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Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa

Also known as Everystep

Des Moines, IA · EIN 42-0680446 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa reported $30.4 million in revenue and $32.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $77.57 went to program services, $20.04 to management and general costs and $2.39 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 67.3% of the total. Government grants made up 24.7%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $394,172 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 6% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $33M

For context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $30M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
77.6%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
20.0%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
2.4%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.09$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
30.1%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
24.7%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
67.3%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$394,172$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.20%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
827
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
8.56.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
18 of 1888.9%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$12M expenses · 45.5% of program spending · grants $59,773 · revenue $5.6M

Everystep is dedicated to empowering individuals, supporting families, and strengthening communities through the promotion of health and health-related services, including a number of community health programs focused on the wellbeing of children, mothers, seniors and individuals and families of all types, from birth to the end of life. Hospice of central iowa foundation, dba everystep foundation, provides support for the programs of everystep

$6.2M expenses · 24.4% of program spending · grants $50 · revenue $6.3M

Adult health services: the promotion of health and health-related services, including palliative care, end of life care services, nurse case management services, and home visiting for adults with chronic and acute health issues; a volunteer program providing companionship and assistance with transportation for adults; and providing home health aide assistance. The provision of these services under everystep and everystep foundation are able to combine expertise and resources to operate efficiently, allowing them the ability to offer a stronger continuum of care, from birth to end of life.…

$4.9M expenses · 19.2% of program spending · grants $667 · revenue $5.1M

Family health services: family health services include intensive case management of families at risk for poor outcomes. Services include working with pregnant teens to achieve healthy birth outcomes; nurse family partnership with first-time low-income pregnant and parenting women; home visiting to assess health and human service's needs; providing parent education; making appropriate community referrals for services; completing developmental screenings and providing appropriate follow-up; assisting with a reading program for incarcerated parents; providing and assisting families in completing…

$2.8M all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PRESIDENT & CEO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$368,845$0$25,327$394,172
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$343,707$0$18,536$362,243
CFO (THROUGH 12/24)
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$177,963$0$16,725$194,688
VP OF CLINICAL SERVICES (THRU 1/25)
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$127,308$0$36,572$163,880
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FOUN
Highest compensated employee, 0.00 hrs/week
$137,139$0$16,357$153,496
FINANCE & ACCOUNTING DIREC
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$122,408$0$4,769$127,177
ASST. VP OF CLINICAL SERVICES
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$116,061$0$4,400$120,461
RN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$114,266$0$2,366$116,632

8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $912K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$10M$20M$30M$40MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$30M$33M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$30M$33M77.6%$23M$394,172
FY2024 ⓘ$31M$36M77.7%$24M$366,828
FY2023 ⓘ$31M$36M79.1%$24M$400,466
FY2022 ⓘ$35M$34M79.3%$28M$361,773
FY2021 ⓘ$35M$32M81.2%$31M$349,578
FY2020 ⓘ$29M$29M79.0%$24M$302,779

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b18 · 18 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5441
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6956

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
REHABVISIONS
Contracted therapy services
$816,974
QUALIS MANAGEMENT LLC
Dme management software
$528,084
DBL EAGLE THERAPY SERVICES LLC
Contracted therapy services
$168,218
QCI
Informational technology services
$161,566

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 7 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa reported that 77.6% of its $32.8 million in expenses went to program services, 20.0% to management and general and 2.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $394,172, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa get its money?

Of $30.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 30.1% came from contributions and grants (including 24.7% from government grants) and 67.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 42-0680446 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202630439349300713 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521229349301522 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202420679349301322 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202310129349302456 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202230109349300223 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202033529349300833 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 42-0680446: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.