Mediation Services of Eastern Iowa
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE ORGANIZATION OVERSEES TWO COURT-CONNECTED MEDIATION PROGRAMS: THE SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FAMILY MEDICATION PROGRAM AND THE JOHNSON COUNTY SMALL CLAIMS MEDIATION PROGRAM. IT PROVIDES CONTINUING EDUCATION TO CURRENT MEDIATORS AND ATTORNEYS; TRAINS AND MENTORS NEW VOLUNTEER MEDIATORS FOR SMALL CLAIMS CASES IN JOHNSON, LINN AND IOWA COUNTIES. IT ALSO EDUCATES CITIZENS ABOUT MEDIATION THROUGH ITS WEBSITE, THROUGH CORREPONDENCE AND TELEPHONE CALLS AND THROUGH COURT-ORDERED MEDIATION EDUCATION CLASSES.
- Income
- $48,647
- Spending
- $40,230
- Reserves
- 7.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $30,515 spent. ORIENTATION BT ZOOM WAS PROVIDED FOR TWO NEW FAMILY MEDIATORS IN THE JUDICIAL DISTRICT. INFORMATION INCLUDED REQUIRED FORMS, KINDS OF CASES ASSIGNED, SCREENING FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HOW TO REQUEST A WAIVER OF MEDIATION. 52 PEOPLE ATTENDED A SIX-HOUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM PRESENTED ON ZOOM IN OCTOBER. TOPICS INCLUDED IMPACTS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE ON FAMILIES AFTER SEPARATION, PARENTING COORDINATION, SCREENING AND AWARENESS OF TACTICS FOR DOMESTIC ABUSE, AND THE CURRENT STATUS OF LEGAL CUSTODY ISSUES. THE BOARD PRESIDENT PRESENTED A THREE-HOUR ZOOM COURSE ON THE USE OF RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IN A VARIETY OF CASES. HE OFFERED THE PROGRAM 15 TIMES AND HAD MORE THAN 200 PARTICIPANTS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY. MSEI PRODUCED A 30-MINUTE VIDEO FOR PEOPLE GOING THROUGH DIVORCE OF SEPARATION AND WERE ORDERED TO MEDIATION. ALL PARTIES IN DIVORCE OR CUSTODY CASES ARE ORDERED TO TAKE THE COURSE, WHICH IS OFFERED ONLINE.
- $9,715 spent. IN 2024 THERE WERE 32 TRAINED DIVORCE AND CUSTODY (FAMILY) MEDIATORS ON THE COURT ROSTER. ROSTER MEDIATORS ARE IN PRIVATE PRACTICE; THE LIST INCLUDES BOTH ATTORNEYS AND NON-ATTORNEYS. ROSTER MEDIATORS ARE ASSIGNED ON A ROTATING BASIS BY THE COURT AS DEFAULT MEDIATORS, REDUCED FEE MEDIATORS OR MEDIATORS IN CONTEMPT ACTIONS IN FAMILY CASES. PARTIES IN DIVORCE AND CUSTODY CASES CAN CHOOSE THEIR OWN MEDIATORS FROM THE COURT ROSTERS IN THEIR COUNTIES. TWO NEWLY TRAINED SMALL CLAIMS MEDIATORS WENT THROUGH THE SMALL CLAIMS MEDIATOR PRACTICUM IN 2024. SMALL CLAIM MEDIATORS MEDIATE BETWEEN 50 AND 80 CASES A YEAR AT THE COURTHOUSE. TWO OTHER VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED ZOOM MEDIATIONS FOR PARTIES UNABLE TO ATTEND PRETRIAL CONFERENCES IN PERSON. 10 TO 12 ZOOM MEDIATIONS ARE PROVIDED EACH YEAR.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2002.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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