Nonprofit · EIN 45-4058376
FEED IOWA FIRST
Tax-exempt · CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52401
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $482,862 | $447,440 | $35,422 | $932,303 | $0 | $932,303 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $449,095 | $385,372 | $63,723 | $894,361 | $5,086 | $889,275 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $504,265 | $284,130 | $220,135 | $824,036 | $4,054 | $819,982 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $463,077
- of which government grants
- $126,405
- Program service revenue
- $7,114
- Investment income
- $12,850
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$4,189
- Other revenue
- -$179
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $83,580
- Other salaries and wages
- $185,700
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $298,929
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $35,310
- Travel
- $471
- Depreciation
- $29,345
- Program services (functional)
- $313,276
- Management and general (functional)
- $91,774
- Fundraising (functional)
- $42,390
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $894,361
- Total assets, end of year
- $932,303
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $932,303
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $181,807
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $827,391
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $104,912
- Gross receipts
- $487,051
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 145
- Year formed
- 2011
- 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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOSTEN JODY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $79,260 | $4,320 |
| ANDERSON SABRINA | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| RAFTERY ERIN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARK JOE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BLACK ASHLEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BIRNBAUM DAVID | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOPP DORA LEFT OCT 2025 | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FELTON AMANDA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELLOY JANE LEFT NOV 2025 | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MCGRANE MATT LEFT DEC 2025 | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARDS LYNETTE LEFT NOV 2025 | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WELLS ANNIE LEFT SEPT 2025 | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RENSHAW EMMALY LEFT JULY 2024 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $48,990 | $170 |
| JOSTEN JODY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $34,500 | $110 |
| MCGRANE MATT | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDERSON SABRINA | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARK JOE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARDS LYNETTE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BOPP DORA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BIRNBAUM DAVID | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BLACK ASHLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FELTON AMANDA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HLAVACEK ANNE LEFT DEC 2024 | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOWDER PHIL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MCGRATH EMILY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MELLOY JANE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAFTERY ERIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RIGDON CASEY LEFT DEC 2024 | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WELLS ANNIE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RENSHAW EMMALY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $62,192 |
| MCGRANE MATT | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ANDERSON SABRINA | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| CLARK JOE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARDS LYNETTE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BOPP DORA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BURNS KEVIN RESIGNED 82023 | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| FENTON AMANDA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HLAVACEK ANNE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LOWDER PHIL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELLOY JANE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETRZELKA EMILY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RAFTERY ERIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RIGDON CASEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| VINT LAURA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WELLS ANNIE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1506 10TH ST SE, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52401-2615
- Mailing address (990-N for 2013)
- 1622 42nd Street, Cedar Rapids IA 52402
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ALORA KRAUS, 1506 10TH STREET SE, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52401
- Principal officer (990-N for 2013)
- Sonia Kendrick, 1622 42nd Street, Cedar Rapids IA 52402
- Signed the 990
- ALORA KRAUS, INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (319) 775-0149
- Website
- www.feediowa1st.org
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
TO COMBAT FOOD INSECURITY TODAY AND TOMORROW BY GROWING FOOD AND FARMERS.
