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

$121.5M
paid out, FY19
$10.7M
of it to individuals and others, unnamed (9%)2
$601
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
FY27 so far$23.4M$6.6M$17K
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.

KindFY23FY24FY25FY26FY27 so far
Refunds-Other$121.9M$95.3M$7.6M$89K$740
Intra-State Transfers$2.4M$13K$268K$0$0
Prof & Scientific Services$19.3M$6.6M$6.0M$7.9M$841K
Claims$3.8M$9.9M$10.4M$2.0M$122K
Outside Services$3.6M$6.1M$27.1M$17.2M$4.7M
IT Equipment & Software$26K$38K$916K$492K$16.0M
IT Outside Services$980K$536K$1.6M$2.0M$1.3M
State Aid$104K$100K$100K$103K$100K
Office Supplies$1.4M$56K$87K$49K$77K
Personal Services$1,773$1.7M$1,931$0$0
Aid to Individuals$2,749$32K$20K$30K$0
Rentals$16K$2,361$15K$3,726$129K
Communications$7,587$8,249$34K$18K$48K
Outside Repairs/service$11K$25K$26K$37K$1,430
In State Travel$5,635$7,399$22K$6,259$3,247

The 15 biggest of 38 kinds.

Organizations paid the most, FY19

  1. Cedar Rapids CSD$7.8M 6%
  2. Iowa City Comm Sch Dist$7.3M 6%
  3. Fiedler Law Firm PLC$2.9M 2%
  4. Southeast Polk Comm SD$2.3M 2%
  5. Ames Community School District$2.1M 2%
  6. Clear Creek Amana CSD$2.0M 2%
  7. Mason City Comm Sch Dist$1.9M 2%
  8. Sioux City Comm Sch Dist$1.9M 2%
  9. Metlife Assignment Company Inc$1.7M 1%
  10. Western Dubuque CSD$1.5M 1%
  11. Clinton Comm Sch Dist$1.5M 1%
  12. Newton Community School District$1.2M 1%
  13. Indianola Comm Sch Dist$1.2M 1%
  14. Mid-Prairie CSD$1.2M 1%
  15. Waverly-Shell Rock CSD$883K 1%
  16. Atlantic Comm Sch Dist$881K 1%
  17. Boone Community Sch Dist$866K 1%
  18. West Liberty Comm SD$806K 1%
  19. Washington Comm Sch Dist$805K 1%
  20. Pella Community Sch Dist$797K 1%

Organizations paid the most, all years

  1. Cedar Rapids CSD$84.4M
  2. Iowa City Comm Sch Dist$79.4M
  3. Iowa State University$43.4M
  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
FY27 so far$6.6M28%$148
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