Proteus Inc

DES MOINES, IA EIN: 42-1186501 Website

THE PURPOSE OF PROTEUS SHALL BE TO RAISE THE STANDARD OF LIVING OF MIGRANT SEASONAL FARMWORKERS AND OTHER LOW-INCOME PEOPLE BY IMPLEMENTING EDUCATIONAL, EMPLOYMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH CARE, AND OTHER SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR THE POOR, THE DISADVANGTAGED AND LOW-SKILLED.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$2.5M

+3.3% YoY

Annual Giving

Grant Count

0

Avg Grant Size

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M$8M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$2,499,029$2,418,904$2,241,027
Revenue$6,373,360$7,036,981$6,471,645
Expenses$6,152,941$6,834,965$6,437,599
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$23,305$11,450$217
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$81K$162K$244K$325K0 grants20190 grants20206 grants20210 grants20220 grants20230 grants20240 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2025

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K2$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 2025 IRS filing

DANIEL ZINNELCEO$197KCARLA BESTECFO$171K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
KRISTIN HOFFMANCHAIR1
SARAH NASHVICE CHAIR1
REBECCA ANDERSONPAST CHAIR1
JOHN VAN GINKELTREASURER1
JUAN AYALA-ROMANSECRETARY1
HIJINIO CARREONDIRECTOR1
ERIKA VILLEGASDIRECTOR1
NORMA GUERRERODIRECTOR1
CECELIA LOPEZ MONTERROSADIRECTOR1
DANIEL ZINNELCEO40$197,183
CARLA BESTECFO40$171,104

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

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States

Cities

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

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