Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation: $29.8M Revenue, $20.2M Expenses

Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation earns a C on the efficiency rubric — the median bucket on the NonprofitTruth scale, indicating performance close to the national midpoint across financial reserves, officer compensation, and revenue consistency. Composite score: 57/100.

Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation reported $29.8M in 2024 revenue — a mid-sized nonprofit by U.S. standards. Organizations in this bracket typically operate with a small permanent staff, project-based program structures, and modest reserves. Reserves are the limiting factor: Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation carries relatively few months of operating expenses on its balance sheet, which can leave an organization exposed if a major funding source pauses.

Revenue trend is mildly positive across the five-year filing window — modest growth, consistent with stable funding sources keeping pace with organizational costs. Officer compensation is modest relative to organizational size: Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation reports $365,536 in total compensation for current officers and key employees (Form 990 Part IX, line 5) against $29.8M in revenue. The ratio is well within the bands third-party charity raters consider reasonable at this scale. Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation works in Environment & Animals — environmental, conservation, animal-welfare, and natural-resources programs. The sector spans large international conservation groups and small local land trusts; the financial profile varies accordingly.