About Iowa Pork Producers Association
The Iowa Pork Producers Association is focused on educating and providing a leading voice for a sustainable, socially responsible, and globally competitive pork industry.
Focus Areas
Animal careEnvironmental stewardshipCommunity support / food securityYouth scholarships and educationProducer education and trainingEvents and industry promotion
Who They Fund
pork producers and industry organizationsgeneral consumers/public (consumer awareness)agricultural educators and education programsinternational buyers/foreign markets
Funding Style
program support
About Iowa Pork Producers Association
The Iowa Pork Producers Association’s grantmaking is anchored by pork promotion, research, and education, with a 2025 grant of $1,211,000 to National Pork Board for pork promotion and a $687,468 grant to Iowa State University for research. Those awards show a pattern that combines industry messaging with technical work tied to pork production. The association also directs sizable support to Iowa State University Foundation for ag education support and to Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance for project support, indicating attention to both workforce development and environmental topics within the pork sector. Across its recent grants, the association backs organizations that serve producers, students, consumers, and public-facing agriculture programs. The funding mix includes university-based research, industry organizations, and education initiatives, along with support for food, market, and producer-focused work. Scholarships and leadership programs in its active grant programs reinforce that education is a recurring part of its giving, while awards to promotion and foreign marketing groups show that industry visibility and market development are also part of the portfolio. The overall picture is of a funder centered on the pork industry, with grants that connect producer interests to research, education, stewardship, and public awareness.
What Iowa Pork Producers Association Funds
In pork promotion and industry messaging, the association gave $1,211,000 to National Pork Board for pork promotion and $108,600 to US Meat Export Federation for foreign marketing. Those grants tie its work to both domestic consumer awareness and international market development. Education is another visible theme. It awarded $320,000 to Iowa State University Foundation for ag education support and $55,000 to Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation for ag education support, linking classroom and public education efforts to agriculture. It also funded the World Food Prize Foundation with $25,000 for public education programs. Environmental and stewardship-related work appears as well. The association gave $75,000 to Iowa Farm Animal Care Coalition for program support and $35,000 to Iowa Nutrient Research & Education Center for research and education, showing support for producer practices and related research. Its active programs also include scholarships and leadership training for students and pork-industry participants.
How Iowa Pork Producers Association Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.5M
Total Assets
$17.9M
Total Revenue
$10.3M
Total Expenses
$10.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $75K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$75K
Geographic Reach
Regional15 states funded
About 64% of grants go to recipients in IA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
PAT MCGONEGLE
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