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Iowa Hospital Association

Public charity · Grantmaker Des Moines, IA EIN: 42-0706508 Website

The Iowa Hospital Association (IHA) is a nonprofit organization based in Des Moines, Iowa. Founded in 1929, it serves Iowa hospitals and health systems through advocacy, education, and data services intended to help them deliver high-quality care.

Key facts about Iowa Hospital Association

In short: Iowa Hospital Association gave $433K across 8 grants in 2024 (avg $54K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

EIN
42-0706508
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024
Annual giving (2024)
$432,640
Grants made (2024)
8
Average grant
$54,080
Median grant
$20,300
Total assets
$19,272,272
Primary geography
Iowa (93% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$19.3M

+19.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$433K

+260.5% YoY

Grant Count

8

+60.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$54K

+125.3% YoY

How Iowa Hospital Association gives

  • Giving fell 78% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

IHA’s mission is to reimagine health care in Iowa for life-changing outcomes. It describes itself as the voice and principal advocate for Iowa’s hospitals, providing strategic leadership, resources, and support so members can serve their communities and advance the health of Iowans.

Its work includes advocacy on Medicare and Medicaid policy, access to care, payer administrative burden, data and security, and the health care workforce. IHA also provides educational programming on policy, regulation, quality, finance, and leadership, along with hospital data, analysis, and quality services.

Grantmaking

The available information identifies one grant made by IHA: $2,000,000 to Iowa Hospital Education and Research in 2021. The grantee describes its purposes as receiving gifts and grants for study, research, and education related to medical and paramedical sciences—particularly in Iowa’s licensed hospitals—and conducting charitable, educational, and scientific activities.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

IHA’s stated service and advocacy focus is Iowa hospitals and health systems. The Iowa Quality Residency Program and Advanced Leadership Academy specify Iowa as their geographic scope; the Leadership Development Program lists multiple district locations in Iowa.

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

Cities

Des MoinesWest Des MoinesWashingtonCedar RapidsCliveCouncil BluffsDubuquePerrySioux CityWaterlooWest BurlingtonAlbiaAlgonaAmesAnamosaAtlanticAudubonBelmondBettendorfBloomfield

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M0 grants2019 114 grants2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 5 grants2023 8 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $120K (2023) to $2.5M (2020). In 2024 it made 8 grants totaling $433K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2024

Iowa Hospital Education and Research Foundation: $162KIowa Hospital Education andResearch Foundation$162KIowa First Fund: $100KIowa First Fund$100KHarvesting Opportunities: $100KHarvesting Opportunities$100KEmpower Iowa Fund: $30KEmpower Iowa Fund$30KDallas County Hospital Foundation: $11KDallas County HospitalFoundation$11KNorth Carolina Healthcare Foundation: $10KNorth Carolina HealthcareFoundation$10KTennessee Hospital Education & Research Foundation: $10KTennessee Hospital Education &Research Foundation$10KShaef: $10KShaef$10K

The largest 2024 recipient was Iowa Hospital Education and Research Foundation ($162K). Together the top 8 received $433K.

Grant Size Distribution

128 grants across all recorded years

109<$50K15$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 109 grants of 128 (85%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Iowa Hospital Education and Research Foundation Des Moines, IAScholarships and Disaster Relief Funding$162,040
Iowa First Fund West Des Moines, IAGeneral Support$100,000
Harvesting Opportunities Clive, IAGeneral Support$100,000
Empower Iowa Fund West Des Moines, IAGeneral Support$30,000
Dallas County Hospital Foundation Perry, IAGeneral Support$10,600
North Carolina Healthcare Foundation Raleigh, NCGeneral Support$10,000
Tennessee Hospital Education & Research Foundation Brentwood, TNGeneral Support$10,000
Shaef Sioux Falls, SDMulti-State Hospital Association Health Policy Coalition$10,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grant count
2024 $19,272,272 $15,484,715 $12,157,123 0
2023 $16,127,885 $9,808,171 $10,385,789 0
2022 $14,536,299 $9,314,961 $9,499,395 0

The organization is listed as a public charity on Form 990.

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$5M$10M$15M$20M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$19,272,272$16,127,885$14,536,299
Revenue$15,484,715$9,808,171$9,314,961
Expenses$12,157,123$10,385,789$9,499,395
Net Investment Income$318,837$150,615$171,325

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 25, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 3, 2025)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

Officers and directors listed on the 2024 filing include Chris Mitchell, President and CEO; Perry Meyer, Executive VP; Abhay Nadipuram, Chief Legal Officer; Robb Gardner, COO and Chief of Staff; Clare Kelly, Chief Government and External Affairs; Sara Hayes, Senior VP Information Center; Susan Horras, Senior VP Finance Policy; Gary Davis, VP IT Services; David Stark, Chair; and Michele Russell, Chair Elect.

