Public Charity

IOWA STATE FAIR FOUNDATION

IOWA STATE FAIR FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in Des Moines, IA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $14.8M revenue, $6.5M expenses, $26.3M total assets. 86 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 421376689 Des Moines, IA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$14.8M
Total Expenses$6.5M
Total Assets$26.3M
Grant Records86
Funding Total$3.0M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

Raise funds for renovation and preservation of the historic Iowa State Fairgrounds by soliciting gifts, donations, bequests and grants to help finance infrastructure projects to guarantee the Fair continues to be Iowa's great celebration, a salute to the state's best in ag, industry, entertainment and achievement.

Sample Grants Received

$19,007
2024
IOWA STATE FAIRGROUNDS TREE CARE
$18,000
2024
CHARITABLE DONATION
$7,191
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$5,362
2023
FAIRGROUND RENOVATION AND PRESERVATION
$100,000

Showing up to 5 of 86 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Director Alan Brown
Vice President Curtis Claeys
Director Cw Thomas
President Darwin Gaudian
Secretary Deb Zumbach
Director Gary Mcconnel

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

SOCIAL SERVICES/SOCIAL BENEFITS
$1,001,750 1 grant
Iowa State Fair Grandstand Stage and Seating
$600,000 1 grant
GRANT DISTRIBUTION
$391,356 41 grants
GIANT SLIDE
$250,000 1 grant
GRANT DISTRIBUTION - FINAL FAIR FOUNDATION PAYMENT
$187,168 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $14.8M $6.5M $26.3M
2023 $5.3M $6.5M $22.7M
2022 $13.3M $6.1M $20.9M
2021 $3.6M $5.6M $11.2M
2020 $8.4M $12.9M $11.0M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $8.4M to $14.8M (+76%), with total assets most recently reported at $26.3M.

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