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Advocates for research-based public policy to improve life and equity for all Iowans. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $767K in revenue, $552K in expenses, and $342K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Nonprofit
Location
Des Moines, IA
Website
www.commongoodiowa.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$767KFY2024
Expenses
$552K
Net assets
$342K
People
9
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  86-1518320 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Des Moines, IA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Advocates for research-based public policy to improve life and equity for all Iowans.
Leadership
Anne Discher · Executive Director · $95K
Money in and out
$767K revenue, $552K expenses
Bottom line
82% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$767K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$552K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$342K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $216K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.82 Management & general $0.18
Program efficiency
82%
of spending reaches programs▲ +7% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
7.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +250% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+28%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ ×21 vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$767K
FY2024▼ -6%
Expenses
$552K
FY2024▼ -31%
Total assets
$408K
FY2024▲ +87%
Total liabilities
$65K
FY2024▼ -29%
Total revenue
$767K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$552K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$342K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$216K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$408K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B82%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $294K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Center on budget & policy priorities to use evidence and analysis to assure that our state adequately and fairly raises and spends revenue.

$129Kprogram expense
02

Economic policy institute to promote new opportunities for good, well-paying jobs as iowa industry transitions to new energy sources.

$105Kprogram expense
03

Annie E. Casey Foundation

Kids count, to provide data and information at the county and state levels for policy makers, governmental agencies and individuals to use.

$60Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCommon Good Iowa
EINHdr · item D86-1518320
Principal addressHdr · item CDes Moines, IA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.commongoodiowa.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2021

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$94,750Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$79,694Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Anne Discher$94,750$94,246$93,296$96,563
Mike Owen$79,694$78,988$77,520$76,067

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$765K
Other revenue$3K
Total revenueLn 12$767K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.82 Management & general $0.18
Program services82%$451K
Management & general18%$101K
Total functional expensesLn 25$552K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$354K
Total assetsLn 16$408K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$65K
Total net assetsLn 32$342K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $354K · Operating expenses/yr $552K
7.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $451K · Total expenses $552K
82%
Management & General
Management & general $101K · Total expenses $552K
18%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $552K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $575 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $773K
$0.00 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $765K · Total revenue $767K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $767K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $767K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $767K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $552K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $767K · Prior year $813K
-6%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $607K · FY2024 $767K
+6%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $342K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $767K · Expenses $552K
+28%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $408K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $342K · Total assets $408K
84%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $408K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Anne Discher · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $95K · Total expenses $552K
17%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $421K · Total expenses $552K
76%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 82%
Overhead ratio 18%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -6%
Accounting fee ratio 3%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$767K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$813K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$820K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$999K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$607K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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