Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund
Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund's network
10 peoplei10 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
10 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherie Mortice | President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Dartanyan Brown | Vice President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Evan Burger | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Glenn Hurst | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Julia Rendon | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Julie Duhn | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Keith Kuper | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Kim Hagemann | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Stephen Tews | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Tom Mohan | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Elisabeth Whelan | Executive Director | since 2023 |
| Hugh Espey | Executive Director (Through March) | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elisabeth Whelan | Executive Director | 10.09 | $15k | $1k | |
| Cherie Mortice | President | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Dartanyan Brown | Vice President | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Keith Kuper | Treasurer | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Kim Hagemann | Secretary | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Julia Rendon | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Julie Duhn | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Glenn Hurst | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Nancy Goodman | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Barb Kalbach | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Peggy Fitch | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Nancy Huisinga | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Stephen Tews | Director (End July 2025) | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Tom Mohan | Director (End July 2025) | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Evan Burger | Director (End July 2025) | 0.5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund
- EIN
- 453279620
- Address
- 2001 Forest Ave # 2005, Des Moines, IA, 50311-3229
- State
- Iowa
- Mission
- The mission of iowa citizens for community improvement action fund is to build economic, racial, and environmental justice and grassroots democracy through community organizing, education, advocacy, and electoral politics in iowa and across the country. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- K05 Food, agriculture and nutrition
- IRS classification
- 501(c)04 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2011
- Principal officer
- Elisabeth Whelan (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 2012
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJulia Rendon
≥7years on the filingsCherie Mortice
≥7years on the filingsJulie Duhn
≥7years on the filingsKeith Kuper
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.2m
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $224k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 93
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 | $388k | $325k | $63k |
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 Citizens For Community Improvement Action Fund 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
- 16 September 2011
- Registered agent
- Elisabeth Whelan (city and state not held)