Nonprofit · EIN 42-1020618
IOWA ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
Tax-exempt · WDM, IA 50266
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,000,866 | $988,820 | $12,046 | $418,242 | $93,327 | $324,915 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,208,755 | $1,141,853 | $66,902 | $418,929 | $106,060 | $312,869 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $890,074
- Investment income
- $14,858
- Other revenue
- $95,934
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $101,900
- Other salaries and wages
- $248,950
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $448,789
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $7,989
- Occupancy
- $36,310
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $418,929
- Total assets, end of year
- $418,242
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $93,327
- Net assets, end of year
- $324,915
- Publicly traded securities
- $262,850
- Gross receipts
- $1,000,866
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 101
- Year formed
- 1974
- 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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREW MERTENS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Key employee | 40 | $101,900 | $20,588 |
| JAMIE COOK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BROOKE TIMMER | PRESIDENT-ELECT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANNY CORNELL | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY ANDERSON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLEY BAER | PARLIAMANTARIAN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC TINDAL | SECTION CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN ROTH | SECTION CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY MATTSON | JFA PAC CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY BECK | SECTION CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELINA THOMAS | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK BJORNSTAD | DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYAN GOLDSMITH | DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA JAEGER | DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY LAPOINTE | DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
29 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DARIN LUNECKAS | DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TJ PATTERMANN | DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| EDWARD PRILL | DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH PUDENZ | DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOHN RAUSCH | DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SHAWN SMITH | DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| AL STURGEON | DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SAM WOODEN | DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JILL ZWAGERMAN | DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| STEVEN BALLARD | AT LARGE GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL BIDERMAN | AT LARGE GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ANTHONY BRIBRIESCO | AT LARGE GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SARAH CENTINEO | AT LARGE GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROB CONKLIN | AT LARGE GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHAYCE GILENKE | AT LARGE GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CORY GOURLEY | AT LARGE GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MOLLY HAMILTON | AT LARGE GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SHANNON HENSON | AT LARGE GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| STUART HIGGINS | AT LARGE GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN LONG | AT LARGE GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ERIK LUTHENS | AT LARGE GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DUSTIN MUELLER | AT LARGE GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ANTHONY OLSON | AT LARGE GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| REAGAN SLATER | AT LARGE GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DEAN KEEGAN | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| AMBER HABERL | AAJ GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARC HARDING | AAJ GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BRIAN GALLIGAN | AAJ GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROXANNE CONLIN | AAJ PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 44 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREW MERTENS2123 to 123123 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Key employee | 40 | $88,000 | $11,904 |
| BRAD LINT1-1-23 TO 2-1-2023 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Key employee | 40 | $20,000 | $9,410 |
| ANGELINA THOMAS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMIE COOK | PRESIDENT-ELECT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BROOKE TIMMER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANNY CORNELL | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY ANDERSON | PARLIAMANTARIAN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC TINDAL | SECTION CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN ROTH | SECTION CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY MATTSON | JFA PAC CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY BECK | SECTION CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DEAN KEEGAN | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM WOODEN | DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| AL STURGEON | DISTRIT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLEY BAER | DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN RAUSCH | DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DARIN LUNECKAS | DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK BJORNSTAD | DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNE REED | DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD PRILL | DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL ZWAGERMAN | DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA JAEGER | DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TJ PATTERMANN | DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY LAPOINTE | DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DUSTIN MUELLER | AT LARGE GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHAYCE GLIENKE | AT LARGE GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAWN SMITH | AT LARGE GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MOLLY HAMILTON | AT LARGE GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH PUDENZ | AT LARGE GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB CONKLIN | AT LARGE GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANNON HENSON | AT LARGE GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN LONG | AT LARGE GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STUART HIGGINS | AT LARGE GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH CENTINEO | AT LARGE GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN BALLARD | AT LARGE GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY BRIBRIESCO | AT LARGE GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY OLSON | AT LARGE GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CORY GOURLEY | AT LARGE GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIK LUTHENS | AT LARGE GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| EASHAAN VAJPEYI | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| AMBER HABERL | AAJ GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC HARDING | AAJ GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN GALLIGAN | AAJ GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROXANNE CONLIN | AAJ PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2910 WESTOWN PKWY STE 204, WDM, IA 50266-1332
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ANDREW MERTENS, 2910 WESTOWN PKWY, WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266
- Signed the 990
- ANDREW MERTENS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (515) 280-7366
- Website
- IOWAJUSTICE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Desmond CPA PLC
Mission
EMPOWERING TRIAL LAWYERS TO CHAMPION THE RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE AND SAFEGUARD JUSTICE
Program accomplishments
- THE ASSOCIATION UNDERTAKES STRATEGIC PUBLIC RELATIONS, COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA ADVOCACY ENTERPRISES TO EDCUATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT, AND BUILD PUBLIC APPRECIATION FOR, IOWAS JUSTICE SYSTEMS; AND TO HELP IOWANS UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE AND RELEVANCE OF FAIR AND IMPARTIAL COURTS FOR ALL.
- PLANNING AND ORGANIZATION OF ANNUAL CONVENTION FOR MEMBERS, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR NETWORKING WITH PEERS AND EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS. OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SEMINARS ARE SPONSORED BY THE ASSOCIATION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS TO OBTAIN CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION..
- THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES ADVOCACY FOR ITS MEMBERS BY ACTIVELY LOBBYING MEMBERS OF THE IOWA GENERAL ASSEMBLY DURING EACH ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION. THE ASSOCIATION OPPOSES LEGISLATION THAT WOULD LIMIT LIABILITY OR WRONGDOERS, WORKS TO EXTEND RIGHTS TO IOWANS WHO ARE DENIED APPROPRIATE ACCESS TO OUR JUSTICE SYSTEMS, AND ADVOCATES THE REMOVAL OF LITIGATION BARRIERS THAT UNDULY BURDEN IOWANS WHO ARE PURSUING JUSTICE IN THE COURTS.
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 42-1020618
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1975
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $418,242
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,000,866
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,000,866 | $988,820 | $418,242 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,208,755 | $1,141,853 | $418,929 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,061,531 | $1,031,987 | $376,204 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 42-1020618).
Questions about IOWA ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
- What is the EIN of IOWA ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of IOWA ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE is 42-1020618.
- Is IOWA ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1975.
- Are donations to IOWA ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does IOWA ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE 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 ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did IOWA ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of IOWA ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ANDREW MERTENS.
- Who are the officers and directors of IOWA ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 44 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $101,900 (ANDREW MERTENS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does IOWA ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,000,866, expenses of $988,820 and total assets of $418,242 at year end.
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