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Iowa Center For Public Affairs Journalism

  • Urbandale, IA
  • Tax-exempt since July 2010
  • EIN: 27-1942963

Organization summary

Organization summary might be incomplete or out of date

This organization is not listed in the IRS's most recent list of tax exempt organizations, but we have data associated with this Employer Identification Number.

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Arts, Culture and Humanities / Printing, Publishing (NTEE)

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$135k (2021)

Expenses
$128k (2021)

Total Assets
$68.1k (2021)

Total Liabilities
$2.2k (2021)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2021

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$135,199
Expenses
$128,139
Net Income
$7,060
Net Assets
$65,911
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $94,543
69.9%
Program Services $14,892
11.0%
Investment Income $65
0.0%
Net Fundraising -$776
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $26,475
19.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $68,115
Total Liabilities $2,204
Net Assets $65,911
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Suzanne Behnke (Executive Di) $52,500 $0
Lyle Muller (Director) $10,000 $0
Jim Malewitz (President) $0 $0
Heather Spangler (Secretary) $0 $0
Daniel Lathrop (Treasurer) $0 $0
Andrew Hall (Director) $0 $0
Katelynn Mccullough (Director) $0 $0
Rose Rennekamp (Director) $0 $0
Steve Ridge (Director) $0 $0
Alan Swanson (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on May 16, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$139,918
Expenses
$120,936
Net Income
$18,982
Net Assets
$58,851
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $111,489
79.7%
Program Services $13,042
9.3%
Investment Income $97
0.1%
Net Fundraising $15,290
10.9%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $70,284
Total Liabilities $11,433
Net Assets $58,851
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Suzanne Behnke (Executive Di) $60,000 $0
Lyle Muller (Director) $10,000 $0
Erin Jordan (President) $0 $0
Heather Spangler (Secretary) $0 $0
Daniel Lathrop (Treasurer) $0 $0
Rose Rennekamp (Director) $0 $0
Jim Malewitz (Director) $0 $0
Alan Swanson (Director) $0 $0
Gunnar Olson (Director) $0 $0
Katelynn Mccullough (Director) $0 $0
Andrew Hall (Director) $0 $0
Steve Ridge (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Aug. 3, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$143,238
Expenses
$136,848
Net Income
$6,390
Net Assets
$39,869
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $105,717
73.8%
Program Services $26,590
18.6%
Investment Income $61
0.0%
Net Fundraising $10,870
7.6%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $39,922
Total Liabilities $53
Net Assets $39,869
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Lyle Muller (Director) $60,667 $0
Suzanne Heseman Behnke (Treasurer) $20,000 $0
Rose Rennekamp (Director) $0 $0
Erin Jordan (President) $0 $0
Jim Malewitz (Director) $0 $0
Daniel Lathrop (Treasurer) $0 $0
Gunnar Olson (Director) $0 $0
Alan Swanson (Director) $0 $0
Katelynn Mccullough (Director) $0 $0
Andrew Hall (Director) $0 $0
Heather Spangler (Secretary) $0 $0
Steve Ridge (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on July 9, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$133,128
Expenses
$134,688
Net Income
-$1,560
Net Assets
$33,479
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $99,478
74.7%
Program Services $27,754
20.8%
Investment Income $44
0.0%
Net Fundraising $5,852
4.4%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $33,603
Total Liabilities $124
Net Assets $33,479
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Lyle Muller (Executive Dir.) $80,000 $0
Rose Rennekamp (Director) $0 $0
Erin Jordan (President) $0 $0
Jim Malewitz (Director) $0 $0
Daniel Lathrop (Treasurer) $0 $0
Mary Ungs Sogaard (Director) $0 $0
Alan Swanson (Director) $0 $0
Lisa Rossi (Director) $0 $0
Stephen J Berry (Director) $0 $0
Andrew Hall (Director) $0 $0
Heather Spangler (Secretary) $0 $0
Steve Ridge (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on May 14, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$122,935
Expenses
$125,312
Net Income
-$2,377
Net Assets
$35,039
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $71,640
58.3%
Program Services $40,479
32.9%
Investment Income $53
0.0%
Net Fundraising $10,763
8.8%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $35,485
Total Liabilities $446
Net Assets $35,039
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Lyle Muller (Executive Dir.) $80,000 $0
John Lohman (Director) $0 $0
Erin Jordan (President) $0 $0
Jim Malewitz (Director) $0 $0
Daniel Lathrop (Director) $0 $0
Mary Ungs Sogaard (Director) $0 $0
