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Nonprofit · EIN 42-0335370

IOWA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION

Tax-exempt · DES MOINES, IA 50309

Financials

$3M$2.8M2022$3.4M$3.3M2023$3.3M$3.2M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of IOWA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$3,288,495$3,233,438$55,057$9,978,541$2,110,483$7,868,058
June 30, 2024990$3,370,484$3,283,572$86,912$9,788,800$2,166,995$7,621,805
June 30, 2023990$2,982,152$2,787,591$194,561$8,931,430$1,793,017$7,138,413
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$122,085
Program service revenue
$2,626,032
Investment income
$394,262
Royalties
$97,310
Net rental income
$12,250
Net gain from sales of assets
$184,220
Other revenue
$146,116

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$30,574
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$220,367
Other salaries and wages
$989,591
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,433,783
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$32,450
Occupancy
$217,065
Travel
$52,207
Depreciation
$70,682
Program services (functional)
$2,000,290
Management and general (functional)
$1,233,148

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$9,788,800
Total assets, end of year
$9,978,541
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,110,483
Net assets, end of year
$7,868,058
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,945,564
Publicly traded securities
$5,580,735
Net assets without donor restrictions
$7,868,058
Gross unrelated business income
$4,433
Gross receipts
$4,215,996
Employees
16
Volunteers
600
Year formed
1874
State of legal domicile
IA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DWIGHT DINKLAEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
39$190,498$25,895
HARRY SHIPLEYASSOC. EXECU
Highest-paid employee
38$171,244$18,668
ERIC BIDWELLMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DESHAWNE BIRD-SELLMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
NICHOLAS COOPERMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LISA EPPMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LAURA FOLKERTSMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JENNIFER HARRINGTONMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CORRIN HATALAMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DEBRA HOCKETT-CLARKMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TIMOTHY LIECHTYMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHAEL MAHAFFEYMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STEPHANIE MARETTMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MIKI MCGOVERNMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KATHRYN OVERBERGMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
23 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
DEBORAH PETERSENMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
CYNTHIA RYBOLTMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
KEVIN SANDERMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
LAURA SCHMITTMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
TRAVIS SHEETSMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
PARKER THIRNBECKMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
ANDREW ZIMMERMANMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
CHRISTINA SCHWARTZMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
AMY DAVISMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
ELIZABETH KELLNER-NELSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
ADAM ZENORMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
CARLA HUGHESMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
AMY ROEPKEMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
MATTHEW CRAFTMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
GARY TAYLORMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
STACIE CODRMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
CORI BUTKOWSKIMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
MELVIN SHAWPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
KATHLEEN LAWPRESIDENT-EL
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
STEPHANIE HINZVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
MARY ROSE SHELLEYYLD PRESIDEN
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
MANUEL CORNELLYLD VICE PRE
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
AARON JONESYLD SECRETAR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 43 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DWIGHT DINKLAEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
39$179,723$24,309
HARRY SHIPLEYASSOC. EXECU
Highest-paid employee
38$156,183$17,282
ERIC BIDWELLMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DESHAWNE BIRD-SELLMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHAD BRAKHAHNMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
NICHOLAS COOPERMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JULIE DEGEN-SPRAGUEMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LISA EPPMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LAURA FOLKERTSMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DANIEL FRETHEIMMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JENNIFER HARRINGTONMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CORRIN HATALAMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STEPHANIE HINZMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DEBRA HOCKETT-CLARKMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TIMOTHY LIECHTYMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RICK LYNCHMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KRISTOFER LYONSMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MIKE MAHAFFEYMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STEPHANIE MARETTMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MIKI MCGOVERNMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
WILLIAM MILLERMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOSEPH MOSERMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KATHRYN OVERBERGMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DEBORAH PETERSENMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HEATHER PRENDERGASTMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CYNTHIA RYBOLTMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KEVIN SANDERMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LAURA SCHMITTMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TRAVIS SHEETSMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PARKER THIRNBECKMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOHN WERDENMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANDREW ZIMMERMANMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHRISTINA SCHWARTZMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
AMY DAVISMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ELIZABETH KELLNER-NELSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ADAM ZENORMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CARLA HUGHESMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
IAN RUSSELLPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
15$0$0
MELVIN SHAWPRESIDENT -
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
KATHLEEN LAWVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
DILLON BESSERYLD PRESIDEN
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
MARY ROSE SHELLEYYLD VICE PRE
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
MANUEL CORNELLYLD SECRETAR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 46 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DWIGHT DINKLAEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$189,692$20,518
HARRY SHIPLEYASSOC. EXECU
Highest-paid employee
40$154,709$17,166
ERIC BIDWELLMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DESHAWNE BIRD-SELLMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHAD BRAKHAHNMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARIA BROWNELLMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GILBERT CALDWELLMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
NICHOLAS COOPERMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JULIE DEGAN-SPRAGUEMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LISA EPPMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHRIS EVENMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LAURA FOLKERTSMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DANIEL FRETHEIMMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JENNIFER HARRINGTONMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CORRIN HATALAMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID HELSCHERMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STEPHANIE HINZMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DEBRA HOCKETT-CLARKMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TIMOTHY LIECHTYMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RICK LYNCHMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KRISTOFER LYONSMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MIKE MAHAFFEYMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STEPHANIE MARETTMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MIKI MCGOVERNMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
WILLIAM MILLERMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOSEPH MOSERMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KATHRYN OVERBERGMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BRIDGET PENICKMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DEBORAH PETERSENMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HEATHER PRENDERGASTMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MEGAN ROSENBERGMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CYNTHIA RYBOLTMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MAURA SAILERMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KEVIN SANDERMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LAURA SCHMITTMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TRAVIS SHEETSMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PARKER THIRNBECKMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STACEY WARRENMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOHN WERDENMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANDREW ZIMMERMANMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HENRY HAMILTONPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
15$0$0
IAN RUSSELLPRESIDENT -
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
MELVIN SHAWVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
KYLE FRYYLD PRESIDEN
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
DILLON BESSERYLD PRESIDEN
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
MARY ROSE SHELLEYYLD SECRETAR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
625 E COURT AVE, DES MOINES, IA 50309-2009
In care of
% HARRY SHIPLEY
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
HARRY SHIPLEY
Signed the 990
HARRY SHIPLEY, ASSOC. EXECUTIVE DIR
Phone
(515) 243-3179
Return prepared by
MHCS PC

