Iowa State University

Ames, IAHigher education institution EIN 42-6004224

On file with the IRSAmes, IA

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A college or university based in Ames, IA.

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Who pays for it.

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Jun 2025 · $418.9M federal money spent
Federal Direct Student LoansDepartment of Education · ALN 84.268 · Direct$135.5M
Federal Pell Grant ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.063 · Direct$32.2M
Covid-19, Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery FundsDepartment of the Treasury · ALN 21.027 · Through Iowa Department of Management$26.7M
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (afri)Department of Agriculture · ALN 10.310 · Direct and through Arkansas State University and 23 more$19.8M
Smith-Lever Extension FundingDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.511 · Direct$13.4M

Plus 224 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2024 · $381.4M federal money spent
Federal Direct Student LoansDepartment of Education · ALN 84.268 · Direct$132.8M
Federal Pell Grant ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.063 · Direct$25.1M
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (afri)Department of Agriculture · ALN 10.310 · Direct and through Arkansas State University and 23 more$21.3M
Smith-Lever Extension FundingDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.511 · Direct$10.1M
Computer and Information Science and EngineeringNational Science Foundation · ALN 47.070 · Direct and through Columbia University and 6 more$8.8M

Plus 233 smaller programs.

The auditor reported: a material weakness in money controls.

Year ending Jun 2023 · $359.8M federal money spent
Federal Direct Student LoansDepartment of Education · ALN 84.268 · Direct$133.3M
Federal Pell Grant ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.063 · Direct$23.9M
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (afri)Department of Agriculture · ALN 10.310 · Direct and through Arkansas State University and 25 more$20.4M
Cooperative Extension ServiceDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.500 · Direct and through Extension Foundation and 4 more$10.1M
EngineeringNational Science Foundation · ALN 47.041 · Direct and through Brigham Young University and 11 more$8.4M

Plus 218 smaller programs.

The auditor reported: a material weakness in money controls.

Year ending Jun 2022 · $420.1M federal money spent
Federal Direct Student LoansDepartment of Education · ALN 84.268 · Direct$131.2M
Covid-19, Education Stabilization FundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.GSA_MIGRATION · Direct and through Iowa Department of Education and 1 more$76.3M
Federal Pell Grant ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.063 · Direct$23.8M
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (afri)Department of Agriculture · ALN 10.310 · Direct and through California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo and 20 more$15.0M
Cooperative Extension ServiceDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.500 · Direct and through University of Arkansas and 3 more$10.3M

Plus 211 smaller programs.

The auditor reported: a weakness in money controls.

Filing history

Gross receipts under $50,000 in 2010. Small nonprofits file the IRS e-Postcard (Form 990-N) each year instead of a full 990. It has no money details.

Last filedTax year 2010
Principal officerPaul Speed
StatusStill operating

Its last 990-N is more than 3 years old. The IRS removes tax-exempt status from groups that miss 3 years in a row.

Source: IRS e-Postcard data, October 2026.

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons

Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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