Planned Parenthood Voters of Iowa

What it reported doing in 2024

Advocates of Iowa staff operated a sophisticated digital program that generated 35,743 website visits, 24 blogs, 1,797 new facebook followers, and 292 new instagram followers. During fy25, 180,021 emails were sent to supporters asking them to take action on behalf of advocates of Iowa. Supporters sent 2,522 emails to their elected officials regarding advocates of Iowa issues.advocates of Iowa staff continued partnerships with allies at the Iowa legislature to advocate for health care access and defend against anti-sexual and reproductive health care policies.the advocates of Iowa staff also educated and mobilized supporters to engage on bills impacting reproductive health during the 2025 Iowa legislative session, including working against personhood bills, anti-sexual and reproductive health propaganda in classrooms, and continued efforts to give taxpayer dollars to deceptive and unregulated crisis pregnancy centers. Advocates of Iowa also supported coalition partners in opposing any changes to the state's civil rights code.during the 2025 legislative session, advocates of Iowa staff engaged over 13,000 supporters through 1:1 meetings, lobby day, and relational organizing. The goal of this work was to activate supporters against harmful bills and advocate for proactive legislation to protectand expand sexual and reproductive healthcare and rights. Iowa volunteers gave their time to help contact their fellow supporters and invite new participants to fight against anti-sexual and reproductive health policy initiatives, and build support for planned parenthood across the state. Advocates of Iowa staff hosted legislative education conversations near the start of session to make the legislative process and current bills more accessible and understandable.advocates of Iowa staff grew our youth and campus organizing program to six college campuses. Young iowans from our planned parenthood generation action campus chapters hosted events to engage their peers, offer sexual and reproductive health education to students, and build community connections. These groups also tabled at local events and attended lobby day at the Iowa capitol.advocates of Iowa grew its presence in the latinx community through expansion of the raiz program, which included dedicated community organizing, increased presence at community events, and bilingual events with partner organizations throughout the year.advocates of Iowa staff collaborated to empower supporters to share their stories on reproductive freedom and bodily autonomy. Advocates of Iowa staff continued to build community by creating volunteer leadership structures in communities across Iowa. They also hosted online and in person trainings and workshops about abortion stigma, sharing stories of personal experiences with access to sexual and reproductive health care, legislative updates, and relational organizing.advocates of Iowa staff organized 25 partner organizations to meet monthly in coalition to build strategic partnerships on shared interests. It was this group's vision to keep building power centered on historically excluded and underrepresented communities while collaborating on defensive strategies. Critical to this work is a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.advocate staff in Iowa spoke regularly with members of the press/media about sexual and reproductive health services and rights. Staff gave press interviews with state and national journalists in response to the Iowa supreme court case decision on the near-total abortion ban via special session, as well as various legislative attempts to weaken sexual and reproductive health in Iowa.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 33.3%; rating input score 33
• Program expense ratio: 28.2%; rating input score 28
• Fundraising efficiency: $17.34 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Missing
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Fail
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -17.9%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.75; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.81; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 13.2%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 7.2% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 9.3% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 23% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings