Public Charity

IOWA NEWSPAPER FOUNDATION

IOWA NEWSPAPER FOUNDATION, of DES MOINES, IA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $499K in revenue, $416K in expenses, $2.5M in total assets. 3 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $26K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 421233011 DES MOINES, IA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$499K
Total Expenses$416K
Total Assets$2.5M
Grant Records3
Funding Total$26K
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

TO CHAMPION AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND FUTURE OF IOWA'S NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISES AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE AND TO RAISE FUNDS TO FULFILL THIS MISSION.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Andrew Mertens
PRESIDENT Carl Vieregger
DIRECTOR Catherine Staub
PAST PRESIDE Chris Conetzkey
DIRECTOR Corey Lindsey
EXECUTIVE DI Debbie Anselm

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Top Grant Purposes

Investigative journalism
$10,000 1 grant
TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND FUTURE OF IOWA'S NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISES
$10,000 1 grant
GRANT DISTRIBUTION
$5,582 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $499K $416K $2.5M
2023 $477K $403K $2.2M
2022 $12K $394K $2.1M
2020 $467K $491K $1.5M
2019 $466K $498K $1.4M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $466K to $499K (+7%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.5M.

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