |
direct for current program claim |
Original 2020 program documents not retrieved |
| 2022-05-01 |
Dakota's 2022 article says Kelsey Nolan became President and CEO effective May 1, 2022. |
Dakota official news post |
direct self-description |
Employment agreement / board resolution not retrieved |
| 2022 |
Dakota's official activities page says it continued its collaboration with PPSC and Legacy Institute and granted an additional $75,000 to Dakota Promise. |
Dakota official activities page |
direct self-description |
Filing / fund-account route should be checked |
| 2023 |
D2 Promise materials say program management transitioned to D2, creating D2 Promise. |
D2 Promise reporting site and June 2025 report |
direct for current program timeline |
District authorization records not retrieved |
| 2023-2027 |
Dakota's official activities page describes Mitchell Promise and says Dakota granted PPSC $25,000 per year for up to five years, totaling $125,000, for Mitchell High School students. |
Dakota official activities page |
direct self-description |
Fiscal-administration route unresolved because filing rows also use Pikes Peak Community Foundation |
| 2023-05-10 |
D11 held a public hearing and non-action discussion on MLO plan amendments including new PIP 2017-12 Mitchell Promise; the minutes record public comments on PIP 12 and Gaal saying he would accelerate philanthropic efforts for short-term Mitchell Promise funding. |
D11 May 10, 2023 minutes |
direct |
Non-action discussion; not the approval vote |
| 2023-05-17 |
D11 approved MLO 2017 PIP 12 Mitchell Promise as a four-year pilot for qualifying Mitchell graduates, with a $200,000 annual D11 budget and 50 percent match language with PPSC. |
D11 May 17, 2023 agenda / minutes and Mitchell Promise packet |
direct |
Outside fund route still needs reconciliation |
| 2023-05-17 |
The Mitchell Promise packet included a D11 / PPSC memorandum saying Pell and Colorado aid are used first, PPSC invoices D11 twice annually for D11's share, and PPSC will develop philanthropic support through PPSC Foundation for 50 percent of tuition and fees. |
D11 / PPSC MOU attachment in May 17 packet |
direct |
Captured packet text includes signature blocks but not an executed signed version |
| 2023 |
Pikes Peak Community Foundation's 2023 Form 990 OCR lists a $26,000 education grant to Parents Challenge. |
PPCF 2023 IRS 990 OCR |
direct filing-derived evidence |
Not a Dakota-to-Parents flow without fund-account or donor-restriction records |
| 2023-09-14 |
D11 board communication announces expansion of Mitchell Promise into D11 Promise for all D11 graduating seniors and names Bruni Foundation, Dakota Foundation, Legacy Institute, and PPSC as partners. |
D11 board communication PDF |
direct |
Agreements, payment route, and public-finance records not retrieved |
| 2023-10-26 |
TRACER screen records Cathy Holaday contributing $2,500 to ELECT PARTH MELPAKAM. |
Colorado TRACER bulk-export slice |
direct |
Personal contribution; not Dakota Foundation spending |
| 2023-11-15 |
D11 presented the proposed MLO PIP 12 expansion from Mitchell Promise to The Promise / D11 Promise as a non-action item. |
D11 Nov. 15, 2023 agenda and D11 Promise amendment draft |
direct |
Non-action item before the DAC vote and board action |
| 2023-11-29 |
D11 unanimously approved the plan amendment expanding PIP 12 from Mitchell Promise to D11 Promise, allowing the already approved $200,000 annual D11 MLO funds to apply to eligible D11 graduates. |
D11 Nov. 29, 2023 agenda / minutes and D11 Promise amendment |
direct |
Packet does not identify COSI / CSOI or a complete outside-funding route |
| 2023-11-29 |
KRDO reports D11 board approval and says Harrison D2, Colorado Scholarship Opportunity Initiative, Legacy Institute, Dakota Foundation, Bruni Foundation, PPSC, and mill-levy funds went into a $1.6 million program. |
KRDO local reporting |
moderate |
Later source review indicates official state-program terminology is Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative (COSI); D11 packet confirms approval / MLO share but not the full reported outside stack |
| 2024 |
