Nonprofit screen
Screen a listScience Center of Iowa
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Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$7.1Mrevenue
FY2025 · −34% in 3 yrs106staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−4.9%
Months of reserve17.8mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+0.5%
Middle half of peersMedianScience Center of Iowa
Where the money goes FY2025 · $7.4M spent
Programs$5.8M78%Management and general$1.1M15%Fundraising$476k6%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
Government grants fell 86% in FY2023
$2.1M in FY2022, $295k in FY2023.
990 Part VIIIDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$22k in FY2024 and −$344k in FY2025. Cash covers 17.8 months, above the peer median of 3.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Strong governance
19 of 19 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VI54funders
$2.0Ma year, last 3 years
25%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Bravo Greater Des Moines IncEvery year since FY2017$505k$390k$390k$400k$280k$410k$295kJohn Ruan Foundation TrustSince FY2021$5k$1.5M$10kEdwin T Meredith FoundationEvery year since FY2017$75k$75k$75k$75k$275k$275k$275kThomas & Linda Koehn FoundationOn and off$752kGolf Charitable Foundation of Greater Des MoinesStopped after FY2022$110k$110k$100k–Fred Maytag Family FoundationEvery year since FY2017$25k$30k$30k$30k$30k$35k$35kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$63k$57k$455k$735k$554k$491k$121k38 other fundersUp to $200k a year each$92k$118k$186k$86k$53k$115k$312k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped