About Iowa Corn Promotion Board
Invest funds collected through the Iowa corn checkoff to support research, market development and education that create opportunities for long-term Iowa corn grower profitability.
Focus Areas
Corn researchEthanol and biofuelsBioplastics and industrial corn usesLivestock and feed (DDGS)Exports and international market developmentSoil health and conservationScholarships and student leadership programs
Who They Fund
Iowa corn growerscorn producers/farmersIowa agricultural industry stakeholders
Funding Style
project/program-specific funding
About Iowa Corn Promotion Board
The Iowa Corn Promotion Board channels corn checkoff funds into programs that support research, market development, and education for Iowa corn grower profitability. Its largest recent grant went to the Iowa Corn Growers Association in Johnston for work carrying out Iowa Corn Promotion Board programs, a pattern that appears again in the two prior years on file. That recurring relationship points to a funder that operates through program-specific support rather than a wide open grant portfolio. The board’s work centers on corn production research, market expansion, and new uses for corn. It backs efforts tied to sustainable farming practices, carbon markets, renewable fuel blends, livestock feed improvements, and new corn-based products. It also supports student leadership and scholarship activity connected to agriculture. Across the available record, the board gives locally within Iowa, and all grants in the dataset go to U.S. recipients. The organization’s board includes farmers and industry experts in some investment programs, and its structure is tied to the Iowa corn checkoff rather than individual giving.
What Iowa Corn Promotion Board Funds
In research and production funding, Iowa Corn Promotion Board supports projects aimed at soil and water quality, conservation practices, carbon markets, and production research. The board’s checkoff-funded research investments also extend to new uses for corn, renewable fuel blends, and sustainability-oriented technologies. Market development is another clear focus. Through partner organizations and market programs, the board funds work to expand demand for corn, ethanol, DDGS, and corn-fed products in domestic and international markets. Education shows up through scholarship support. The Future of Agriculture Scholarship program awards $1,000 scholarships to Iowa Corn student members and dependents of ICGA members pursuing agriculture-related degrees. The board also funds investments in bioplastics, industrial corn uses, and livestock feed improvements, all tied to creating demand for corn and corn products.
How Iowa Corn Promotion Board Gives
Typical grant size is large: the 25th percentile is $20,141,245, the median is $20,408,901, and the 75th percentile is $23,924,197. The recent record also shows a repeated annual award to the Iowa Corn Growers Association in 2023, 2024, and 2025, indicating recurring program support rather than one-off giving. Iowa Corn Promotion Board is a programmatic funder tied to the corn checkoff, not a foundation making grants to individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. Some of its active programs accept unsolicited requests, including research and production checkoff funding and scholarship applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$23.7M
Total Assets
$21M
Total Revenue
$23.7M
Total Expenses
$25.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $20.1M and $23.9M, with a median of $20.4M.
25th Percentile
$20.1M
Median
$20.4M
75th Percentile
$23.9M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in IA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
CRAIG FLOSS
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