Meals from the Heartland Inc
Develop and carry out a comrehensive plan to provide meals to people who cannot support themselves in the united states and the world. The primary functions will be to bring together people from all sectors of society to prepare packaged food packets for distribution to the hungry around the world.
Meals from the Heartland Inc at a glance
In short: Meals from the Heartland Inc gave $2.2M across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $181K), mostly in Missouri. 25% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,171,448
- +18.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 12
- +20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $180,954
- -1.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $19,618
- Total assets
- $4,003,409
- +4.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 25% first-time grantees (3 of 12, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Missouri (87% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
Who Meals from the Heartland Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Convoy of Hope ($1.9M). Together the top 10 received $2.2M.
Grant Size Distribution
41 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 30 grants of 41 (73%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Meals from the Heartland Inc open to new grantees?
25%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 12 grantees (25%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $18K; repeat grants $235K. How we count
Medians: $19K first-time, $20K repeat.
- 58% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−7%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.3M (2021) to $2.3M (2022). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $2.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Convoy of Hope Springfield, MO | Aid to the Needy | $1,888,766 |
| Hacap Food Reservoir - Cedar Rapids Hiawatha, IA | Aid to the Needy | $81,988 |
| Des Moines Area Religious Council Des Moines, IA | Aid to the Needy | $52,089 |
| Midwest Food Bank - AZ Gilber, AZ | Aid to the Needy | $28,661 |
| Food Bank for the Heartland - Omaha Omaha, NE | AIDS to the Needy | $23,385 |
| Food Bank of Iowa Ottumwa, IA | Aid to the Needy | $20,063 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank MN Brooklyn Park, MN | Aid to the Needy | $19,173 |
| Forgotten Harvest Inc Oak Park, MI | Aid to the Needy | $16,133 |
| Freestore Food Bank Cincinnati, OH | Aid to the Needy | $12,724 |
| Food Bank of Lincoln Lincoln, NE | AIDS to the Needy | $10,075 |
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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 | $4,003,409 | $3,537,597 | $3,549,233 | $2,171,448 | 12 | $29,128 |
| 2024 | $3,834,599 | $3,382,357 | $3,002,546 | $1,830,271 | 10 | $22,381 |
| 2023 | $3,329,557 | $2,928,865 | $3,271,301 | $2,151,743 | 8 | $6,464 |
| 2022 | $3,635,922 | $2,770,042 | $3,338,283 | $2,337,827 | 7 | $4,343 |
| 2021 | $4,328,328 | $2,488,215 | $2,205,774 | $1,301,271 | 4 | $12,103 |
| 2020 | $3,912,157 | $2,011,968 | $2,247,090 | $1,343,772 | 4 | $3,281 |
| 2019 | $4,097,441 | $2,844,845 | $2,541,107 | $1,642,688 | 5 | $5,640 |
About Meals from the Heartland Inc
Based on IRS filings
Meals from the Heartland Inc is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in West Des Moines, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 12 grants totaling $2.2M. Net investment income was $29K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Meals from the Heartland Inc is led by Dan Koestner, Chairman since 2024 (on filings since 2019); 2 of 18 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dan Koestner
Chairman
Vice Chair → Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2019
30 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dave Bradley
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Austin
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jerry Armstrong
Director
Chairman → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Young
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Carlson
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Rinehart
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Heather Campbell
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Ferin
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ahmed Ibrahim
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Wittry
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jamie Carlson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Beals
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greg Dehaai
Past Executive D
Executive Di → Past Executive D, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$76K (2020) → $10K (2025)
Chuck Current
Executive Di
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$9K (2025)
Jesse Bunney
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Doug Shelton
Treasurer
Director → Secretary, 2021
Secretary → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bill Lowe
Vice Chairman
Director → Vice Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Susan Sabin (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Kim Dreher (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Tracy Schmidt (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Tom Pohl (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Brian Balmer Left Sept (2021) — Director
- Former: April Talbot (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Melissa Keen (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Peter Cownie (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Susan Bunz (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Brian Balmer (2020) — Director
- Former: Alyssa Sundell (2019) — Director
- Former: Jim Falvey (2019) — Director
- Former: Jim Heseman (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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $10K, to Greg Dehaai Retired January 2025 (Past Exec. D). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Meals from the Heartland Inc
How much does Meals from the Heartland Inc give each year?
Meals from the Heartland Inc gave $2.2M across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.8M across 10 grants.
What is Meals from the Heartland Inc's typical grant size?
Meals from the Heartland Inc's median grant in 2025 was $19,618, and its average grant was $180,954, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Meals from the Heartland Inc that year got $18K on average.
Where does Meals from the Heartland Inc give grants?
Meals from the Heartland Inc gives mostly in Missouri: 87% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Iowa (8%).
Does Meals from the Heartland Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 12 grants with a stated purpose on Meals from the Heartland Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Aid to the Needy" (10 grants).
Who are Meals from the Heartland Inc's largest grantees?
Meals from the Heartland Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Convoy of Hope ($1,888,766), Hacap Food Reservoir - Cedar Rapids ($81,988) and Des Moines Area Religious Council ($52,089), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 93% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Meals from the Heartland Inc?
Meals from the Heartland Inc reported $4.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.5M.
What is Meals from the Heartland Inc?
Meals from the Heartland Inc is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in West Des Moines, IA. It holds $4.0M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Meals from the Heartland Inc's EIN?
Meals from the Heartland Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-3443290. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 24, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 26, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 31, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 5, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 22, 2026)
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