D2 Promise current pages and report say D2 voters approved a mill levy for the program. |
D2 Promise / HSD2 / PPSC source set |
direct for public-page claim |
Ballot-language and election-result source packet not retrieved |
| 2024-06-12 |
D11 FY25 proposed budget lists D11 Promise/scholarships (PIP #12) as a 2017 MLO purchased-services line at $200,000 and transfer-summary item 12 as Mitchell Promise. |
D11 FY25 proposed budget book |
direct |
D11-side budget classification only |
| 2024-09-04 |
D11 superintendent report says 2023 Mitchell Promise involved 24 Mitchell students and 2024 D11 Promise involved 185 District 11 students; it thanks Bruni Foundation and Dakota Foundation for donations. |
D11 Sept. 4, 2024 superintendent report |
direct |
Impact summary / acknowledgment, not a fund-account record |
| 2024 tax year / filed 2025 |
Bruni Foundation's 2024 990-PF OCR lists a $50,000 education grant to Legacy Institute. |
Bruni 2024 IRS 990-PF OCR |
direct filing-derived evidence |
Does not identify D11 Promise, Promise for All, or charter-specific restrictions |
| 2024 |
Dakota's rendered 990-PF filing lists a $22,000 grant to Colorado Springs School District 11 for an annual teaching award. |
ProPublica rendered 2024 filing |
direct filing-derived evidence |
Does not prove policy influence |
| 2024 |
Dakota's rendered 990-PF filing lists Pikes Peak Community Foundation scholarship-purpose rows, including $35,000 for low-income and low-performing Colorado Springs school districts. |
ProPublica rendered 2024 filing |
direct filing-derived evidence |
Exact relationship to Mitchell Promise / PPSC fund administration unresolved |
| 2025-04-06 |
Dakota announced Bart Holaday's retirement from the board chair role and Andrew Sellers' appointment as Chairman. |
Dakota official news post |
direct self-description |
Board minutes not retrieved |
| 2025-04-06 |
The same Dakota post says Catharine Holaday, who joined the foundation in 2013 and served as vice-chairman, also retired from the board; it describes the foundation's evolution from a family-based advisory committee to a professionally governed institution. |
Dakota official news post |
direct self-description |
Board-governance documents not retrieved |
| 2025-06-04 |
D11 minutes record Superintendent Michael Gaal recognizing Teacher Impact Award recipients and thanking Dakota Foundation for teacher support. |
D11 official minutes |
direct |
Award agreement / match paperwork not retrieved |
| 2025 |
Current D2 Promise materials say the first publicly funded first-dollar Promise program launched. |
D2 Promise reporting site and report |
direct for public-page claim |
Public-finance implementation details not retrieved |
| 2025-2026 fiscal year |
CDHE's Matching Student Scholarship award page lists Pikes Peak State College Foundation on behalf of El Paso County as a Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative (COSI) county-based awardee for $400,000. |
CDHE COSI award page |
direct |
The award is not tied to D11 Promise without grant agreements, restrictions, or subaward records |
| 2025-10-06 |
TRACER screen records Bart Holaday contributing $2,500 each to DR. RUEHL FOR D11, FRIENDS OF MR. COLE, and PARENTS FOR JEREMIAH. |
Colorado TRACER bulk-export slice |
direct |
Personal contributions; not Dakota Foundation spending or coordination evidence |
| 2026-01-28 |
D11 FY26 mid-year budget retains D11 Promise/scholarships (PIP #12) at $200,000 and continues to label transfer-summary item 12 as Mitchell Promise; it also lists small designated-purpose rows for D11 Promise Scholarships and Dakota Foundation Teacher Awards. |
D11 FY26 mid-year budget book |
direct |
Does not settle outside partner payment routing |
| 2026-02-24 |
PPSC article says the PPSC / Harrison D2 / Legacy Institute / Dakota Foundation partnership won a 2026 Bellwether Best in Showcase award for D2 Promise. |
PPSC article |
direct for award claim |
Award packet / application not retrieved |
| 2027-10 planned |
Promise for All page says the inaugural Promise Fellowship cohort launches in October 2027. |
Promise for All current page |
direct for current planned launch claim |
Program governance / funding documents not retrieved |