Program accomplishments
- GROW, SHARE, NOURISH IS A GRASSROOTS PROGRAM ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY. WE GROW PRODUCE IN TWO WAYS. FIRST, FEED IOWA FIRST MANAGES WANATEE FARM, AN 11-ACRE, CHEMICAL FREE FARM IN MARION. SECOND, WE TEND TO URBAN FIELDS, SECURED THROUGH COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, AND CORPORATIONS TO TRANSFORM THEIR UNDERUTILIZED LAND INTO PRODUCTIVE FARMLAND. WE THEN DISTRIBUTE VEGETABLES IN TWO WAYS: DIRECTLY TO PANTRIES AND THROUGH OUR MOBILE PANTRY, THE VEGGIE VAN. WE WORK WITH OVER 37 PANTRIES, DIRECTLY DISTRIBUTING PRODUCE CATERED TO THE DESIRES OF THE POPULATIONS THEY SERVE. VEGETABLE PRODUCTION WANATEE:FEED IOWA FIRST MANAGES AN 11-ACRE FARM IN MARION. HERE WE ENGAGES OVER 100 LOCAL VOLUNTEERS ANNUALLY TO CULTIVATE FRESH PRODUCE, IN TOTAL YIELDING 10,000-15,000 POUNDS OF PRODUCE ANNUALLY. WE PARTNER WITH LINN COUNTY CONSERVATION ON A 20-YEAR LAND LEASE, WHICH HAS ALLOWED THE INVESTMENT IN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS. VEGETABLE PRODUCTION URBAN FIELDS: FEED IOWA FIRST MANAGES 9 URBAN FIELDS. PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TEND, WATER, WEED, AND HARVEST PRODUCE, WHICH IS THEN DISTRIBUTED TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. FEED IOWA FIRST WILL PURCHASE AND PLANT SEEDS, TILL, HARVEST, AND PROVIDE OTHER ESSENTIAL FIELD SERVICE MAINTENANCE SERVICES TO PARTNERS.DISTRIBUTION: WE DISTRIBUTE BETWEEN 30,000-45,000 POUNDS OF PRODUCE ANNUALLY, THROUGH VEGETABLE PRODUCTION AT WANATEE FARM, URBAN FIELDS, AND VEGETABLE DONATION. ALL PRODUCE GROWN OR DONATED THROUGH GROW SHARE NOURISH IS DISTRIBUTED TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR FREE. THIS PROGRAM SEEKS TO INCREASE FOOD SECURITY BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO NUTRIENT-DENSE PRODUCE AT NO COST TO ANY FAMILY IN NEED. WE DO NOT REQUIRE PAPERWORK OR ID, CREATING LOW BARRIERS FOR PARTICIPATION IN OUR PROGRAM. WE WORK WITH OVER 37 PANTRY PARTNERS, INCLUDING APARTMENT COMPLEXES, LOW-INCOME HEALTH CLINICS, FOOD PANTRIES, SCHOOL PANTRIES, AND 24-HOURS ACCESS TO COMMUNITY FRIDGES. THROUGH HIS MODEL FEED IOWA FIRST IS THE ONLY PROGRAM PROVIDING CONSISTENT VEGETABLES TO FOOD PANTRIES AND FAMILIES IN NEED THROUGHOUT THE SEASON PROVIDING HEALTH EQUITY THROUGH FOOD. VEGETABLE DONATION:FEED IOWA FIRST PARTNERS WITH SEVERAL COMMERCIAL FARMERS TO REDIRECT EXCESS PRODUCE TO LINN COUNTY RESIDENTS THAT LACK ACCESS TO FRESH LOCALLY GROWN AND CHEMICAL-FREE PRODUCE. OUR DONATED PRODUCE DOES NOT ORIGINATE FROM SUPERMARKETS WHERE THE PRODUCE MAY ALREADY BE PASSED THE 'BEST BEFORE' DATE. FEED IOWA FIRST WILL ACCEPT DONATIONS FROM ANY GROWER OF PRODUCE IN LINN COUNTY OR SURROUNDING AREAS. VEGGIERX :VEGGIE RX IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH A LOCAL FREE CLINIC WHICH OFFERS VEGETABLES FOR DIABETIC PATIENTS AT THE CLINIC, AS PART OF A TREATMENT PROGRAMTHE VEGGIERX PROGRAM SEEKS TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR UNDERSERVED DIABETICS IN LINN COUNTY EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY. THE VEGGIERX PROGRAM OFFERS A PERSONALLY AND MEDICALLY TAILORED WEEKLY PRODUCE PICKUP FOR UNDERSERVED DIABETICS. VEGGIERX WILL ALLOW ACCESS TO CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE FOOD THAT PATIENTS KNOW HOW TO COOK AND ENJOY EATING. THE PROGRAM WILL RUN FOR A MINIMUM OF 12 WEEKS, PROVIDING REGULAR VEGETABLE DISTRIBUTION AS A HEALTH INTERVENTION.Expenses $200,610 · revenue $3,980
