Public Charity

EXCEPTIONAL PERSONS INC

EXCEPTIONAL PERSONS INC is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in WATERLOO, IA. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $25.3M, expenses of $22.2M, total assets of $21.3M. Imperigo tracks 38 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $2.5M.

EIN: 420794846 WATERLOO, IA Developmentally Disabled Centers NTEE: P82 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$25.3M
Total Expenses$22.2M
Total Assets$21.3M
Grant Records38
Funding Total$2.5M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

EXCEPTIONAL PERSONS, INC. (EPI) IS DEDICATED TO CONNECTING PEOPLE, CREATING OPPORTUNITIES, AND NURTURING GROWTH. OUR MISSION COMES TO LIFE THROUGH FOUR CORE SERVICE AREAS: COMMUNITY LIVING, CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. WITH A REACH ACROSS 23 COUNTIES, EPI IS COMMITTED TO BUILDING VIBRANT, INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES WHERE INDIVIDUALS WITH DIABILITIES CAN THRIVE.

Where $100 goes at Exceptional Persons Inc

How Exceptional Persons Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$89 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $89 for programs

$63
Community living
71% of program spending
$19
Children and family services
22% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 779 families
$4
Property management
4% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 252 individuals; 132 homes; 713,836 programs

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
LOW INCOME HOUSING RENOVATION AIDING UNDERSERVED
$50,000
2024
SCHOLARSHIP/DEVELOPMENT
$108,892
2024
FURTHER EPI PURPOSE
$42,258
2024
CHILD CARE RESOURCE & REFERRAL OF NORTHEAST IOWA
$21,200
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$10,000

Showing up to 5 of 38 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

EMPLOYEE Amy Kolpek
EMPLOYEE Bernadette Kipper
DIRECTOR Brandon Marks
DIRECTOR Brittney Weber
DIRECTOR Dodie Young
EMPLOYEE Faliku Kamara

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,769,435 28 grants
Education
$571,720 6 grants
Research & Policy
$100,000 1 grant
Housing & Homelessness
$50,000 1 grant
Health & Medicine
$25,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $25.3M $22.2M $21.3M
2024 $23.5M $22.7M $18.3M
2023 $21.7M $21.4M $17.2M
2021 $23.6M $19.7M $15.8M
2020 $20.3M $20.1M $14.8M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $20.3M to $25.3M (+25%), with total assets most recently reported at $21.3M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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