Iowa Community Action Association

DES MOINES, IA EIN: 42-1183068 Website

EDUCATING, ADVOCATING FOR, AND CONNECTING COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES TO AMPLIFY A UNIFIED VOICE IN SERVICE OF IOWANS FACING ECONOMIC HARDSHIP.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$1.2M

+21.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.1M

+31.1% YoY

Grant Count

16

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$67K

+31.1% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$5M$7M201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,211,871$1,000,836$481,501
Revenue$3,730,016$2,638,595$2,308,634
Expenses$3,603,500$2,688,042$2,355,658
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$3,921$3,955$1,107
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$3M$4M$6M17 grants201917 grants202017 grants202116 grants202216 grants202316 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

COMMUNITY ACTION OF SOUT…$224KIMPACT COMMUNITY ACTION …$159KSOUTHERN IOWA ECONOMIC D…$144KMID-IOWA COMMUNITY ACTIO…$97KOPERATION THRESHOLD$65KWEST CENTRAL COMMUNITY A…$64KHAWKEYE AREA COMMUNITY A…$52KCOMMUNITY ACTION OF EAST…$51KMID-SIOUX OPPORTUNITY INC$44KUPPER DES MOINES OPPORTU…$42K

Grant Size Distribution

99 grants across all recorded years

37<$50K29$50–100K23$100–250K7$250–500K1$500K–1M2$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

KATHERINE RILEY HARR…EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$98K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
TRISHA WILKINSPRESIDENT1
CHAD JENSENVICE PRESIDENT1
CINDY DAVISTREASURER1
BRENDA FRYSECRETARY1
ANNE BACONDIRECTOR1
DANNA BULSDIRECTOR1
JANE DRAPEAUXDIRECTOR1
BRIAN DUNNDIRECTOR1
JULIE EDWARDSDIRECTOR1
BARB GRANTDIRECTOR1
JEAN LOGANDIRECTOR1
WENDY MUELLERDIRECTOR1
JOHN MURPHYDIRECTOR1
DICK SIEVERSDIRECTOR1
CLARISSA THOMPSONDIRECTOR1
SHERI WILSONDIRECTOR1
KATHERINE RILEY HARRINGTONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$97,816

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

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States

Cities

BURLINGTONCARROLCARROLLCHARITONCRESTONDAVENPORTDECORAHDES MOINESDUBUQUEGRAETTINGERHARLANHIAWATHAMARSHALLTOWNMASON CITYOTTUMWAREMSENSIOUX CITYWATERLOO

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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