Iowa Hospital Association is led by Chris Mitchell, President & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2021); 8 of 31 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Chris Mitchell

    President & CEO

    President → President & CEO, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $148K (2021) → $877K (2024)

  • David Stark

    Chair

    Treasurer → Chair-Elect, 2023

    Chair-Elect → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Dieter

    Trustee

    Chair → Past Chair, 2023

    Past Chair → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Roetman

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Harrington

    Trustee

    Past Chair → Aha Delegate, 2022

    Aha Delegate → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michele Kelly

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brooke Kensinger

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robin Schluter

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Teri Wahlig MD

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Havens

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leah Glasgo

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Danette Kramer

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kurt Andersen MD

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike McCoy MD

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Timothy Quinn MD

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bradley Haws

    Trustee

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dustin Wright

    Trustee

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jordan Voigt

    Trustee

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Proctor Lureman

    Trustee

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Perry Meyer

    Executive Vice President

    V & P Operations → Executive Vice President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $243K (2019) → $447K (2024)

  • Robb Gardner

    COO & Chief of Staff

    Treasurer → Chief of Staff, 2023

    Chief of Staff → COO & Chief of Staff, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $209K (2023) → $293K (2024)

  • Abhay Nadipuram

    Chief Legal Officer

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $270K (2023) → $337K (2024)

  • Clare Kelly

    Chief Government & External Affairs

    Chief Advocacy Officer → Chief Government & External Affairs, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $104K (2023) → $301K (2024)

  • Gary Davis

    Vice President It Services

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $185K (2024)

  • Sara Hayes

    Senior Vice President Information Center

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $219K (2024)

  • Susan Horras

    Senior Vice President Finance Policy

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $218K (2024)

  • Kevin Kincaid

    Past Chair

    Chair-Elect & Aha Delegate → Chair & Aha Delegate, 2023

    Chair & Aha Delegate → Past Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ann Schumacher

    Treasurer

    Trustee → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brett Altman

    Treasurer

    Trustee → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michele Russell

    Chair Elect

    Trustee → Chair Elect, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dave Burd

    Aha Delegate

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (25)
  • Former: Becky Anthony (2019–2023) — Former V & P Education
  • Former: Maureen Keenhle (2019–2023) — Former V & P General Counsel
  • Former: Cindy Schultz (2019–2022) — V & P Operations
  • Former: James Kirk Norris (2019–2022) — Former President
  • Former: Laurie Conner (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Robert Kroese (2019–2022) — Past Chair
  • Former: Shelly Russell (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Tammy Chance DO (2021–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Anthony Coleman Dha (2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Doug Cropper (2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Karl Keeler (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Suresh Gunasekaran (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Edward Smith (2021) — Aha Delegate
  • Former: Barry Jacobsen (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Marty Guthmiller (2019–2020) — Past Chair
  • Former: Steve Baumert (2019–2020) — Aha Delegate
  • Former: Tamara Chance (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Tim Charles (2019–2020) — Aha Delegate
  • Former: Debra Goldsmith (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Glenn Zevenbergen (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Jack Dusenbery (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Joseph Smith (2019) — Aha Delegate
  • Former: Lisa Radtke (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Robert Ritz (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Sean Williams (2019) — Trustee

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Chris Mitchell — President & CEO: $877KChris MitchellPresident & CEO$877KPerry Meyer — Executive VP: $447KPerry MeyerExecutive VP$447KAbhay Nadipuram — Chief Legal Officer: $337KAbhay NadipuramChief Legal Officer$337KClare Kelly — Chief Government & External Affairs: $301KClare KellyChief Government & External…$301KRobb Gardner — COO & Chief of Staff: $293KRobb GardnerCOO & Chief of Staff$293KSara Hayes — Senior VP Information Center: $219KSara HayesSenior VP Information Center$219KSusan Horras — Senior VP Finance Policy: $218KSusan HorrasSenior VP Finance Policy$218KGary Davis — VP It Services: $185KGary DavisVP It Services$185K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $877K, to Chris Mitchell (President & CEO). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Contact

Mailing address: 100 E Grand Ave 100, Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone: (515) 288-1955
Website: https://ihaonline.org

Frequently asked questions about Iowa Hospital Association

How much does Iowa Hospital Association give each year?

Iowa Hospital Association gave $433K across 8 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $120K across 5 grants.

What is Iowa Hospital Association's typical grant size?

Iowa Hospital Association's median grant in 2024 was $20,300, and its average grant was $54,080, across 8 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.

Where does Iowa Hospital Association give grants?

Iowa Hospital Association gives mostly in Iowa: 93% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were West Des Moines, IA (2 grants).

Does Iowa Hospital Association give general operating support?

Yes: 75% of Iowa Hospital Association's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (6 of 8) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990.

Who are Iowa Hospital Association's largest grantees?

Iowa Hospital Association's largest 2024 grantees include Iowa Hospital Education and Research Foundation ($162,040), Iowa First Fund ($100,000) and Harvesting Opportunities ($100,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 84% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is Iowa Hospital Association?

Iowa Hospital Association reported $19.3M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $15.5M.

What does Iowa Hospital Association fund?

IHA’s mission is to reimagine health care in Iowa for life-changing outcomes. It describes itself as the voice and principal advocate for Iowa’s hospitals, providing strategic leadership, resources, and support so members can serve their communities and advance the health of Iowans. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Iowa Hospital Association?

Iowa Hospital Association has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check ihaonline.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.

What is Iowa Hospital Association's EIN?

Iowa Hospital Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-0706508. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

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