- EQUITABLE LAND ACCESS (ELA):EQUITABLE LAND ACCESS IS A PROGRAM THAT CONNECTS LANDLESS INDIVIDUALS WITH AGRICULTURAL BACKGROUNDS TO FERTILE LAND AND RESOURCES TO GROW CHEMICAL-FREE, CULTURALLY RELEVANT PRODUCE. ULTIMATELY, THE PROGRAM AIMS TO LOWER THE BARRIER OF ENTRY TO FARMING, DEMOCRATIZE LAND ACCESS, CREATE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY IN OUR LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM. IT IS SPLIT INTO TWO BRANCHES: THE FARM BUSINESS INCUBATOR AND COMMUNITY AGRICULTURE, EACH WITH ITS OWN OBJECTIVES.BUSINESS INCUBATOR: THE FARM BUSINESS INCUBATOR IS A THREE-YEAR PROGRAM SUPPORTING UNDERSERVED FARMERS WITH AFFORDABLE LAND ACCESS AT WANATEE FARM, SHARED INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT, STARTUP MATERIALS, AND CONNECTIONS TO BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND FARMING RESOURCES. OUR GOAL IS TO HELP OUR CLIENTS ESTABLISH FARMING AS A PRIMARY SOURCE OF INCOME. WE PARTNER WITH FOOD RETAILERS AND DISTRIBUTORS, SUCH AS FIELD TO FAMILY FOOD HUB, TO CREATE MARKET ACCESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMERGING FARMERS. WE ALSO PARTNER WITH EMERGING FARMER RESOURCE HUBS (E.G., PRACTICAL FARMERS OF IOWA), LAND NAVIGATORS (E.G., SILT), AND BANKING AND FINANCING INSTITUTIONS (E.G., CRBT AND KIVA LOAN PROGRAMS) TO ESTABLISH A NETWORK OF RESOURCES FOR OUR CLIENTS. COMMUNITY AG :THE COMMUNITY AGRICULTURE SUBPROGRAM PARTNERS WITH BUSINESSES, PLACES OF FAITH, AND PRIVATE LANDOWNERS TO PLACE LAND-INSECURE GARDENERS ON URBAN LAND TO GROW PRODUCE FOR THEMSELVES, TO SHARE, OR TO SELL. CLIENTS IN THE COMMUNITY AGRICULTURE PROGRAM OFTEN SELL PRODUCE TO MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITY, OFFERING THEM A SUPPLEMENTAL SOURCE OF INCOME. THE SUBPROGRAM ALSO ACTS AS AN "ON-RAMP" TO THE INCUBATORSOME CLIENTS HONING THEIR FARMING SKILLS IN THIS PROGRAM HAVE ADVANCED TO JOIN THE FARM BUSINESS INCUBATOR.Expenses $112,666 · revenue $3,142
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 | 990 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
- 45-4058376
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2013
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Food, agriculture and nutrition (K25)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $932,303
- Income (IRS master file)
- $487,051
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $482,862 | $447,440 | $932,303 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $449,095 | $385,372 | $894,361 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $504,265 | $284,130 | $824,036 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $428,958 | $285,668 | $602,576 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2013 Officer: Sonia Kendrick | December 31, 2013 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 45-4058376).
Questions about FEED IOWA FIRST
- What is the EIN of FEED IOWA FIRST?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FEED IOWA FIRST is 45-4058376.
- Is FEED IOWA FIRST tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2013.
- Are donations to FEED IOWA FIRST tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FEED IOWA FIRST 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 FEED IOWA FIRST due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FEED IOWA FIRST last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FEED IOWA FIRST?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ALORA KRAUS.
- Who are the officers and directors of FEED IOWA FIRST?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $79,260 (JOSTEN JODY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does FEED IOWA FIRST have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $482,862, expenses of $447,440 and total assets of $932,303 at year end.
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