Public Charity

IOWA NATURAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION

IOWA NATURAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION, of DES MOINES, IA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $53.2M in revenue, $40.7M in expenses, $156.1M in total assets. 189 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $6.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 421127544 DES MOINES, IA Natural Resources Conservation & Protection NTEE: C30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$53.2M
Total Expenses$40.7M
Total Assets$156.1M
Grant Records189
Funding Total$6.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THIS MEMBER-SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION PROTECTS AND RESTORES IOWA'S LAND, WATER AND WILDLIFE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. PRIORITIES INCLUDE PERMANENT LAND PROTECTION, PROMOTION OF IMPROVED LAND MANAGEMENT AND BRINGING NEW CONSERVATION OPPORTUNITIES TO IOWANS.

Where $100 goes at Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation

How Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$95 Programs the work itself
$3 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $95 for programs

$93
Land protection and stewardship:during the 12-month fiscal year july 1, 2024 - june 30, 2025, inhf protected 46 conservation properties totaling 4,669 acres
97% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 4,669 acres
$1
Connecting people with nature
2% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 600 people; 20 students
$1
Creating impact statewide and beyond:inhf excels in public and private collaborations that bring organizations and agencies together for action
1% of program spending
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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.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Amy Anderson
DIRECTOR Bob Jester
DIRECTOR Carole Sargent Reichardt
FIRST VICE CHAIR David Brown
DIRECTOR David Mackaman
DIRECTOR Ed Cox

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$2,364,665 129 grants
Animal Welfare
$1,776,326 11 grants
Environment & Conservation
$1,121,221 20 grants
Arts & Culture
$51,683 6 grants
Mental Health & Substance Abuse
$30,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $53.2M $40.7M $156.1M
2024 $29.8M $20.2M $160.4M
2023 $38.7M $23.5M $130.3M
2022 $34.9M $27.7M $108.8M
2021 $21.0M $14.1M $98.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $21.0M to $53.2M (+154%), with total assets most recently reported at $156.1M.

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

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