Iowa Association of Community Action

DES MOINES, IA EIN: 42-1308042 Website

TO ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF A BETTER LIFE FOR IOWA'S LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS, THROUGH ASSISTANCE TO THE COMMUNITY ACTION ORGANIZATION LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE.

Financial Overview

From 2021 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

-100.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$581K

+106.0% YoY

Grant Count

17

-5.6% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$34K

+118.1% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$164K$327K$491K$655K20202021
Metric20212020
Total Assets$312,791
Revenue$301,908$595,052
Expenses$584,699$452,569
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$68$118
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$145K$291K$436K$581K18 grants202017 grants2021

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2021

HAWKEYE AREA COMMUNITY A…$97KIOWA COMMUNITY ACTION AS…$82KIMPACT COMMUNITY ACTION …$62KMID-IOWA COMMUNITY ACTION$52KCOMMUNITY ACTION OF SOUT…$40KSOUTHERN IOWA ECONOMIC D…$26KCOMMUNITY ACTION OF SIOU…$25KNEW OPPORTUNITIES INC$25KNORTH IOWA COMMUNTIY ACT…$25KOPERATION THRESHOLD$25K

Grant Size Distribution

35 grants across all recorded years

31<$50K4$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$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 2021 IRS filing

From 2021 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DICK SIEVERSPRESIDENT1
SHERI WILSONSECRETARY1
BRENDA FRYVICE PRESIDENT1
ROGER PAVEYTREASURER1
DANNA BULSDIRECTOR1
ANNE BACONDIRECTOR1
JANE DRAPEAUXDIRECTOR1
BRIAN DUNNDIRECTOR1
CINDY DAVISDIRECTOR1
BARB GRANTDIRECTOR1
CHAD JENSENDIRECTOR1
JEAN LOGANDIRECTOR1
CLARISSA THOMPSONDIRECTOR1
WENDY MUELLERDIRECTOR1
RON LUDWIGDIRECTOR (THRU JAN 2021)1
JAMEY WHITNEYDIRECTOR1
TRISHA WILKINSDIRECTOR1
AMANDA MCCOYINTERIM DIRECTOR (THRU MARCH 2021)1
KATHERINE RILEY HARRINGTONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2
MYRA THOMPSONINTERIM EXEC. DIR. (THRU APRIL 2021)1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

BURLINGTONCARROLLCHARITONCRESTONDAVENPORTDECORAHDES MOINESDUBUQUEGRAETTINGERHARLANHIAWATHAMARSHALLTOWNMASON CITYOTTUMWAREMSENSIOUX CITYWATERLOOWAYNESBURG

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

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