Iowa 4-H Foundation
Iowa 4-H Foundation at a glance
In short: Iowa 4-H Foundation gave $681K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $227K). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $680,564
- +23.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $226,855
- +23.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $103,486
- Total assets
- $21,874,758
- +8.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Iowa 4-H Foundation
Open Grants
8 open opportunities from Iowa 4-H Foundation
Who Iowa 4-H Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Iowa 4-H Program ISU EXT & Outreach ($681K across 3 grants).
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 16 (38%).
How Iowa 4-H Foundation gives
- Giving grew 318% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $163K (2022) to $681K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $681K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa 4-H Program ISU EXT & Outreach | State 4-H Program | $499,978 |
| Iowa 4-H Program ISU EXT & Outreach | County 4-H Program | $103,486 |
| Iowa 4-H Program ISU EXT & Outreach | Individual Member Support | $77,100 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $21,874,758 | $2,896,909 | $2,079,255 | $680,564 | 3 | $656,326 |
| 2024 | $20,141,542 | $3,035,657 | $2,041,965 | $552,539 | 3 | $771,638 |
| 2023 | $18,601,024 | $2,340,151 | $1,530,660 | $361,250 | 3 | $493,849 |
| 2022 | $17,058,496 | $2,326,525 | $1,155,585 | $162,672 | 3 | $502,109 |
| 2021 | $16,856,655 | $1,759,235 | $1,120,384 | $329,692 | 4 | $483,645 |
| 2020 | $13,914,975 | $3,381,410 | $1,225,662 | $350,551 | 4 | $2,131,770 |
| 2019 | $12,341,114 | $2,247,638 | $1,575,097 | $632,207 | 5 | $333,411 |
About Iowa 4-H Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Iowa 4-H Foundation is a public charity, based in Ames, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $21.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $681K. Net investment income was $656K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Iowa 4-H Foundation is led by Saveraid Emily, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; none of the 23 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Saveraid Emily
Executive Director
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Timmins Don
President
Vice President → President Elect, 2024
President Elect → President, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cumings Erin
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fay Mike
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gallagher Kelli
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kapucian Tim
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
McKinney Alissa
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dolch Adelai
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Herbold-Swalwell Erin
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Macro Venessa
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Smith Dainna
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Liljedahl Diane
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Schilling Sydney
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Showalter Brett
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stutsman Amber
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Swan Cody
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brugman Bj
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Green Amy
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lyons Kathleen
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Osborn Monica
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Murphy Jeff
Past President
President Elect → President, 2024
President → Past President, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rodenberg Leah
President Elect
Director → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → President Elect, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chesnut Justin
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (49)
- Former: Anderson Jeff (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Bolte David (2022–2024) — Past President
- Former: Greiner Sandy (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Rosburg Cozette (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Westercamp Nehemiah (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Chism John (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Craig Madison (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Gorsch Bethany (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: McGonegle Julie (2022–2023) — Past President
- Former: Venner Tom (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Cramm Hope (2022) — Director
- Former: Erpelding Stephanie (2022) — Director
- Former: Heiller Vicki (2022) — Director
- Former: Huser David (2022) — Past President
- Former: McDowell Don (2022) — Director
- Former: Sritharan Aneisha (2022) — Director
- Former: Telleen Lynette (2022) — Director
- Former: Bethany Gorsch (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Cozette Rosburg (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: David Bolte (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: David Huser (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Don McDowell (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Emily Saveraid (2019–2021) — Executive Director
- Former: Hope Cramm (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jeff Anderson (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jeff Murphy (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: John Chism (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Julie McGonegle (2019–2021) — President Elect
- Former: Sandy Greiner (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Stephanie Erpelding (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Tom Venner (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Vicki Heiller (2019–2021) — Past President
- Former: Alissa McKinney (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Don Timmins (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Erin Cumings (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Liliana Hill (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Lynette Telleen (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Aneisha Sritharan (2021) — Director
- Former: Kelli Gallagher (2021) — Director
- Former: Mike Fay (2021) — Director
- Former: Chuck Paulsen (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Curt Lang (2019–2020) — Past President
- Former: Eric Marzen (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Natalie Bretey (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Doug Den Adel (2019) — Director
- Former: Eric Johnson (2019) — Director
- Former: Holly Grandin (2019) — Past President
- Former: Matt Olson (2019) — Director
- Former: McKenna Mitchell (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Iowa 4-H Foundation
How much does Iowa 4-H Foundation give each year?
Iowa 4-H Foundation gave $681K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $553K across 3 grants.
What is Iowa 4-H Foundation's typical grant size?
Iowa 4-H Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $103,486, and its average grant was $226,855, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Does Iowa 4-H Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Iowa 4-H Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Iowa 4-H Foundation?
Iowa 4-H Foundation reported $21.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.9M.
What is Iowa 4-H Foundation's EIN?
Iowa 4-H Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-6061606. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 24, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 27, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 27, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 23, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 22, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 17, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 20, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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