Lead Dsm: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 41-1780575)

Amy Jennings’s $94K as Executive Di is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1043 $100K–1M public & societal benefit nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Amy Jennings	$93,905	$90,060	$85,067	$78,229	$75,665	$74,750

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Develops community leaders through educational programs and support.

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3 programs · $222K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute

The greater des moines leadership institute prepares leaders from across central iowa to be effective stewards for our community's future. The nine-month curriculum offers a view of greater des moines from different vantage points, heightens participant awareness of current community conditions and issues, enhances individual and group…

$80Kprogram expense

02

Youth Leadership Initiative

The youth leadership initiative (yli) releases untapped potential in the next generation of community leaders. This untapped potential is released as high school students learn skills that propel them into their next steps of life and as they embrace their roles as shapers of a community where their dreams can be realized.

$79Kprogram expense

03

Alumni

Alumni programming includes educational opportunities, such as leadership workshops, for lead DSM alumni and the greater des moines community.

$62Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

The Merchants Bonding Company FoundationFY2024$2K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

Grants paid · 1 grant · $14K · 2019–2019

Unitemized GrantFY2019$13,750

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$323K

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$169K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$141K

Investment incomeLn 3$10K

Money outPt IX

$381K

Ln 25

Programscol B$283K

Managementcol C$51K

Fundraisingcol D$46K

Owns and owesPt X

$182K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$34K

Total assetsLn 16$182K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

21

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a20

IndependentVI 1b20

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$141K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$169K

Investment incomeLn 3$10K

Other incomeLn 4–11$3K

Gains on assetsLn 7$5K

Total revenueLn 12$323K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$28K

SavingsLn 2$6K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$34K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$148K

Total assetsLn 16$182K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$182K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 675

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$99K	$34K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$132K	$148K
Total assetsLn 16	$231K	$182K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$231K	$182K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c	$7K		$7K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$688		$688
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$9K	$8K	$927
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$10K	$8K		$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$4K		$4K
Information technologyLn 14	$1K	$202	$1K	$51
OccupancyLn 16	$18K	$16K	$2K
TravelLn 17	$9K	$7K		$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$100K	$98K	$63	$2K
InsuranceLn 23	$6K	$4K	$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$213K	$140K	$33K	$41K
All other expensesLn 24e	$3K	$1K	$2K	$48
Total functional expensesLn 25	$381K	$283K	$51K	$46K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$323K	$381K	−$58K	$182K	990 PDF
FY2024	$313K	$352K	−$39K	$231K	990 PDF
FY2023	$302K	$421K	−$119K	$255K	990 PDF
FY2022	$270K	$304K	−$34K	$364K	990 PDF
FY2021	$310K	$270K	$40K	$409K	990 PDF
FY2020	$317K	$308K	$9K	$341K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $322,564 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $206,009$140,861

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $100,994$168,607

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $66$10,206

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,038$2,890

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $313,107$322,564

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $198,952$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $152,828$380,690

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $351,780$380,690

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$38,673−$58,126

Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, 2 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20

VI-1b Independent voting members20

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $322,564 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$140,861

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$140,861

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $168,607$168,607

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,981$4,981

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $5,225$5,225

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,890$2,890

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $171,497 · Excluded from tax $10,206$322,564

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $380,690 across 12 lines filed

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,700$6,700

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $688$688

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,623 · Management $927$8,550

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,440 · Fundraising $1,633$10,073

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,122$4,122

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $202 · Management $1,179 · Fundraising $51$1,432

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,314 · Management $1,813$18,127

IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,402 · Fundraising $1,851$9,253

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $97,704 · Management $63 · Fundraising $1,824$99,591

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,366 · Management $1,455$5,821

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $139,751 · Management $32,603 · Fundraising $41,087$213,441

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,006 · Management $1,838 · Fundraising $48$2,892

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $282,808 · Management $51,388 · Fundraising $46,494$380,690

Part X · Balance sheet $181,587 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $37,893$27,517

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $61,520$6,345

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $131,879$147,725

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $231,292$181,587

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $231,292$181,587

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $231,292$181,587

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $231,292$181,587

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $181,587 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$322,564

XI-2 Total expenses$380,690

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$58,126

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$231,292

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$8,421

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$181,587

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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