Iowa Law School Foundation
The Iowa Law School Foundation provides the university of Iowa college of law with a margin of distinction in fulfilling its mission of excellence in teaching, research and services by maintaining funds to use and apply the whole or any part of the income and/or principal exclusively for charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes.
Iowa Law School Foundation at a glance
In short: Iowa Law School Foundation gave $7.8M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $7.8M), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $7,816,978
- +21.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,816,978
- +21.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,816,978
- Total assets
- $109,184,285
- +2.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Iowa (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Iowa Law School Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Iowa College of Law ($7.8M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was $5M or more: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Iowa Law School Foundation gives
- Giving grew 104% from 2022 to 2025. 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 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3.1M (2021) to $7.8M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $7.8M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Iowa College of Law Iowa City, IA | Student Financial Aid, Research, and Academic Programs | $7,816,978 |
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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 | $109,184,285 | $2,984,268 | $8,045,481 | $7,816,978 | 1 | $111,456 |
| 2024 | $106,369,322 | $2,218,772 | $6,643,581 | $6,420,963 | 1 | $115,276 |
| 2023 | $100,588,535 | $1,523,885 | $5,721,915 | $5,535,722 | 1 | $116,356 |
| 2022 | $101,085,469 | $5,713,671 | $3,981,204 | $3,825,099 | 1 | $137,442 |
| 2021 | $99,025,722 | $1,224,931 | $3,279,463 | $3,145,934 | 1 | $117,879 |
| 2020 | $79,252,303 | $3,372,698 | $4,713,503 | $3,541,149 | 1 | $123,711 |
| 2019 | $85,239,597 | $1,916,893 | $4,823,190 | $3,573,914 | 1 | $162,088 |
About Iowa Law School Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Iowa Law School Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Iowa City, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $109.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $7.8M. Net investment income was $111K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Iowa Law School Foundation is led by Maja C. Eaton, President & Director since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 42 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Maja C. Eaton
President & Director
Vice President & Director → President & Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angela L. Fontana
Director
Director → Dirctor, 2020
Dirctor → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Annette G. Stewart
Treasurer & Director
Director → Treasurer & Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Craig A. Cook
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Darrel A. Morf
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David W. Alberts
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Douglas P. Kintzinger
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth R. Boyd
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
H. Mitchell D'olier
Director
Treasurer & Director → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James G. Sawtelle
Secretary & Director
Director → Secretary & Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff W. Courter
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey A. Scudder
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John F. Wicks
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karin M. Nelsen
Vice President & Director
Secretary & Director → Vice President & Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leena Soni
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lowell V. Stortz
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Kw Jones
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
S. Lata Setty
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Terry A. Jacobs
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Timothy Ray
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tina B. Solis
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Abhay M. Nadipuram
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joel S. Telpner
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelly M. Hnatt
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Renee Dotson
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Andersen
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Smith
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Winnie Uluocha
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Wilson
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cindy Lande
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gretchen Wolf
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Day
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dawn Barker Anderson
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lonnie L. Johnson
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark A. Steffensen
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cesar Rosado Marzan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Isaac Gordienko
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Yockey
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katie Funk
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nick Cabrera
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Todd Pettys
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Willard Boyd III
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (33)
- Former: Emily A. Hughes (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Gary J. Streit (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Kevin K. Washburn (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Robert E. Youle (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Christopher Odinet (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Gordon Tribbey (2022–2024) — Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Hugh Zehr (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Steve Saenz (2024) — Director
- Former: Robert D. Beach (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Thomas P. Gallanis (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Roy P. Roth (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Mark Lawson (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: C. Dana Waterman III (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Martha Suzette Recinos (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Raymond M. Beebe (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Stephen M. Morain (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Hannah Weymiller (2022) — Director
- Former: Ann M. Ladd (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Christina Bohannan (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jeffry R. Jontz (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Kim J. Walker (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Sherri P. Furman (2019–2021) — Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Tiffani K. Shaw (2019–2021) — Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Mackensie Graham (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Hannah McDermitt (2021) — Director
- Former: Adam Ramadan (2020) — Director
- Former: Cheryl Bloethe Linder (2019) — Director
- Former: Dexter R. Golinghorst (2019) — Director
- Former: Heidi McNeil Staudenmaier (2019) — Director
- Former: Isaac T. Caverly (2019) — Director
- Former: Joel Ts Greer (2019) — Director
- Former: Mindy J. Olson (2019) — Director
- Former: Zachary S. McFarland (2019) — Director
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.
Frequently asked questions about Iowa Law School Foundation
How much does Iowa Law School Foundation give each year?
Iowa Law School Foundation gave $7.8M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $6.4M across 1 grant.
How large is Iowa Law School Foundation?
Iowa Law School Foundation reported $109.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.0M.
What is Iowa Law School Foundation?
Iowa Law School Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Iowa City, IA. It holds $109.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Iowa Law School Foundation operate?
Iowa Law School Foundation has awarded grants in Iowa.
What is Iowa Law School Foundation's EIN?
Iowa Law School Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-6074234. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 5, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 26, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 12, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 12, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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