Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2021.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
12 people listed on the 990; $173K paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
See Common Good Iowa executive salaries →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 15aYes
Programs and updates
Advocates for research-based public policy to improve life and equity for all Iowans.
Questions for Common Good Iowa
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David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Finish line: to facilitate work to ensure that all children in iowa have access to regular source of high-quality health care.
Center on Budget & Policy Priorities
To use evidence and analysis to assure that our state government adequately and equitably raises and spends tax revenue.
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.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $355K | $309K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $17K | $19K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $531K | $473K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $67K | $44K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $464K | $429K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $173K | $159K | $14K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $448K | $412K | $36K | |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $49K | $40K | $9K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $95K | $71K | $24K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $47K | $37K | $9K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $32K | $5K | $28K | |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $35K | $25K | $10K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $3K | $2K | $280 | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $19K | $12K | $8K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $52K | $11K | $41K | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $3K | $1K | $1K | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $5K | $5K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $9K | $9K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $65K | $3K | $62K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.0M | $778K | $256K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Oct 7, 2025 | $767K | $552K | $216K | $342K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 22, 2024 | $813K | $802K | $11K | $126K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 31, 2023 | $820K | $1.1M | −$314K | $115K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 15, 2022 | $999K | $1.0M | −$35K | $429K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS May 19, 2022 | $607K | $514K | $92K | $464K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $998,718 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $998,718 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,033,411 across 14 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $473,415 assets, 12 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $429,228 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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