Mission

ISBA IS A LEADING VOICE AND TRUSTED COLLABORATOR IN HELPING ITS MEMBERS SERVE THEIR CLIENTS, THE PUBLIC, AND THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM THROUGH ENGAGEMENT, ADVANCEMENTS IN LAW, INNOVATION, AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • COMMITTEE AND SECTION EXPENSES - THE ISBA HAS 24 SUBSTANTIVE LAW SECTIONS AND 36 COMMITTEES WITH OVER 600 VOLUNTEER PARTICIPANTS. SECTIONS - A SECTION IS COMPRISED OF LAWYERS WHO PRACTICE IN SIMILAR LEGAL SPECIALTIES. EACH SECTION IS DESIGNED TO OFFER CLOSER ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ATTORNEYS ENGAGED IN SPECIALIZED FIELDS OF LAW, THUS PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, MANY SECTIONS PUBLISH NEWSLETTERS/REPORTS COVERING CURRENT TOPICS, PENDING AND ADOPTED LEGISLATION, AND RECENT UPDATES ON CASES. COMMITTEES - COMMITTEES ARE ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT-ELECT TO CONSIDER MATTERS OF INTEREST TO THE BAR MEMBERSHIP, UPDATE PROFESSIONAL MATERIALS, RECOMMEND CHANGES TO POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, AND STUDY VARIOUS LEGAL ISSUES AFFECTING THE LEGAL PROFESSION AND THE PUBLIC. LAW AND CIVIC EDUCATION - THE "KNOW YOUR CONSTITUTION" COMMITTEE OF THE YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION OF THE IOWA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION OFFERS ONE OF THE BEST AND MOST PUBLICIZED LAW- RELATED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN THE STATE OF IOWA. EACH FALL, A QUIZ WITH 50 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS AND ONE ESSAY QUESTION IS DISTRIBUTED TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ALL OVER THE STATE. AFTER ALL QUIZZES ARE RETURNED TO THE ISBA OFFICE, THE COMMITTEE THEN GRADES THE QUIZZES TO SELECT 100 FINALISTS, ONE FROM EACH HOUSE DISTRICT. APPROXIMATELY 2000 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN THE CONTEST. THE 100 FINALISTS THEN ARE INVITED ALONG WITH THEIR TEACHERS TO AN AWARDS LUNCHEON IN THE DES MOINES AREA. OF THE 100 FINALISTS, 5 ARE CHOSEN AT RANDOM AND AWARDED AN ALL-EXPENSE-PAID TRIP TO WASHINGTON, D.C., FOR THEM AND THEIR TEACHERS. THE MOCK TRIAL PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO OUR LEGAL SYSTEM BY PROVIDING A CHALLENGING, ACADEMIC COMPETITION. THE PROGRAM OFFERS STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PERSONAL GROWTH AND ACHIEVEMENT, EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF RESEARCH, PRESENTATION AND TEAMWORK. IN ADDITION TO TEACHING STUDENTS ABOUT CONTEMPORARY PUBLIC ISSUES AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM, THE PROGRAM ENCOURAGES TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TO DEVELOP LEARNING PARTNERSHIPS WITH PROFESSIONALS FROM THE COMMUNITY. LAWYERS FROM COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT IOWA CONTRIBUTE THEIR TIME AS COACHES AND JUDGES AT THE TOURNAMENTS. JUDGES FROM IOWA'S DISTRICT COURTS ALSO PARTICIPATE. THESE LINKS BETWEEN THE SCHOOLS AND THE LEGAL PROFESSION SHOW STUDENTS THAT THE COMMUNITY IS COMMITTED TO THEIR EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS.
    Expenses $915,114
  • MEMBERSHIP SERVICES - MEMBER SERVICES ARE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE ISBA IN ORDER TO ASSIST MEMBERS IN THE PRACTICE OF LAW. THESE SERVICES RANGE FROM PRACTICE MANUALS, FORMS, TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, AND FREE LEGAL RESEARCH.
