Recreation & Sports
Iowa State Fair Foundation
DES MOINES, IA
Total revenue
$14.8M
Total expenses
$6.5M
Net assets
$23.9M
Grants received
$1.9M
38 grants
EIN
421376689
Tax year
2023
Mission
Raise funds for renovation and preservation of the historic Iowa State Fairgrounds by soliciting and accepting gifts, donations, bequests and grants to help finance infrastructure projects to guarantee the Fair continues to be a salute to the state's best in ag, industry, entertainment and achievement
Programs
3 programs
Construction and completion of Ag Building Ramps
Ag Building Doors
The top program service project expenses were itemized pursuant to instruction. The remaining program service expenditures consisted of promotion and advertising expense and smaller renovation and maintenance expense to the State Fairgrounds. See Part IX for an itemization of other program services expenditures
Financials
FY 2023
Revenue
Expenses
People
18 listed
Peter Cownie
Executive Director
$235K
40 hrs/wk
Robin Taylor
Assistant Director
$92K
40 hrs/wk
Jo Reynolds
Director
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0Tennie Carlson
Director
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0Darwin Gaudian
President
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0Alan Brown
Director
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0Gary McConnel
Director
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0Curtis Claeys
Vice President
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0John Harms
Director
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0Deb Zumbach
Secretary
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0Randy Brown
Director
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0VerDon Schmidt
Director
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0CW Thomas
Director
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0Gary Van Aernam
Director
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0Kim Reynolds
Governor
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0Michael Naig
Secretary of Agriculture
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0Wendy Wintersteen
President of Iowa State University
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0Jeremy Parson
Secretary
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0Independent contractors
Crystal Clear Water
Provide water for fairgoers
Broken Arrow Wear
Shirts and Screenprinting
Grants received
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Funded by
$1.9M from 13 funders · 38 grants · 2017–2024
$1.0M · 2 grants · 2017–2023
$250K · 1 grant · 2020
$104K · 2 grants · 2021
$100K · 1 grant · 2023
$86K · 3 grants · 2022–2024
$76K · 12 grants · 2020–2023
$70K · 3 grants · 2020–2024
$55K · 1 grant · 2018