Iowa Judges Association
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 510218786
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2012–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Des Moines, IA, USA
- Phone
- 5152433179
- Rating confidence
- Limited
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $57,166
- Expenses
- $52,040
- Assets
- $82,643
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
14 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Judge Jason Besler (President)
- Judge Jeanie Vaudt (Vice-President)
- Judge Shayne Mayer (Past President)
People named in this filing
- Judge Jason Besler (President)
- Judge Jeanie Vaudt (Vice-President)
- Judge Patrick McElyea (Secretary)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
1.To provide programs that will accomplish a better acquaintance, understanding and greater harmony among the judges of Iowa2.To Encourage a united interest in the sound administration of justice3.To study, discuss, and recommend matters of law and procedure that will improve, modernize and expedite the procedure and the administration of justice4.To render all possible aid to the legislative and executive branches of Iowa, and to the Iowa State and American Bar Associations in matters pertaining to the better functioning of courts and administration of justice5.To preserve respect for the law, confidence in the courts, and promote cooperation among the members of the bar.
What it reported doing in 2024
Represents the interests of Iowa Judges in their relationship with the Iowa General Assembly in the matters of Salary, Benefits and retirement plans.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
- Distribution model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.
The verdict
- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 52
- Growth: 0
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: Limited
- Program expense ratio: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 9%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.59; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: -0.5% per year; rating input score 0; 49th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -3% per year; rating input score 0; 29th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 14 people listed
- Consistency: 5 of 5 current checks pass
- Schedules: 1 filed schedules
- Filing history: 12 filing years from 2012 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 59/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.