Food Bank of Iowa

Human services
Des Moines, Iowa
EIN 42-1177880
Tax-exempt since 1982

Firms paid: 3
Fees reported, 2017–2024: $4.3M
Fees reported in 2024: $649K
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $50.8M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2024

$648,699 to 2 fundraisers · $162,027 in professional fundraising fees on the return

Fundraisers Food Bank of Iowa paid in 2024, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
Brad Cecil & AssociatesDirect responseProfessional fundraising consultant	Professional fundraising consultant	$568,329
Kitchen Sink CommunicationsProfessional fundraising consultant	Professional fundraising consultant	$80,370

All firms paid

Fundraisers Food Bank of Iowa reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
Brad Cecil & AssociatesDirect response	2020–2024 · 4 years	$2,119,440
RKD GroupDirect response	2017–2020 · 4 years	$1,758,320
Kitchen Sink Communications	2018–2024 · 6 years	$399,858

Form 990 Snapshot

Food Bank of Iowa's Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2024	$50.8M	$48.0M	$1.2M	$162K
2022	$47.2M	$45.3M	$1.2M	$114K
2021	$34.8M	$33.8M	$940K	$80K
2020	$46.7M	$45.4M	$824K	$100K
2019	$35.9M	$34.4M	$689K	$70K
2018	$26.8M	$25.9M	$617K	—
2017	$19.2M	$18.5M	$497K	—

Fees are what Food Bank of Iowa 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.