Variety - the Children's Charity of Iowa

DES MOINES, IA EIN: 42-6077108 Website

VARIETY - THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY OF IOWA IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF UNDERPRIVILEGED, AT RISK AND SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN THROUGHOUT IOWA.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$7.0M

+32.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$4.1M

+44.4% YoY

Grant Count

63

-7.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$65K

+55.8% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$3M$5M$7M201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$7,041,948$5,308,168$5,073,530
Revenue$6,223,654$4,301,115$4,223,560
Expenses$6,151,903$4,063,003$3,575,003
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$296,587$141,732$30,276
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M$4M0 grants20190 grants20200 grants20210 grants202268 grants202363 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

CHILDSERVE$714KTHE CITY OF CLIVE$680KELLIPSIS$300KELLIPSIS$250KELLIPSIS$250KYSS$250KUNITYPOINT HEALTH - BLAN…$203KCHILDSERVE$193KMERCYONE DES MOINES FOUN…$113KDES MOINES AREA RELIGIOU…$89K

Grant Size Distribution

131 grants across all recorded years

103<$50K12$50–100K7$100–250K7$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

SHERI MCMICHAELFORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$146K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
SHERI MCMICHAELFORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR50$146,427
WENDY INGHAMEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (START MAY '24)50
DANNY BEYERPRESIDENT5
KATIE STULLVP OPERATIONS5
STUART RUDDYVP MARKETING5
MATT DAVISVP DEVELOPMENT5
TOM TRIPLETTVP FINANCE5
POLLY LONEMANIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT5
DAVID ADAMSMEMBER1
KATHY ANDERSONMEMBER1
LISA BAKERMEMBER1
DOUG BEECHMEMBER1
MIKE BREWINGTONMEMBER1
NICK CALLISONMEMBER1
KENNY CHASTENMEMBER1
CHRISTINA COOPERMEMBER1
LIZ CUMPTONMEMBER1
HEATHER DAYTONMEMBER1
KIM HEGEDUSMEMBER1
AARON JONESMEMBER1
DAN KOSTERMEMBER1
TODD LANTZMEMBER1
JENICA LENSMEYERMEMBER1
JOSH LOEFFLERMEMBER1
ABBY MCCONAUGHHAYMEMBER1
JOE MILNESMEMBER1
TOM NUCAROMEMBER1
GABE OLSONMEMBER1
JON PHILLIPSMEMBER1
RYAN ROBERTSMEMBER1
PAIGE ROTHMEMBER1
GAVIN SCROGGINMEMBER1
JOE SHERIDANMEMBER1
KEVIN SHERLOCKMEMBER1
ROSS TAETSMEMBER1
JASON WEGNERMEMBER1
NANCY WILESMEMBER1
BRET WILTSEMEMBER1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

ALTOONAAMESCARROLLCEDAR RAPIDSCLARIONCLINTONCLIVECOUNCIL BLUFFSDALLAS CENTERDAVENPORTDES MOINESDUBUQUEDURANTJOHNSTONLEONMADRIDMARSHALLTOWNMASON CITYNORWALKOTTUMWA

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

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