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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by IOWA AGRICULTURE LITERACY FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$700,685
Total expenses
$653,648
Contributions and grants received
$697,451
Grants paid
$106,099
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$3,234
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$284,385
Total liabilities, end of year
$15,486
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$268,899
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$337,028
Management and general expenses
$269,173
Fundraising expenses
$47,447
Program service expenses (Part III)
$337,028

Program services were 51.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $697,451

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,234 · excluded $3,234

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $106,099 · program services $106,099

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $140,200 · program services $56,080 · management and general $42,060 · fundraising $42,060

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $113,716 · program services $108,030 · management and general $5,686

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $6,829 · management and general $6,829

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $275 · management and general $275

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $64,624 · program services $3,384 · management and general $61,240

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $36,327 · program services $36,327

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $26,937 · program services $13,469 · management and general $8,081 · fundraising $5,387

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $51,965 · management and general $51,965

  • 17 · Travel

    total $13,639 · program services $13,639

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,016 · management and general $6,016

  • 24a · Other expenses: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

    total $62,886 · management and general $62,886

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $22,863 · management and general $22,863

  • 24c · Other expenses: UTILITIES

    total $950 · management and general $950

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $300 · management and general $300

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $22 · management and general $22

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $103,460 · end of year $219,319

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $58,114

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $4,608 · end of year $4,878

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $54,000 · end of year $60,188

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,550 · end of year $15,486

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $43,995 · end of year $266,765

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $174,637 · end of year $2,134

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO EDUCATE IOWANS WITH A FOCUS ON YOUTH REGARDING THE BREADTH & GLOBAL SIGNIFICANCE OF AGRICULTURE. TO SERVE AS A CENTRAL RESOURCE FOR EDUCATORS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO WANT TO TEACH IOWA'S STUDENTS ABOUT AGRICULTURE.

  • AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM - THE IOWA AGRICULTURE LITERACY FOUNDATION (IALF) DELIVERS STATEWIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT ADVANCE AGRICULTURAL LITERACY AMONG STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES INCLUDE TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS, VOLUNTEER TRAINING, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF CURRICULA AND STUDENT PUBLICATIONS. IALF PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS AND ONLINE GRADUATE LEVEL COURSES THAT EQUIP K12 EDUCATORS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS TO INTEGRATE AGRICULTURE AND STEM CONCEPTS INTO INSTRUCTION ALIGNED WITH THE IOWA ACADEMIC STANDARDS. STAFF ALSO PRESENT AGRICULTURAL LITERACY RESOURCES AT STATEWIDE EDUCATION CONFERENCES, INCLUDING SOCIAL STUDIES, SCIENCE, TALENTED AND GIFTED, AND READING CONFERENCES. IALF ENGAGES STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THROUGH HANDS ON LEARNING ACTIVITIES AT COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS COUNTY FAIRS, THE IOWA STATE FAIR, AND STEM FESTIVALS ACROSS IOWA. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO DEVELOPS ON DEMAND CLASSROOM PROGRAMS SUCH AS JOURNEY 2050, AN ONLINE PLATFORM THAT TEACHES SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE. THE FARMCHAT PROGRAM FURTHER ENHANCES OUTREACH BY PROVIDING VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS CONNECTING STUDENTS WITH AGRICULTURE EXPERTS INCLUDING FARMERS AND AGRIBUSINESS PROFESSIONALS. THROUGH THESE INITIATIVES, IOWA AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM PROGRAMMING REACHES OVER 304,000 STUDENTS EACH YEAR, AND MORE THAN 4,100 TEACHERS ANNUALLY RECEIVE RESOURCES AND TRAINING TO INCORPORATE AGRICULTURE INTO THEIR CURRICULUM.

    Expenses $337,028 · Grants $106,099

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Casey Anderson

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Breanna Wagner

    VICE-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ronnette Vondrak

    SECRETARY/TRESURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joyce Hoppes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Grant Menke

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Courtney Fara

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sarah Derry

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sheila Larson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Denise Forney

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alan Spencer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kelly Foss

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $130,581
    From this org
    $91,769
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,812
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 September 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202612579349300996

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