Iowa Historical Foundation

DES MOINES, IA EIN: 42-1310625

PROMOTING, FOR THE BENEFIT AND EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, THE PRESERVATION AND INTERPRETATION OF THE HISTORY OF THE STATE OF IOWA.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$612K

+8.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$243K

-56.2% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$243K

-56.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$179K$358K$537K$716K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$612,145$563,914$607,247
Revenue$282,055$540,269$536,986
Expenses$269,052$570,089$651,009
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$17,980$15,622$14,214
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$159K$318K$478K$637K1 grants20201 grants20211 grants20221 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

ST HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF…$243K

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K2$500K–1M$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

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
RICKI KINGPRESIDENT1
CHAZ ALLENVICE PRESIDENT1
BETH DANOWSKYTREASURER1
ONNALEE GETTLERSECRETARY1
JOHN BROWNDIRECTOR1
KYLIE DITTMERDIRECTOR1
BARBARA WISNIESKIDIRECTOR1
GREG FISHERDIRECTOR1
MATT GROHEDIRECTOR1
KEVIN GEIKENDIRECTOR1
TY PATTONDIRECTOR1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

DES MOINES

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

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