    Expenses $489,113
  • CONTINUED LEGAL EDUCATION (CLE) - THE ISBA CLE DEPARTMENT IS DEDICATED TO MEETING THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF ISBA MEMBERS. OVER 40 CLE SEMINARS ARE HELD ANNUALLY. IOWA CLE SEMINARS ARE OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF IOWA, VIA WEBCASTS AND TELECONFERENCE. THEY INCLUDE HALF-DAY, FULL-DAY, MULTI- DAY SESSIONS, TYPICALLY DIVIDED INTO SEGMENTS OF VARIOUS LENGTHS. THE PROGRAMS ADDRESS SUBSTANTIVE AREAS AND LEGAL PROCEDURES, LEGAL ETHICS, ELIMINATION OF BIAS, LAW OFFICE MANAGEMENT, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. IOWA CLE PUBLISHES OUTLINES AND MATERIALS TO ACCOMPANY ITS EDUCATION COURSES, AS WELL AS OTHER BOOKS, PAMPHLETS AND MATERIALS CONTAINING PRACTICE GUIDES, LEGAL FORMS, AND REFERENCE INFORMATION.
    Expenses $348,351
  • LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM - EACH YEAR THE ISBA'S AFFIRMATIVE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM INCLUDES PROPOSALS FOR ENACTMENT BY IOWA'S LEGISLATURE FOR THE BENEFIT OF IOWA'S CITIZENS. FOR EXAMPLE, AFTER EXTENSIVE STUDY THE ASSOCIATION HAS RECOMMENDED ADOPTION AND/OR AMENDMENT OF THE PROBATE CODE, TRUST CODE, COMMERCIAL CODE, AND BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT. IT HAS ALSO BEEN ACTIVE IN STUDIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS PROGRAMS FOR DRUG-ADDICTED, NON-VIOLENT CRIMINAL OFFENDERS; FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN LAWS GOVERNING ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; AND IN PROPOSED LEGISLATION FOR THE MODERNIZATION OF REAL ESTATE RECORDS.
    Expenses $247,712

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
42-0335370
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1953
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$9,978,541
Income (IRS master file)
$4,215,996

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$3,288,495$3,233,438$9,978,541XML
990June 2024$3,370,484$3,283,572$9,788,800XML
990June 2023$2,982,152$2,787,591$8,931,430XML
990June 2022$3,502,271$2,691,184$8,578,235IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 42-0335370).

Questions about IOWA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION

What is the EIN of IOWA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of IOWA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION is 42-0335370.
Is IOWA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1953.
Are donations to IOWA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does IOWA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of IOWA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did IOWA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of IOWA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names HARRY SHIPLEY.
Who are the officers and directors of IOWA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 38 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $190,498 (DWIGHT DINKLA, EXECUTIVE DI).
How much revenue does IOWA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,288,495, expenses of $3,233,438 and total assets of $9,978,541 at year end.

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