Des Moines Performing Arts

Civic and community
Des Moines, Iowa
EIN 51-0138181
Tax-exempt since 1981

Firms paid: 5
Fees reported, 2017–2020: $197K
Fees reported in 2020: $48K
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $26.2M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2020

$48,143 to 2 fundraisers

Fundraisers Des Moines Performing Arts paid in 2020, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
Better FundraisingDirect responseFundraising copywriting, design, consultation, and strategy	Fundraising copywriting, design, consultation, and strategy	$38,500
Tedesco and Afflliates LLCDonor data services	Donor data services	$9,643

All firms paid

Fundraisers Des Moines Performing Arts reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
PursuantDirect response	2017–2018 · 2 years	$75,332
Better FundraisingDirect response	2019–2020 · 2 years	$57,750
Harbor Compliance	2017–2019 · 3 years	$42,691
Tedesco and Afflliates LLC	2019–2020 · 2 years	$15,850
B2e Direct Marketing Inc.	2018	$5,006

Form 990 Snapshot

Des Moines Performing Arts's Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2024	$26.2M	$3.9M	$1.2M	—
2023	$22.3M	$3.3M	$1.1M	—
2022	$28.3M	$3.5M	$1.1M	—
2020	$5.3M	$4.9M	$868K	—
2019	$14.0M	$3.2M	$1.1M	$35K
2018	$29.5M	$3.5M	$1.2M	$49K
2017	$19.2M	$3.4M	$1.1M	$65K

Fees are what Des Moines Performing Arts reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.