Iowa Corn Grower's Association

JOHNSTON, IA EIN: 42-1036179 Website

THE IOWA CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION (ICGA) IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION LOBBYING TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF ITS MORE THAN 7,000 CORN FARMER MEMBERS. ICGA SERVES AS THE COLLECTIVE VOICE FOR IOWA CORN FARMERS, LOBBYING ON AGRICULTURAL ISSUES AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL. ICGA'S MISSION IS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LONG-TERM IOWA CORN GROWER PROFITABILITY.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$27.4M

+35.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$9.7M

+1.1% YoY

Grant Count

26

+30.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$371K

-22.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$8M$16M$23M$31M201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$27,369,569$20,266,725$20,295,827
Revenue$28,252,047$20,970,550$19,989,952
Expenses$25,944,919$20,156,684$20,074,813
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$122,974$77,033$-317,051
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$5M$7M$10M19 grants201921 grants202020 grants202127 grants202220 grants202326 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

NATIONAL CORN GROWERS AS…$3.7MUS GRAINS COUNCIL (USGC)$2.8MUS MEAT EXPORT FEDERATIO…$2.0MIOWA AGRICULTURE WATER A…$250KKANSAS CORN COMMISSION$250KIOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (I…$102KUNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS C…$75KWORLD FOOD PRIZE$60KIOWA AGRICULTURE LITERAC…$50KIOWA NUTRIENT RESEARCH &…$35K

Grant Size Distribution

133 grants across all recorded years

83<$50K22$50–100K2$100–250K7$250–500K1$500K–1M18$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

CRAIG FLOSSCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$489KBRIAN R JONESCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$281KRODNEY WILLIAMSONDIR. OF RESEARCH & SUSTAINAB…$236KMINDY LARSEN POLDBERGDIR. OF GOV'T RELATIONS (UNT…$233KJULIE KIRBYVP OF FINANCE (THRU 7/24)$226KSHANNON TEXTORDIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS$183KKEVIN STUDERDIRECTOR OF FEDERAL POLICY$174KCARRIE DODDSVP OF GRASSROOTS DEV$147KDAVID ERTLTECH. COMMERCIALIZATION (UNT…$131KGREG WANDREYDIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY$124KRYAN SAUERDIRECTOR OF MARKET DEVELOPMENT$118KJOLENE RIESSENPRESIDENT$7KSTU SWANSONVICE PRESIDENT$6KDENNIS FRIESTCHAIR$5KMARK MUELLERDIRECTOR$5KDAN KEITZERDIRECTOR$4KMIKE VER STEEGDIRECTOR$3KADAM BIERBAUMDIRECTOR$3KLANCE LILLIBRIDGEOFFICER AT-LARGE$2KSTEVE KUIPERDIRECTOR$2KWILL CANNONDIRECTOR$2KLOGAN LYONDIRECTOR$2KLAURA FOELLDIRECTOR$1KAARIKA SCHWARCKDIRECTOR$100

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DENNIS FRIESTCHAIR5$4,950
JOLENE RIESSENPRESIDENT5$6,850
LANCE LILLIBRIDGEOFFICER AT-LARGE5$2,400
ADAM BIERBAUMDIRECTOR5$2,500
WILL CANNONDIRECTOR5$2,000
DAN KEITZERDIRECTOR5$3,900
STEVE KUIPERDIRECTOR5$2,100
LOGAN LYONDIRECTOR5$1,800
MARK MUELLERDIRECTOR5$4,550
MIKE VER STEEGDIRECTOR5$2,950
STU SWANSONVICE PRESIDENT5$6,450
AARIKA SCHWARCKDIRECTOR5$100
LAURA FOELLDIRECTOR5$1,000
CRAIG FLOSSCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40$489,495
JULIE KIRBYVP OF FINANCE (THRU 7/24)40$225,634
VALERIE SANCHEZSR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE (FROM 8/24)40
BRIAN R JONESCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40$281,229
MINDY LARSEN POLDBERGDIR. OF GOV'T RELATIONS (UNTIL 7/24)40$232,868
RODNEY WILLIAMSONDIR. OF RESEARCH & SUSTAINABILITY40$235,960
SHANNON TEXTORDIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS40$182,534
KEVIN STUDERDIRECTOR OF FEDERAL POLICY40$173,974
GREG WANDREYDIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY40$124,032
RYAN SAUERDIRECTOR OF MARKET DEVELOPMENT40$117,823
DAVID ERTLTECH. COMMERCIALIZATION (UNTIL 6/24)40$131,349
CARRIE DODDSVP OF GRASSROOTS DEV40$146,988

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

13states
+5 more states

Cities

AMESANKENYARLINGTONBEDFORDBLOOMINGTONCHESTERFIELDCHICAGOCLINTONCOLLEGE STATIONDALLASDENVERDES MOINESFERGUS FALLSGARNERHERMANNJOHNSTONLIBERTYMANHATTANMILWAUKEEMINNEAPOLIS

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

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