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IOWA STATE FAIR FOUNDATION

EIN: 42-1376689Des Moines, IAZIP: 50317
N520 - Recreation & Sports501(c)(3)

Mission

Raise funds for renovation and preservation of the historic Iowa State Fairgrounds by soliciting gifts, donations, bequests and grants to help finance infrastructure projects to guarantee the Fair continues to be Iowa's great celebration, a salute to the state's best in ag, industry, entertainment and achievement.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2023$14.8M$0$26.3M
2022$5.3M$0$22.7M
2020$3.6M$0$11.2M

Compensation

2023

Peter Cownie
$235,193
$3,440
$0
$281,380
Robin Taylor
$91,949
$1,234
$0
$114,629
Darwin Gaudian
$0
$0
$0
$0
Jeremy Parson
$0
$0
$0
$0
Randy Brown
$0
$0
$0
$0
Alan Brown
$0
$0
$0
$0
CW Thomas
$0
$0
$0
$0
Kim Reynolds
$0
$0
$0
$0
Jo Reynolds
$0
$0
$0
$0
Tennie Carlson
$0
$0
$0
$0
Gary McConnel
$0
$0
$0
$0
John Harms
$0
$0
$0
$0
VerDon Schmidt
$0
$0
$0
$0
Gary Van Aernam
$0
$0
$0
$0
Curtis Claeys
$0
$0
$0
$0

2022

Peter Cownie
$219,172
$4,028
$0
$264,052
Robin Taylor
$86,853
$0
$0
$118,015
Randy Brown
$0
$0
$0
$0
Gary Van Aernam
$0
$0
$0
$0
Curtis Claeys
$0
$0
$0
$0
CW Thomas
$0
$0
$0
$0
Alan Brown
$0
$0
$0
$0
Darwin Gaudian
$0
$0
$0
$0
Gary McConnel
$0
$0
$0
$0
Kim Reynolds
$0
$0
$0
$0
Jo Reynolds
$0
$0
$0
$0
John Harms
$0
$0
$0
$0
Jeremy Parson
$0
$0
$0
$0
Deb Zumbach
$0
$0
$0
$0
Tennie Carlson
$0
$0
$0
$0
VerDon Schmidt
$0
$0
$0
$0

2020

Peter Cownie
$190,933
$0
$3,586
$230,315
Curtis Claeys
$0
$0
$0
$0
John Harms
$0
$0
$0
$0
Deb Zumbach
$0
$0
$0
$0
Randy Brown
$0
$0
$0
$0
Jerry Parkin
$0
$0
$0
$0
CW Thomas
$0
$0
$0
$0
Gary Van Aernam
$0
$0
$0
$0
Kim Reynolds
$0
$0
$0
$0
Gary Slater
$0
$0
$0
$0
Dave Hoffman
$0
$0
$0
$0
Tennie Carlson
$0
$0
$0
$0
Darwin Gaudian
$0
$0
$0
$0
Alan Brown
$0
$0
$0
$0
Gary McConnel
$0
$0
$0
$0

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