Iowa Construction Career Institute

Public charity · Grantmaker Des Moines, IA EIN: 42-1445872

The mission of Iowa Construction Career Institute is to provide awareness of the various careers available in the construction industry.

Iowa Construction Career Institute at a glance

In short: Iowa Construction Career Institute gave $28K across 4 grants in 2024 (avg $7K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$27,975
Grants made (2024)
4
Average grant
$6,994
Median grant
$6,875
Total assets
$8,906,194
+222.9% vs 2023
Primary geography
Iowa (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026. Covers 14 months (fiscal year-end changed).

Who Iowa Construction Career Institute funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2024

Denver High School: $9KDenver High School$9KForest Avenue Outreach: $8KForest Avenue Outreach$8KBoys & Girls Club of Central Iowa: $6KBoys & Girls Club of CentralIowa$6KGirls Inc of Sioux City: $5KGirls Inc of Sioux City$5K

The largest 2024 recipient was Denver High School ($9K). Together the top 4 received $28K.

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Des MoinesDenverSioux City

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 4 grants2024* Covers 14 months (fiscal year-end changed)

In 2024 it made 4 grants totaling $28K.

*2024: Covers 14 months (fiscal year-end changed).

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

*2024: Covers 14 months (fiscal year-end changed).

RecipientPurposeAmount
Denver High School Denver, IAGeneral Fund$8,750
Forest Avenue Outreach Des Moines, IAGeneral Support$7,500
Boys & Girls Club of Central Iowa Des Moines, IAGeneral Fund$6,250
Girls Inc of Sioux City Sioux City, IAGeneral Fund$5,475
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024*$8,906,194$6,631,278$503,488$27,9754$265,390
2023$2,758,593$729,762$280,138——$27,231
2022$2,232,165$602,886$310,354——$35,765
2021$1,955,983$401,283$236,695——$14,416
2020$1,694,343$412,307$345,843——$12,602
2019$1,570,021$512,452$311,687——$3,104

*2024: Covers 14 months (fiscal year-end changed).

About Iowa Construction Career Institute

Based on IRS filings

Iowa Construction Career Institute is a public charity, based in Des Moines, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $8.9M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 4 grants totaling $28K. Net investment income was $265K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Iowa Construction Career Institute is led by Chad Kleppe, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; none of the 16 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Chad Kleppe

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Espeset

    Chairman

    Treasurer → Vice Chairman, 2023

    Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Hammer

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Ward

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frank King

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Ferguson

    Director

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    Secretary → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Fetters

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nichole Schmidt

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Darrin Gilett

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Bridgewater

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jamie Rich

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joel Veenstra

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laurie Delmott

    COO

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randy Clarahan

    Past Chairman

    Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2023

    Chairman → Past Chairman, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gordon Parker

    Vice Chair

    Secretary → Treasurer, 2023

    Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Thompson

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (22)
  • Former: Brent Thompson (2020–2024) — Director · Filing note: Thru 221
  • Former: Don Snyder (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Paul Koester (2019–2023) — Past Chairman
  • Former: Scott Turcynski (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Steve Lang (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Russ Acton (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Katy Susong (2023) — Director
  • Former: Craig Faber (2019–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Scott Ward (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Sue Kartman (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Tim Conlon (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jeremy Harder (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Don Woodruff (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: Thru 221
  • Former: Mike Tousley (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: Thru 221
  • Former: Scott R. Norvell (2019–2021) — Former CEO
  • Former: Chris Wheeler (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: David Larson (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Rachel Breuer (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Steve McCarron (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Aj Loss (2019) — Director
  • Former: Brad Best (2019) — Director
  • Former: T. J. Meyerholz (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Construction Career Institute

How much does Iowa Construction Career Institute give each year?

Iowa Construction Career Institute gave $28K across 4 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. The 2024 filing year covers 14 months because its fiscal year-end changed.

What is Iowa Construction Career Institute's typical grant size?

Iowa Construction Career Institute's median grant in 2024 was $6,875, and its average grant was $6,994, across 4 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.

Where does Iowa Construction Career Institute give grants?

Iowa Construction Career Institute gives mostly in Iowa: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Des Moines, IA (2 grants).

Does Iowa Construction Career Institute give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Iowa Construction Career Institute's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990.

How large is Iowa Construction Career Institute?

Iowa Construction Career Institute reported $8.9M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.6M.

What is Iowa Construction Career Institute's EIN?

Iowa Construction Career Institute's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-1445872. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 12, 2025)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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