Proteus

Not to be confused with Proteus Fund, a pass-through funding nonprofit

At-A-Glance

Location: Des Moines, IA View on map
Tax ID: 42-1186501
Most Recent Filing: 2025
Budget (2025): Assets: $2,499,029 Revenue: $6,373,360 Expenses: $6,152,941

Proteus is an Iowa-based nonprofit organization which provides migrant farm workers with health care, job training, and education.

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2025 $2,499,029 $6,373,360 $6,152,941 View
2024 $2,418,904 $7,036,981 $6,834,965 View
2023 $2,241,027 $6,471,645 $6,437,599 View
2022 $1,622,800 $6,779,811 $6,503,802 View
2021 $1,359,202 $6,864,690 $6,755,903 View

Prior year filings: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

Revenue Detail

Expenses Detail

Employee Compensation

  • Number of Employees: 79

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
Daniel ZinnelCEO$197,183
Carla BesteCFO$171,104

Grant Activity

All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $16,881,487
  • Number of Grants: 65
  • Number of Funders: 23

Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$750,0002020 The Chicago Community TrustTO SUPPORT CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR MEAT PROCESSING AND AGRICULTURAL WORKERS, AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$562,2652020 United States Health Resources & Services AdministrationHealth center coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security (cares) act funding
$75,0002022 The Principal Financial Group Foundation Inc2022 Grant
$75,0002020 Community Foundation of Greater Des MoinesFUNDING TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE CENTRAL IOWA IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUND
$75,0002020 The Harold W Siebens Charitable Foundation IncIOWA IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUND
$54,4162020 United States Health Resources & Services AdministrationFy 2020 coronavirus supplemental funding for health centers
$50,0002020 Community Foundation of Greater Des MoinesGRANT DISTRIBUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE CENTRAL IOWA IMMIGRANT SUPPORT FUND – WELL BEING AND HEALTH
$50,0002020 Community Foundation of Greater Des MoinesGRANT DISTRIBUTION FOR THE CENTRAL IOWA IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUND
$30,0002022 United Way of Central IowaHEALTHCARE DELIVERY IN MEAT PROCESSING FACILITIES
$30,0002021 Telligen Community InitiativePROTEUS HAS IMPLEMENTED A SUCCESSFUL & UNIQUE HEALTHCARE DELIVERY MODEL FOR AGRICULTURAL WORKERS IN IOWA FOR OVER TWO DECADES. WE ALL WITNESSED THE DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT COVID-19 HAS HAD ON MEAT PROCESSING WORKERS. THERE IS AN ACCESS TO CARE NEED THAT PROTEUS CAN FULFILL. PROTEUS INTENDS TO TARGET MEAT PROCESSING WORKERS FOR THIS PROJECT BY PROVIDING A MEDICAL HOME AND IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES.
$28,0672023 Iowa Primary Care Association IncIDPH
$27,0002023 United Way of Central IowaREDUCING SOCIAL ISOLATION FOR LGBTQ IOWANS AND LGBTQ INCLUSIVITY TRAINING
$25,6502024 United Way of Central IowaHEALTHCARE DELIVERY IN MEAT PROCESSING FACILITIES
$25,1802025 American Online Giving Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT
$25,0002020 Community Foundation of Greater Des MoinesGRANT DISTRIBUTION FOR THE CENTRAL IOWA IMMIGRANT SUPPORT FUND
$15,0002024 Greenstate FoundationFINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT FOR FARM & MEAT PROCESSING WORKERS
$12,1322024 Iowa Primary Care Association IncRoutine Screening, Molina Foundation, Molina Healthcare
$10,0002024 Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino IncPASO PROJECT
$10,0002023 Bruggen Foundation IncCHARITABLE
$10,0002021 Bank of America Charitable FoundationOPERATIONAL SUPPORT
$10,0002020 Mid-Iowa Health FoundationCentral Iowa Immigrant Community Support Fund
$7,5002022 Iowa Primary Care Association IncIDPH
$5,0002023 Athene Charitable FoundationCIVIC & COMMUNITY
$5,0002020 United Way of Central IowaAgricultural worker behavioral health
$4,4402022 Athene Charitable FoundationCIVIC & COMMUNITY

All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $324,756
  • Number of Grants: 6
  • Number of Recipients: 6

Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$94,0002021 Center for Worker Justice of Eastern IowaSUPPORTING CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR MEAT PROCESSING AND AGRICULTURAL WORKERS
$54,0002021 Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of DubuqueSUPPORTING CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR MEAT PROCESSING AND AGRICULTURAL WORKERS
$49,5002021 La Luz HispanaSUPPORTING CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR MEAT PROCESSING AND AGRICULTURAL WORKERS
$49,5002021 NE Iowa Peace & Justice Center IncSUPPORTING CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR MEAT PROCESSING AND AGRICULTURAL WORKERS
$48,0002021 Centro Latino of IowaSUPPORTING CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR MEAT PROCESSING AND AGRICULTURAL WORKERS
$29,7562021 First Presbyerian ChurchSUPPORTING CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR MEAT PROCESSING AND AGRICULTURAL WORKERS

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