Program areas at Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation
Agriculture in the classroom - conducted educational programs including teacher professional development, classroom presentations, community outreach events, volunteer training, curricula development for teachers and student publication development. Teacher professional development workshops give teachers the skills, tools, and background to be able to teach Agriculture in the classroom. Ialf offers online graduate level courses and presentations at teacher conferences like the social studies conference, science conference, talented and gifted conference, and reading conference. Stem festivals held throughout Iowa connect with students to do hands on programming in Agriculture. Ialf has a presence at the Iowa state fair and many county fairs.ialf produces classroom programs and presentations on demand like the 'journey 2050' program that teaches sustainable Agriculture in a fun online gaming platform. Agriculture in classroom programs have impacted more than 304,000 students across Iowa. More than 3,100 teachers have been trained to incorporate Agriculture into their classroom curriculum. Nearly 900 volunteers have been trained and regularly help conduct Agriculture in the classroom programming. There are more than 180 lesson plans for grades pk-12 on the ialf website connecting Agriculture to a variety of subjects. Ialf produces a series of student reader magazines like Iowa ag today which is produced to highlight 4th and 7th grade reading level and is distributed to 1,800 classrooms across Iowa. Spanish versions are also available. The my family's farm book series is published to showcase a 3rd grade reading level and tell the story of modern contemporary farms. The farmchat program engages students in virtual field trips to farms and agribusinesses.
Grants made by Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation
Who funds Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Kelly Foss | Executive Director | $0 | 2023-09-12 |
Will Fett | Past Executive Director | $109,014 | 2022-10-31 |
Ronnette Vondrak | Secretary and Treasurer | $0 | 2022-10-31 |
Breanna Wagner | President / Director | $0 | 2022-10-31 |
Casey Anderson | Vice President / Director | $0 | 2022-10-31 |
...and 1 more key personnel |
Financials for Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation
Revenues | FYE 10/2022 | FYE 10/2021 | % Change |
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Total grants, contributions, etc. | $584,344 | $959,152 | -39.1% |
Program services | $0 | $0 | - |
Investment income and dividends | $1,551 | $3,413 | -54.6% |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
Miscellaneous revenues | $10,592 | $150 | 6961.3% |
Total revenues | $596,487 | $962,715 | -38% |
Organizations like Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation
Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
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Freedmen Heirs Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Germantown, MD | $199,484 |
National Farmers Union Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Washington, DC | $1,287,805 |
Minnesota Agricultural Water Resources Center | 501(c)(3) | Eagan, MN | $581,092 |
Agsafe | 501(c)(3) | Modesto, CA | $1,447,003 |
San Diego Food System Alliance | 501(c)(3) | San Diego, CA | $1,160,030 |
Ideagarden Institute Incorporated | 501(c)(3) | Healdsburg, CA | $814,788 |
Colorado Farm and Food Alliance | 501(c)(3) | Paonia, CO | $166,456 |
Womens Environmental Institute at Amador Hill | 501(c)(3) | North Branch, MN | $394,835 |
Colorado Foundation for Agriculture Colorado Agriculture in the Classroom | 501(c)(3) | Westminster, CO | $234,795 |
Envision Greater Fond du Lac Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Fond Du Lac, WI | $524,036 |
Data update history
October 28, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
October 27, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
August 14, 2022
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsFood and nutrition programsCharities
Issues
EducationHuman servicesFood and nutrition
Characteristics
State / local levelCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsNo full-time employees
General information
- Address
- PO Box 14458
- Des Moines, IA 50306
- County
- Polk County, IA
- Website URL
- iowaagliteracy.org/Â
- Phone
- (515) 331-4182
IRS details
- EIN
- 31-1672416
- Fiscal year end
- October
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2014
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- K01: Food, Agriculture and Nutrition Alliances and Advocacy
- NAICS code, primary
- 813211: Grantmaking Foundations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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