Manual – General Information

Non Profit Incorporation Information:

Organization is incorporated in the state of Iowa

EIN: 42-1371779

Insurance:

Organization holds insurance through Jester, renewed each year, in September (This is an expense).

Melissa Kauffman, CIC
Account Executive
303 Watson Powell Jr. Way
Des Moines, IA  50309-1724
Email: mkauffman@jesterinsurance.com
Phone: 515-243-2707
Cell: 563-299-3020

Accountant:

(Approximate cost to file 990ez form is $350 yearly)

Robert Knapp
950 Office Park Road, Suite 216
West Des Moines, Iowa 50265
(515) 223-5409
rmk.cpa@dwx.com
Taxes prepared by Reginald (Reg) M. Brown

Membership Categories

• Free Membership: “Paving Stone” (for volunteers and enrolled students, ask to learn more)
• $50 and up: “Front Porch” membership (for families and not-for-profit organizations)
• $100 and up: “Cornice” membership (for businesses and consultants)
• $500 and up: “Cornerstone” membership
• $1,000 and up: “School House” membership
• $5,000 and up: “Skyscraper” membership

Important Downloads from the Old Webpage

On the Board Member Page of preservationiowa.org/

• Board Contact Information
• Board Job Description and Commitment to Serve
• Articles of Incorporation
• Bylaws
• Board Assets March 2009
• 2009 Form 990-EZ
• Instructions for Calendar Item Administration
• Instructions for News Item Administration
• Strategic Planning

List of existing equipment

• Desk-top computer, monitor, keyboard, and mouse
• Laptop computer
• USB drives
• Wireless mouse
• General stationary
• Hard copies of all archived documents
• Electronic copies of all forms drafted and redrafted in 2014

Staffing for Potential Internships:

Purpose: Internships give Preservation Iowa a way to invest in local education by providing professional feedback to college students and promoting and encouraging the continuation of future preservation while developing specific skill sets. Interns provide Preservation Iowa a means to more easily manage and stay up-to-date on all of our online media outlets.

Sources for internships:  drakemediagigs@gmail.com

Job Description: Technical Intern

• Duties: Formatting templates on Vertical Response for various types of communication with members. In addition, organize and identify targeted groups in the email mailing list.
• This communications internship provides the opportunity to prioritize graphically the many modes of communication we provide every quarter to our members, combine these various methods of delivery and present in a tidy package.
• There will be other opportunities during the internship to work on self-identified projects if the intern desires. This position is highly autonomous, and work will be done primarily online.
• Mailing lists needing maintenance: COGS, Main Street, HPC, CLG, Legislators, Active Members, Developers, Interested Friends

Job Description: Communications Intern

• Duties: Must be able to provide at least two hours a week publicizing Preservation Iowa through press, Facebook, twitter, blogging or in how you determine best would suit our organization.

Anyone with experience or interest in the following should apply: marketing, communication, graphic design, advertising, social media skills, blog posting, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Linked In, Calendar, news items, updates

Initiatives

Barns and Farmsteads:  Currently needs a champion

Preservation Iowa board member Rod Scott is a strong advocate for preserving Iowa’s historic barns. His efforts resulted in 2005 being declared as “The Year of The Barn and the Family Farm” by Governor Tom Vilsak, a new question being included on the Census of Agriculture regarding the number of barns built before 1960, and children across the state learning how to survey their local historic barns. Preservation Iowa’s barn survey began in 2005. This county-level survey is a simple photographic/reconnaissance survey that local volunteers can complete with local funds. Learn more about Preservation Iowa’s efforts to preserve the “Prairie Cathedral”.

County Schools: Champion- Bill Sherman

Preservation Iowa board member William Sherman is the organization’s resident expert on county schools and organizes a statewide county school conference each fall, bringing together county school preservationists from across the Midwest. Preservation Iowa is dedicated to preserving this American icon. Be sure to review our County School museum directory and find out more about how you can help preserve one- and two-room county schools in Iowa.

Movie Theaters: Champion- Naura Godar

Preservation Iowa is partnering with the State Historic Preservation Office, Main Street Iowa, and the Iowa Tourism Office to learn more about Iowa’s movie houses and the state’s connections to Hollywood. This will be a multi-year, multi-phase project concentrating primarily on properties built for or associated with the movies before 1970. Check out Preservation Iowa’s movie theater page to see how the project progresses.

Sacred Places: Champion: John Koester, John

Preservation Iowa has been consulting with Partners for Sacred Places on ways to assist disaster-affected sacred places in Cedar Rapids and across the state. Partners for Sacred Places is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to the sound stewardship and active community use of America’s older religious properties. During the summer of 2009, Preservation Iowa enlisted Zak Hingst from Iowa City to help assess flood damage to Cedar Rapids sacred places. Learn about the results of his assessment on our sacred places page.

Disaster Recovery: Champion: Steve Frevert, Rod Scott

During spring and summer 2008, severe weather across Iowa caused substantial damage to Iowa’s historic resources. Since then, Preservation Iowa has been working with the State Historical Society of Iowa, Main Street Iowa, 1,000 Friends of Iowa, the Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation to identify needs and assist historic property owners in all affected areas of the state. This initiative will help Iowans recover from the 2008 disaster and hopefully provide us with the tools to respond better in future disasters. Learn about the work we’ve done thus far on our disaster recovery page.

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