Iowa Veterinary Medical Association

501(c)(6) organization Ankeny, IA EIN: 42-0619332

Providing a vision and voice through continuing eduction, publications, legislative and social activities to enhance the veterinary profession, improve animal well-being and defend public health.

Iowa Veterinary Medical Association at a glance

In short: Iowa Veterinary Medical Association gave $17K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $17K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$16,850
-43.8% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$16,850
-43.8% vs 2023
Median grant
$16,850
Total assets
$2,729,789
+7.8% 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.

Who Iowa Veterinary Medical Association funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Iowa Veterinary Medical Association Foundation: $17KIowa Veterinary MedicalAssociation Foundation$17K

The largest 2024 recipient was Iowa Veterinary Medical Association Foundation ($17K).

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

AmesAnkeny

How Iowa Veterinary Medical Association gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (−3%). Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K3 grants2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2022) to $39K (2020). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $17K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Iowa Veterinary Medical Association Foundation Ankeny, IAScholarships$16,850
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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$2,729,789$992,777$980,092$16,8501$265,212
2023$2,532,953$898,982$930,720$30,0001$94,951
2022$2,386,179$942,225$816,926$11,4201$153,862
2021$2,703,399$791,101$686,213$17,2932$70,699
2020$2,248,107$712,057$643,801$38,5742$104,094
2019$2,147,526$878,984$748,517$37,3033$157,258

About Iowa Veterinary Medical Association

Based on IRS filings

Iowa Veterinary Medical Association is a public charity, based in Ankeny, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $2.7M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $17K. Net investment income was $265K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Iowa Veterinary Medical Association is led by Randy Wheeler, Executive Director since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 27 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Randy Wheeler

    Executive Director

    Executive Di → Executive Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $135K (2019) → $165K (2024)

  • Kristen Clark

    President

    Vice President → President El, 2022

    President El → President, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ashley Williams

    Board Member

    Director → Executive Board Member, 2023

    Executive Board Member → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ashlie Kolbet

    Board Member

    Director → Executive Board Member, 2023

    Executive Board Member → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Holland

    Board Member

    Director → Executive Board Member, 2023

    Executive Board Member → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joel Loomis

    Board Member

    Director → Executive Board Member, 2023

    Executive Board Member → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Louise Fuller

    Board Member

    Director → Executive Board Member, 2023

    Executive Board Member → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Rees

    Board Member

    Director → Executive Board Member, 2023

    Executive Board Member → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Slattery

    Board Member

    Director → Executive Board Member, 2023

    Executive Board Member → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Royer

    Board Member

    Director → Executive Board Member, 2023

    Executive Board Member → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shawn Nicholson

    Past President

    President → Immediate Past President, 2023

    Immediate Past President → Past President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Zach Vosburg

    Board Member

    Director → Executive Board Member, 2023

    Executive Board Member → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Courtney Blake

    Board Member

    Director → Executive Board Member, 2023

    Executive Board Member → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lindsay Speer

    Board Member

    Director → Executive Board Member, 2023

    Executive Board Member → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrick Simonsen

    Board Member

    Director → Executive Board Member, 2023

    Executive Board Member → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Abbey Bowers

    Board Members

    Director → Board Members, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carl Schuler

    Board Member

    Director → Executive Board Member, 2023

    Executive Board Member → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christine Bean

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Molly Lee

    Board Member

    Director → Executive Board Member, 2023

    Executive Board Member → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kate Hoffmann

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kenneth May

    President Elect

    Vice President → President Elect, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Thilges

    Board Member

    Director → Executive Board Member, 2023

    Executive Board Member → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aubrey Cordray

    Vice President

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel Friedrich

    Board Member

    Executive Board Member → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Zachary Wilcox

    Board Member

    Executive Board Member → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amie Roberts

    Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Lopp

    Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (29)
  • Former: Amanda Steffan (2019–2023) — Executive Board Member
  • Former: Tom Lopp (2021–2023) — Executive Board Member
  • Former: Preston Ayers (2022–2023) — Executive Board Member
  • Former: Abigail Bowers (2023) — Executive Board Member
  • Former: Alicen Tracey (2023) — Executive Board Member
  • Former: Chris Bean (2023) — Executive Board Member
  • Former: Grace Steenhagen (2023) — Executive Board Member
  • Former: Katherine Hoffman (2023) — Executive Board Member
  • Former: William Williams (2023) — Executive Board Member
  • Former: Brenda Bright (2019–2022) — Immediate Pa
  • Former: Chelsea Stewart (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: James Berger Left Sep (2022) — Past President
  • Former: Melissa Beyer Left Sep (2022) — Director
  • Former: Michael Anderson Left Sep (2022) — Director
  • Former: Wayne Rychnovsky Left Sep (2022) — Director
  • Former: James Berger (2019–2021) — Past President
  • Former: Melissa Beyer (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Michael Anderson (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Wayne Rychnovsky (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Amanda Fales-Williams (2019–2020) — Past President
  • Former: Andrew Van Roekel (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Jerry Katzer (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Kristen Obbink (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Leah Thies (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Leon Larson (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Vincent Collison (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Bruce Tabke (2019) — Director
  • Former: Christopher Groos (2019) — Director
  • Former: Randy Ackman (2019) — Immediate Pa

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

Dr Randy Wheeler — Executive Director: $165KDr Randy WheelerExecutive Director$165K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $165K, to Dr Randy Wheeler (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Iowa Veterinary Medical Association

How much does Iowa Veterinary Medical Association give each year?

Iowa Veterinary Medical Association gave $17K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $30K across 1 grant.

How large is Iowa Veterinary Medical Association?

Iowa Veterinary Medical Association reported $2.7M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $993K.

Where does Iowa Veterinary Medical Association operate?

Iowa Veterinary Medical Association has awarded grants in Iowa.

What is Iowa Veterinary Medical Association's EIN?

Iowa Veterinary Medical Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-0619332. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 4, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 1, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 19, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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