Public Charity

MONARCH RESEARCH PROJECT

MONARCH RESEARCH PROJECT, of MARION, IA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $1.3M in revenue, $1.0M in expenses, $2.1M in total assets. 14 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $994K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 475292786 MARION, IA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.3M
Total Expenses$1.0M
Total Assets$2.1M
Grant Records14
Funding Total$994K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

To be a catalyst for action among public and private landowners to create living landscapes, which will flatten the steep downward trend in pollinator populations and restore the Monarch butterfly population.

Sample Grants Received

2024
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$57,200
2023
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$50,000
2022
FINAL GRANT DISTRIBUTION, TREE CANOPY RESTORATION, GENERAL SUPPORT
$113,709
2022
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$50,000
2021
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$100,000

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Officers & Directors

Vice President Cam Watts
PRESIDENT Clark E Mcleod
Director Jim Hoffman
Director John Myers
Director Lisa Wiebenga
Director Maureen Gronstal

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Top Grant Purposes

ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$577,200 7 grants
FINAL GRANT DISTRIBUTION, TREE CANOPY RESTORATION, GENERAL SUPPORT
$113,709 1 grant
MONARCH RESEARCH PROJECT SUPPORT GRANT , TO ACCOMPLISH THE MISSION OF MONARCH RESEARCH PROJECT: RE-POPULATE THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY AND RE-ESTABLISH POLLINATOR HABITAT LANDS
$112,000 1 grant
GENERAL SUPPORT
$72,500 1 grant
RESTORATION OF MONARCH BUTTERFLY AND POLLINATOR HABITAT
$53,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.3M $1.0M $2.1M
2024 $1.3M $796K $1.8M
2023 $792K $637K $1.3M
2022 $1.4M $808K $1.1M
2021 $722K $928K $499K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $722K to $1.3M (+84%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.1M.

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