Public Charity

DISABILITY RIGHTS IOWA

DISABILITY RIGHTS IOWA, of DES MOINES, IA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $2.6M in revenue, $2.1M in expenses, $2.1M in total assets. 2 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $38K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 421235407 DES MOINES, IA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.6M
Total Expenses$2.1M
Total Assets$2.1M
Grant Records2
Funding Total$38K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO ADVANCE THROUGH ALL RESOURCES THE HUMAN AND LEGAL RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. DISABILITY RIGHTS IOWA PROVIDES FREE LEGAL AND NON-LEGAL ADVOCACY ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, DISABILITIES AND CERTAIN SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFICIARIES.

Where $100 goes at Disability Rights Iowa

How Disability Rights Iowa divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$88 Programs the work itself
$12 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $88 for programs

$21
Developmental disabilities
24% of program spending
$18
Mental health
20% of program spending
$11
Work incentives planning and assistance (wipa)
13% of program spending

Plus 7 more programs. 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.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY TREASURER Beth Rydberg
BOARD MEMBER Beth Wargo
BOARD MEMBER Candace Honeycutt
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Catherine Johnson
BOARD MEMBER Christian Fasselius
BOARD MEMBER Christie Cellman

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$38,287 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.6M $2.1M $2.1M
2024 $2.1M $1.9M $1.7M
2023 $2.1M $2.1M $1.6M
2022 $2.4M $1.9M $722K
2021 $1.8M $1.7M $190K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.8M to $2.6M (+50%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.1M.

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

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