Iowa Food Bank Association
To support the feeding America food banks and their affiliates serving Iowa in their work to ensure that sufficient food is accessible to all.
Iowa Food Bank Association at a glance
- Total assets
- $418,052
- -18.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $549,457
- -26.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $5,891
- +20.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $700,897
- -32.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Iowa Food Bank Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
19 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 19 (63%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Iowa Food Bank Association gives
- Giving fell 95% from 2021 to 2024. 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 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2019) to $5.8M (2021). In 2024 it made 6 grants totaling $300K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Food Bank of Iowa Des Moines, IA | Funds to the Food Bank | $145,620 |
| Hawkeye Area Community Action Program Hiawatha, IA | Funds to the Food Bank | $44,610 |
| River Bend Food Bank Davenport, IA | Funds to the Food Bank | $39,570 |
| Northeast Iowa Food Bank Waterloo, IA | Funds to the Food Bank | $35,603 |
| Food Bank of Siouxland Sioux City, IA | Funds to the Food Bank | $19,320 |
| Food Bank of the Heartland Omaha, NE | Funds to the Food Bank | $15,660 |
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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 | $418,052 | $549,457 | $700,897 | — | — | $5,891 |
| 2024 | $512,053 | $749,057 | $1,040,507 | $300,383 | 6 | $4,900 |
| 2023 | $811,577 | $1,237,177 | $750,757 | $110,317 | 6 | $1,430 |
| 2022 | $392,519 | $580,338 | $565,953 | $6,588 | 1 | $16 |
| 2021 | $326,466 | $7,378,627 | $7,402,709 | $5,754,843 | 6 | $148 |
| 2020 | $717,662 | $1,165,929 | $1,113,945 | $603,177 | 6 | $275 |
| 2019 | $218,276 | $326,223 | $315,361 | $4,000 | Total only | $647 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Iowa Food Bank Association
Based on IRS filings
Iowa Food Bank Association is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Waterloo, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $418K in total assets. Net investment income was $6K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Iowa Food Bank Association is led by Linda Gorkow, Executive Director since 2020 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 8 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Linda Gorkow
Executive Director
Executive Di → Executive Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$8K (2019) → $85K (2025)
Kim Guardado
Chair
Director → Treasurer & Secretary, 2020
Treasurer & Secretary → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barb Prather
Vice Chair
Chair → Board Member, 2023
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Barks
Board Member
Vice Chair → Director, 2020
Director → Board Member, 2021
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Book
Board Member
Director → Vice Chair, 2020
Vice Chair → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jacob Wanderscheid
Treasurer & Secretary
Board Member → Treasurer & Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Ford
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tami Nielsen
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Nancy Renkes (2023–2024) — Board Member · Filing note: Began oct 2022
- Former: Marie Ziegler (2022–2023) — Board Member · Filing note: Ended sept 2022
- Former: Michael Miller (2019–2022) — Former Board Member
- Former: Linda Scheid (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Regenea Hurte (2019) — Executive Di
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $85K, to Linda Gorkow (Executive Director (End 11/2025)).
Frequently asked questions about Iowa Food Bank Association
How large is Iowa Food Bank Association?
Iowa Food Bank Association reported $418K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $549K.
What is Iowa Food Bank Association?
Iowa Food Bank Association is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Waterloo, IA. It holds $418K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Iowa Food Bank Association operate?
Iowa Food Bank Association has awarded grants in Iowa, Nebraska.
What is Iowa Food Bank Association's EIN?
Iowa Food Bank Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-1554605. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 23, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 20, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 5, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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