Welcome to the INRC

The Larned A. Waterman Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center is in the process of developing a new website which will combine INRC resources with the Iowa Grants Guide. On the Iowa Grants Guide page, a link to the original database is provided and will be active until the new version is ready for users. A listing of our publications which can be purchased or downloaded is also once again available.

The INRC strives to help Iowa’s charitable nonprofit organizations become more effective in building their communities. We appreciate your patience as we retool our information and resources. In the meantime, feel free to contact us with your comments and suggestions.

Training and Workshops

A half-day workshop on the new Application for Exemption IRS form 1023-EZ will be offered on Saturday, February 21, 2015 on the University of Iowa campus. The session will be conducted by INRC Director Richard Koontz from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Click here for more information and a registration form.

The Nonprofit Association of the Midlands is offering a series of workshops on aspects of accounting, grant budgets, assets, expenses and related topics through February. The series is called Dirty, Sexy Money. More.

Recent Reports

The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report (GAO-15-164) in late December 2014 on IRS oversight of tax-exempt organizations. The study was done in light of reductions in the IRS budget and resulting concerns about the agency’s ability to provide adequate oversight of charitable organizations. The documentation studied and the GAO’s recommendations in this pdf of the report.

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) issued a report on July 3, 2014 entitled Some Tax Exempt Organizations Have Substantial Delinquent Payroll Taxes. TIGTA carried out a review to determine the extent of unpaid payroll taxes and what has been done to address it. Read the full report.