Civic Intelligence

Focus on Rural America

EIN 82-1075855 • 501(c)4 • Des Moines, IA

Profile

Advocate for economic policies that benefit rural america

321 E Walnut St Ste 321Des Moines, IA 50309

www.focusonruralamerica.com

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

43rd percentile

-0.8%

Higher net margin than 43% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

97th percentile

$20,000

Higher top officer pay than 97% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 10.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

42nd percentile

-4.6%

Faster asset growth than 42% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

98th percentile

300%

Faster revenue growth than 98% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$32,931

Down $1,605 (-4.6%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$32,931

Down $1,605 (-4.6%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin43rd percentile

Revenue

Up

$199,999

Up $149,999 (+300%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$201,603

Up $140,603 (+230%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

-$1,604

Up $9,396 (+85%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth42nd percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2021: $71,819Net Assets 2021: $71,8192021Assets 2022: $45,539Net Assets 2022: $45,5392022Assets 2023: $34,536Net Assets 2023: $34,5362023Assets 2024: $32,931Net Assets 2024: $32,9312024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$32,931
Liabilities-
Net Assets$32,931
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth98th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2021: $102,486Expenses 2021: $73,551Net Income 2021: $28,9352021Revenue 2022: $75,200Expenses 2022: $101,480Net Income 2022: -$26,2802022Revenue 2023: $50,000Expenses 2023: $61,000Net Income 2023: -$11,0002023Revenue 2024: $199,999Expenses 2024: $201,603Net Income 2024: -$1,6042024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$199,999
Expenses$201,603
Net Income-$1,604
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$32,931
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$32,931
Revenue
$199,999
Expenses
$201,603
Net income
-$1,604
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.33$0.33$2.00$2.02$0.02
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.35$0.35$0.50$0.61$0.11
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.46$0.46$0.75$1.01$0.26
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.72$0.72$1.02$0.74$0.29
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Jun 4, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$199,999
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Advocate for economic policies that benefit rural america

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
POLLING,REASEARCH ACTIVITIES, OP EDS, BREIFED MEDIA AND REPORTERS-$201,603
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay97th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
JEFF LINKDirectorPT$20,000-$20,000
PATTY JUDGEDirectorPT$20,000-$20,000
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Focus on Rural America
EIN
82-1075855
Phone
5152105422
Address
321 E WALNUT ST STE 321, DES MOINES, IA 50309

Signing Officer

Name
Jeff Link
Title
Director
Phone
5152105422
Signed
2025-06-04
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Midwest Financial Consultants Inc
Address
1903 46TH ST, DES MOINES, IA 50310
Preparer
Brian Drevs
Phone
5152774778
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses digital ads 80,000 video productions 1,592 letter campaign 5,000 bank charges 21 refunds -10 total 86,603”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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