IOWA FOOD BANK ASSOCIATION

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2009

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

KATIE SORRELL

Phone

3193615483

Tax Period

2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

IOWA FOOD BANK ASSOCIATION, founded in 2009, is a small nonprofit in the Food, Agriculture & Nutrition sector that reported $549K in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue fell 27% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring. Expenses of $701K exceeded revenue, resulting in a 28% operating deficit.

Mission

TO SUPPORT THE FEEDING AMERICA FOOD BANKS AND THEIR AFFILIATES SERVING IOWA IN THEIR WORK TO ENSURE THAT SUFFICIENT FOOD IS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $461,964 Revenue: $110,000

SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP). SNAP OUTREACH AND HOTLINE TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS, BUT DUE TO LACK OF ACCESS AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROGRAM MANY INDIVIDUALS DO NOT APPLY TO RECEIVE...

SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP). SNAP OUTREACH AND HOTLINE TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS, BUT DUE TO LACK OF ACCESS AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROGRAM MANY INDIVIDUALS DO NOT APPLY TO RECEIVE BENEFITS. DURING THE YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION ASSISTED WITH 12,046 SNAP APPLICATIONS THROUGH THE IFBA HOTLINE AND OUTREACH SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE STATE. THIS EXCEEDED THE IFBA GOAL AND PREVIOUS YEARS NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED. THE HOTLINE WAS EXCEPTIONALLY BUSY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SNAP OUTREACH TOOLKIT WAS PRODUCED AND SHARED ACROSS IOWA TO HELP PARTNERS PROVIDE SNAP APPLICATION ACCESS TO NEIGHBORS. IFBA EDUCATED LEGISLATURE TO ENSURE SNAP ACCESS FOR IOWANS IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE. IFBA SNAP ADVOCACY WORK INCLUDED EDUCATION AND AWARENESS OF CHALLENGES SNAP ELIGIBILTY AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS PROPOSED. IFBA ALSO SUPPORTED DOUBLE UP FOOD BUCKS TO HELP INCREASE FUNDS FOR SNAP PARTICIPANTS TO INCREASE AMOUNT OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES THEY CAN PURCHASE. IFBA ADVOCATED FOR ALLOCATION OF LEGISLATIVE FUNDS FOR FOOD BANKS TO PARTICIPATE IN CHOOSE IOWA (FOOD BANKS MATCHED FUNDS ALLOCATED TO PURCHASE LOCAL FOOD IN CHOOSE IOWA). IFBA CONTINUED WORK WITH ALL MEMBER FOOD BANKS AS WELL AS IVRCD AND IDALS TO ENSURE THE USDA GRANT IN IOWA, LOCAL FOOD PRODUCT PROGRAM LAUNCHED EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY IN IOWA.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $433,566

Program Service Revenue $110,000

Investment Income $5,891

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $549,457

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $94,775

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $461,964

Other Expenses $606,122

TOTAL EXPENSES $700,897

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$549,457	$749,057	-0.3%
Expenses	$700,897	$1,040,507	-0.3%
Net Income	$-151,440	$-291,450	-0.5%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✓ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

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Liquidity & Cash Position

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✓ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$85,177

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
KIM GUARDADO	CHAIR	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
BARB PRATHER	VICE CHAIR	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
JACOB WANDERSCHEID	TREASURER/SECRETARY	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
BRIAN BARKS	BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
CHRIS FORD	BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
TAMI NIELSEN	BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
MICHELLE BOOK	BOARD MEMBER (END 12/2024)	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
LINDA GORKOW	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (END 11/2025)	40.00	Officer	$85,177	$0	$85,177

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$549,457	$700,897	$418,052	$-151,440
2024	$749,057	$1,040,507	$512,053	$-291,450
2023	$1,237,177	$750,757	$811,577	$486,420
2022	$580,338	$565,953	$392,519	$14,385
2021	$7,378,627	$7,402,709	$326,466	$-24,082
2020	$1,165,929	$1,113,945	$717,662	$51,984
2019	$326,223	$315,361	$218,276	$10,862
2018	$370,860	$381,042	$217,531	$-10,182