Mission
EQUIPPING FARMERS TO BUILD RESILIENT FARMS AND COMMUNITIES.
Public Charity
PRACTICAL FARMERS OF IOWA
PRACTICAL FARMERS OF IOWA is a Public Charity headquartered in AMES, IA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $20.6M revenue, $20.6M expenses, $14.7M total assets. 44 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $6.3M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 421255174
AMES, IA
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$20.6M
Total Expenses$20.6M
Total Assets$14.7M
Grant Records44
Funding Total$6.3M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Practical Farmers of Iowa
How Practical Farmers of Iowa divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$89
Programs
the work itself
$9
Management
running the organization
$2
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $89 for programs
$89
Practical Farmers of Iowa (pfi) worked with 67 farmers to conduct 100 on-farm research and demonstration projects on conventional and organic row crop operations, horticultural farms, and grazing…
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
COORDINATING COVER CROP ADOPTION IN IOWA
$778,911
TO STRENGTHEN US RURAL AND AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES
$612,732
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$11,000
FA24 EOY GRANT: HFT
$10,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$9,999
Showing up to 5 of 44 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Amundson Alec
TREASURER
Bakehouse Jon
PRESIDENT
Black Carmen
FINANCE DIRECTOR (LEFT IN FY24)
Bunce Kasey
SENIOR PROGRAMS AND MEMBER ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR
Carlson Sarah
DIRECTOR
Dooley Wade
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $20.6M | $20.6M | $14.7M |
| 2024 | $18.3M | $13.7M | $13.6M |
| 2023 | $11.5M | $7.5M | $8.5M |
| 2022 | $5.2M | $4.2M | $4.2M |
| 2021 | $3.9M | $3.6M | $3.6M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.9M to $20.6M (+430%), with total assets most recently reported at $14.7M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.