State checkbook

Management

What this part of state government paid out, by kind of spending and by the organizations paid.1 What the agency does

$30.3M
paid out, FY26
$6.1M
of it to individuals and others, unnamed (20%)2
$2,376
more in transfers between state accounts3

Year by year

Payments by fiscal year, not counting transfers.

$369.4M
$30.3M
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YearPaidIndividuals and othersTransfers
FY26$30.3M$6.1M$2,376
FY25$54.3M$14.2M$6,810
FY24$120.6M$10.7M$2,828
FY23$153.7M$13.1M$11K
FY22$369.4M$253.4M$2,552
FY21$117.0M$4.4M$0
FY20$138.0M$11.3M$490.0M
FY19$121.5M$10.7M$601
FY18$113.0M$7.7M$3,748
FY17$108.5M$6.4M$13K
FY16$110.2M$5.6M$29
FY15$125.3M$10.4M$58
FY14$119.9M$8.5M$11K

Kinds of spending over time

The biggest kinds of spending by fiscal year.

KindFY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Refunds-Other$104.2M$121.9M$95.3M$7.6M$89K
Intra-State Transfers$239.8M$2.4M$13K$268K$0
Prof & Scientific Services$19.2M$19.3M$6.6M$6.0M$7.9M
Claims$5.2M$3.8M$9.9M$10.4M$2.0M
Outside Services$142K$3.6M$6.1M$27.1M$17.2M
IT Outside Services$69K$980K$536K$1.6M$2.0M
State Aid$101K$104K$100K$100K$103K
Office Supplies$429K$1.4M$56K$87K$49K
Personal Services$4,293$1,773$1.7M$1,931$0
IT Equipment & Software$99K$26K$38K$916K$492K
Aid to Individuals$225$2,749$32K$20K$30K
Outside Repairs/service$13K$11K$25K$26K$37K
Communications$10K$7,587$8,249$34K$18K
In State Travel$2,507$5,635$7,399$22K$6,259
Rentals$20K$16K$2,361$15K$3,726

The 15 biggest of 38 kinds.

Organizations paid the most, FY26

  1. Iowa State University$11.4M 38%
  2. University of Iowa$5.2M 17%
  3. Mutual of Omaha Structures Settlement Company$1.1M 4%
  4. Mission Critical Partners LLC$1.1M 4%
  5. Childrens Rights Inc-State Appeal Board Claims$1.1M 4%
  6. Midwest Law Firm LLC$480K 2%
  7. Disability Rights Iowa-State Appeal Board Claims$433K 1%
  8. Nicusa Inc$316K 1%
  9. National Health Law Prog-State Appeal Board Claims$310K 1%
  10. University of Ia Library$247K 1%
  11. Univ of Northern Ia$229K 1%
  12. The Nerdery LLC$196K 1%
  13. Alfredo Parrish PLLC$160K 1%
  14. Ropes & Gray Llp-State Appeal Board Claims$142K 0%
  15. Zirous Inc$134K 0%
  16. Waterloo Comm Sch Dist$129K 0%
  17. Rodriguez Law LLC$120K 0%
  18. Star Equipment Ltd$110K 0%
  19. Hcr Enterprises LLC$95K 0%
  20. Accenture LLP$83K 0%

Organizations paid the most, all years

  1. Cedar Rapids CSD$84.4M
  2. Iowa City Comm Sch Dist$79.4M
  3. Iowa State University$43.2M
  4. Sioux City Comm Sch Dist$26.7M
  5. Southeast Polk Comm SD$25.4M
  6. Clear Creek Amana CSD$17.8M
  7. Ames Community School District$17.3M
  8. Western Dubuque CSD$16.6M
  9. Mason City Comm Sch Dist$16.4M
  10. Clinton Comm Sch Dist$14.9M
  11. Walsh Construction Co-State Appeal Board Claims$13.1M
  12. Indianola Comm Sch Dist$12.8M
  13. Mid-Prairie CSD$10.7M
  14. Waverly-Shell Rock CSD$10.0M
  15. Atlantic Comm Sch Dist$10.0M

Payments to individuals and others

One total each year for payees not named here. The last column also counts transfers and other entries the state lists under RESTRICTED payees.4

YearIndividuals and othersShareListed as RESTRICTED
FY26$6.1M20%–
FY25$14.2M26%$4,808
FY24$10.7M9%$55
FY23$13.1M9%$10K
FY22$253.4M69%$2,334
FY21$4.4M4%–
FY20$11.3M8%–
FY19$10.7M9%$601
FY18$7.7M7%$3,628
FY17$6.4M6%$8,336
FY16$5.6M5%–
FY15$10.4M8%–
FY14$8.5M7%$11K