Andrew Pritchard (Director) $0 $0
Lisa Rossi (Director) $0 $0
Stephen J Berry (Director) $0 $0
Volha Kanaovich (Director) $0 $0
Andrew Hall (Director) $0 $0
Bob Walker (Treasurer) $0 $0
Heather Spangler (Secretary) $0 $0
Steve Ridge (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on June 11, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$152,307
Expenses
$151,008
Net Income
$1,299
Net Assets
$37,416
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $121,264
79.6%
Program Services $35,961
23.6%
Investment Income $60
0.0%
Net Fundraising -$4,978
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $37,863
Total Liabilities $447
Net Assets $37,416
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Lyle Muller (Executive Dir.) $80,000 $0
John Lohman (Director) $0 $0
Erin Jordan (President) $0 $0
Jim Malewitz (Director) $0 $0
Daniel Lathrop (Director) $0 $0
Mary Ungs Sogaard (Director) $0 $0
Andrew Pritchard (Director) $0 $0
Lisa Rossi (Secretary) $0 $0
Stephen J Berry (Director) $0 $0
Volha Kanaovich (Director) $0 $0
Andrew Hall (Director) $0 $0
Bob Walker (Treasurer) $0 $0
Heather Spangler (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on July 14, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$160,342
Expenses
$176,242
Net Income
-$15,900
Net Assets
$36,117
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $116,679
72.8%
Program Services $48,315
30.1%
Investment Income $85
0.1%
Net Fundraising -$4,737
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $36,599
Total Liabilities $482
Net Assets $36,117
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Lyle Muller (Executive Dir.) $85,694 $0
John Lohman (Director) $0 $0
Erin Jordan (President) $0 $0
Jim Malewitz (Director) $0 $0
Judy Polumbaum (Director) $0 $0
Mary Ungs Sogaard (Director) $0 $0
Andrew Pritchard (Director) $0 $0
Lisa Rossi (Director) $0 $0
Stephen J Berry (Secretary) $0 $0
Volha Kanaovich (Director) $0 $0
Andrew Hall (Director) $0 $0
Bob Walker (Treasurer) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on July 1, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$190,880
Expenses
$191,490
Net Income
-$610
Net Assets
$48,239
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $159,121
83.4%
Program Services $35,030
18.4%
Investment Income $140
0.1%
Net Fundraising -$3,411
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $53,197
Total Liabilities $4,958
Net Assets $48,239
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Lyle Muller (Executive Dir.) $87,591 $0
David Schwartz (Director) $0 $0
Erin Jordan (President) $0 $0
Judy Polumbaum (Director) $0 $0
Mary Ungs Sogaard (Director) $0 $0
Cori Zarek (Director) $0 $0
Stephen J Berry (Secretary) $0 $0
Jason Brummond (Treasurer) $0 $0
Andrew Hall (Director) $0 $0
Bob Walker (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on June 16, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$131,330
Expenses
$149,097
Net Income
-$17,767
Net Assets
$47,843
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $131,323
100.0%
Program Services $1,863
1.4%
Investment Income $216
0.2%
Net Fundraising -$2,072
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $52,910
Total Liabilities $5,067
Net Assets $47,843
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Lyle Muller (Executive Dir.) $87,592 $2,628
David Schwartz (Director) $0 $0
Erin Jordan (President) $0 $0
David Perlmutter (Director) $0 $0
Judy Polumbaum (Director) $0 $0
Mary Ungs Sogaard (Director) $0 $0
Cori Zarek (Director) $0 $0
Richard Tapscott (Vice President) $0 $0
Stephen J Berry (Director) $0 $0
Jason Brummond (Treasurer) $0 $0
Andrew Hall (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on July 15, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$31,205
Expenses
$66,708
Net Income
-$35,503
Net Assets
$65,610
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $28,114
90.1%
Program Services $2,627
8.4%
Investment Income $464
1.5%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $75,132
Total Liabilities $9,522
Net Assets $65,610

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990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$105,835
Expenses
$4,917
Net Income
$100,918
Net Assets
$100,918
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $100,525
95.0%
Program Services $5,160
4.9%
Investment Income $150
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $100,918
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $100,918

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990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

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Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

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Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

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