The direct Council has two primary objectives. The first is to provide support to fellow members and their organizations through collective grant applications, technical support and peer guidance. The second is to pool resources to create efficient and effective social service programs that are lacking in the community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 11 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $61K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$89K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $585K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$370K
51% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 51% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$514K
+30% vs prior year
Spent
$522K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$349K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$514K
FY2025▲ +30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$493K
FY2021$533K
FY2022$590K
FY2023$235K
FY2024$395K
FY2025$514K
Expenses
$522K
FY2025▲ +67%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$237K
FY2021$547K
FY2022$523K
FY2023$255K
FY2024$312K
FY2025$522K
Net assets
$349K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$522K
FY2021$508K
FY2022$575K
FY2023$579K
FY2024$357K
FY2025$349K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2004.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $383K Management & general 20% · $106K Fundraising 6% · $33K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $89K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$89,472Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jerrica Marshall’s $89K as Executive Director is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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

NameFY2025FY2024
Jerrica Marshall$89,472$37,320

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Supports members and creates needed community social service programs.

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1 program · $383K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The collective commitment is to positively effect the lives of members of the community has given the director council the strength to begin the planning and implementation of several exciting new programs.

$383Kprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$585K
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Grants paid · 7 grants · $402K · 2021–2024
Back 2 School IowaIA · FY2024$10,000
Mid-Iowa Health FoundationIA · FY2023$10,000
Individual RecipientFY2021$237,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$514K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$488K
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Other incomeLn 4–11$741
Money outPt IX
$522K
Ln 25
Programscol B$383K
Managementcol C$106K
Fundraisingcol D$33K
Owns and owesPt X
$349K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$719K
Total assetsLn 16$719K
LiabilitiesLn 26$370K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$488K
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Other incomeLn 4–11$741
Total revenueLn 12$514K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$719K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$719K
Total assetsLn 16$719K
LiabilitiesLn 26$370K
Net assetsLn 32$349K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$900K$719K
Total assetsLn 16$900K$719K
LiabilitiesLn 26$544K$370K
Net assetsLn 32$357K$349K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$138K$138K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$99K$26K$43K$29K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$67K$66K$975$651
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$2K$1K$748
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$7K$4K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$86K$85K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$6K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$6K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$151$2K
OccupancyLn 16$13K$13K
TravelLn 17$11K$11K$622
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$9K$975
InsuranceLn 23$938$938
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$31K$27K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$795$795
Total functional expensesLn 25$522K$383K$106K$33K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $514K$522K−$7K$349K 990 PDF
FY2024 $395K$312K$83K$357K 990 PDF
FY2023 $235K$255K−$21K$579K 990 PDF
FY2022 $590K$523K$67K$575K 990 PDF
FY2021 $533K$547K−$14K$508K 990 PDF
FY2020 $493K$237K$256K$522K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $514,479 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $374,997$487,599
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $19,603$26,139
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$741
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $394,600$514,479
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,000$138,316
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $111,206$183,364
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $190,525$200,272
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $311,731$521,952
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $82,869−$7,473
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $514,479 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$487,599
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$487,599
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $26,139$26,139
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $741$741
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $741 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $26,139$514,479
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $521,952 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $138,316$138,316
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $26,410 · Management $43,374 · Fundraising $28,917$98,701
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $65,542 · Management $975 · Fundraising $651$67,168
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,325 · Management $1,121 · Fundraising $748$4,194
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,374 · Management $3,556 · Fundraising $2,371$13,301
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,625$21,625
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $84,814 · Management $1,000$85,814
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,978 · Management $6,600$12,578
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,947 · Management $5,485$11,432
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $151 · Management $2,050$2,201
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $12,550$12,550
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,835 · Management $622$11,457
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,971 · Management $975$9,946
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $938$938
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $26,721 · Management $4,215$30,936
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $795$795
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $383,384 · Management $105,881 · Fundraising $32,687$521,952
Part X · Balance sheet $718,988 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $900,365$718,988
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $900,365$718,988
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,319$23,365
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $518,286$346,336
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $543,605$369,701
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $349,697$349,287
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $7,063$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $356,760$349,287
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $900,365$718,988
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $349,287 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$514,479
XI-2 Total expenses$521,952
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$7,473
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$356,760
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$349,287

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