Iowa Civil Justice Foundation
Donations deductibleIowa Civil Justice Foundation's network
13 people7 organisationsi13 people and 7 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (12) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
13 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Mertens | Executive Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Anthony Bribriesco | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Brooke Timmer | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Danny Cornell | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Eric Bair | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jamie Cook | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Janece Valentine | Vice President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jenna Cruise | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Madison Fiedler-Carlson | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Rob Conklin | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Saffin Parrish-Sams | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Thomas Wertz | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Timothy Semelroth (also filed as TIM Semelroth) | Secretary/Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Brad Lint | Executive Di | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Mertens | Executive Director | 40 | $102k | $21k | |
| Thomas Wertz | President | 1.5 | $0 | ||
| Janece Valentine | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tim Semelroth | Secretary/Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Eric Bair | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Saffin Parrish-Sams | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Jamie Cook | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Anthony Bribriesco | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Jenna Cruise | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Rob Conklin | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Brooke Timmer | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Madison Fiedler-Carlson | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Danny Cornell | Director | 0.5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Iowa Civil Justice Foundation
- EIN
- 421503667
- Address
- 2910 Westown Pkwy, West Des Moines, IA, 50266-1308
- State
- Iowa
- Mission
- Programs & activities that inform and educate about americas justice system (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B60 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2000
- Principal officer
- Andrew Mertens (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 2000
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsThomas Wertz
≥8years on the filingsTimothy Semelroth
≥7years on the filingsAnthony Bribriesco
≥4years on the filingsJamie Cook
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.5m
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $135k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $2k
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 12
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $158k | $94k | $64k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Iowa Civil Justice Foundation likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Iowa Secretary of State, active business entities (data.iowa.gov ez5t-3qay). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Iowa Secretary of State. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Iowa
- Entity type
- Revised Domestic Non-Profit
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 14 February 2000
- Registered agent
- Andrew Mertens (city and state not held)