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2018-2019 Annual Report
2018-2019 Annual Report
Annual Report
Our Vision:
To make Iowa the
healthiest state
in the nation
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Iowa Sports Foundation Facts
• The only organization in the country to host Summer Games,
Winter Games, Senior Games and Corporate Games
• The Iowa Games hosts competitions in more cities
throughout the state than any other state games
• The Corporate Games are the fastest growing
corporate games in the country
• Live Healthy Iowa is the largest statewide wellness
initiative in the country
• Adaptive Sports Iowa is the fastest growing
adaptive sports program in the country
• Iowa Sports Foundation has participation in all of Iowa’s 99 counties
• Iowa Sports Foundation hosts events in more than 75 communities
2009 136,595
1999 22,333
1989 11,813
Long-term Thinking
For Long-term Health
From wheelchair basketball to volleyball, from children’s archery to a 92-year-old track & field
participant, the Iowa Games and our affiliated events have provided sports, recreation, health and
wellness opportunities to Iowans of all abilities—for over 30 years.
Our most well-known brand is the Iowa Games, but it is the 33-member board of the Iowa Sports
Foundation that powers the programs, events and challenges that attract thousands of participants
every year.
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Who we are...
Iowa Sports Foundation
The Iowa Games, a statewide Olympic-style competition, is the most well-known of the
Iowa Sports Foundation events. The Iowa Games started as a one-weekend effort in
1987 and now has grown to more than 50 sports and events, hosting participants from all
corners of the state.
• Top 5 State Games in the country
• Over 740 teams represented
• More than 25 Iowa communities hosted Iowa Games events
• All 99 Iowa counties represented
Live Healthy Iowa (LHI) began in 2002 as a friendly competition encouraging Iowans to
“Lighten Up” and adopt healthier lifestyles. Since its creation, LHI has provided healthy
challenges and events to individuals, families, schools, businesses and communities
across the state.
• All 99 Iowa counties represented
• 18 communities hosted Live Healthy Iowa 5K events
• Over 28 million minutes of activity reported
• Over 400 schools and youth organizations participated
• 35 communities hosted Live Healthy Iowa Kids Track Championships qualifying meets
The Iowa Sports Foundation is in its ninth year of building the Adaptive Sports Iowa (ASI)
program. ASI’s mission is to provide statewide leadership in the planning, promotion,
education and organization of sports and recreational activities for Iowans with physical
and vision disabilities.
• 81 volunteers, cyclists and staff participated on the ASI Cycling Team presented by
Iowa Farm Bureau on RAGBRAI®
• 48 athletes with disabilities participated in the Winter Ski Experience
• Weekly wheelchair basketball program
• The 2019 Adaptive Sports Iowa Golf Classic played host to 29 teams
The Iowa Senior Games, developed to promote life-long health and wellness, offers
several Olympic-style competitions for Iowans age 50 and over.
• Over 1,800 medals awarded in nearly 100 events
• Iowa is a qualifying event for the National Senior Games
• More than 1,300 athletes participated in 2019
• Events are offered in Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Quad Cities and West Des Moines
The Iowa Sports Foundation (ISF) introduced the Des Moines Corporate Games in 2016.
The Corporate Games is a company-based competition that enables and supports
teamwork, company pride and corporate wellness through healthy competition. 2019
marked the first year of the Corridor Corporate Games held in Iowa City and Cedar
Rapids.
• Over 100 companies took part in the Corporate Games
• 25 sports, recreational activities and challenges were held
• More than 20,000 employees participated
• Over 3,000 units of blood donated through the Corporate Games
blood donation challenge
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Leadership
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Iowa Sports Foundation
Participation Map
Lyon Osceola Dickinson Emmet Winnebago Worth Howard
52 Mitchell
632 735 1,026 534 51 Allamakee
2,002 1,670 Winneshiek
1,776 321
Kossuth
Sioux 2,319
O’Brien Clay Palo Alto Hancock Cerro Gordo
1,593 Floyd Chickasaw
1,274 1,508 294 1,283 2,488 316 411
Fayette Clayton
Delaware Dubuque
Black Hawk Buchanan
Webster Grundy 148 2,085 4,242
Woodbury Ida Sac Calhoun Hamilton Hardin 4,018
3,862 1,059 1,149 975
58 364 1,181 2,103
Jackson
Jones 677
Tama Benton Linn 645
Monona Crawford Carroll Greene Boone Story Marshall 1,125 8,275
794 593
1,550 4,158 1,395 3,747 5,909 2,965
Clinton
1,537
Cedar
Harrison Shelby Iowa
356
Audubon Guthrie Dallas Polk Jasper Poweshiek
412 Johnson Scott
916 1,004 795 6,213 50,844 3,227 1,558 1,434
8,030 10,375
Muscatine
150
Pottawattamie Cass Adair Madison Warren Marion Mahaska Keokuk Washington
6,039 1,394 895 992 1,164 2,929 2,068 359 2,244 Louisa
1,010
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2018-2019
Overall Participation
LIVE HEALTHY IOWA proudly sponsored by Iowa Food & Family Project
10 Week Wellness Challenge....................................................................................................8,973
Burst Your Thirst Challenge.......................................................................................................6,847
Live Healthy Iowa 5K.................................................................................................................1,199
Strut Your Pup Challenge.............................................................................................................276
The Next Step Challenge..........................................................................................................2,062
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FOCUS To provide sports and recreation opportunities for all Iowans
through Olympic-style festivals, events and programs.
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Summer Iowa Games
The Summer Iowa Games took place from May-August, hosting 12,089 athletes with 98 of 99 counties
represented. New sports added to the Summer Iowa Games were the Big Fish Classic and Ninja Warrior. The
main weekend featured the Athlete Jamboree and Opening Ceremony with national entertainers Flight Crew
Jump Rope, and Aplington-Parkersburg Principal and Head Basketball Coach, Aaron Thomas, as the keynote
speaker.
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FOCUS To provide health and wellness opportunities to educate
and motivate all Iowans to live a healthy lifestyle.
Photo courtesy of
Joseph L. Murphy
Iowa Soybean Association
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ADULT CHALLENGES & EVENTS
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To provide statewide leadership in the planning, promotion,
FOCUS education, and organization of sports and recreation
opportunities for Iowans with physical disabilities.
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COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITIES COMMUNITY AWARENESS
Beep Baseball Adaptive Sports on the Grand Concourse
As a result of hosting the World Series of Beep Baseball in Adaptive Sports Iowa partnered with the Iowa State
2012 and 2016, the Iowa Reapers Beep Baseball Team was Fair to host a unique and fun event on the Grand
established. Beep Baseball is an adapted version of baseball for Concourse. Fairgoers had the chance to take in live
blind and vision-impaired athletes. The season is comprised of demonstrations of adaptive programming and gather
a number of charity events in which the Reapers take on local information on available opportunities. Special Olympics
businesses and groups. Iowa, Sportability of Iowa, and the Des Moines VA
were on-hand for the event and shared in providing
Track and Field demonstrations.
In 2019, ASI loaned specialized track & field equipment to middle
and high school athletes with physical disabilities across Iowa. Community Education Events
Thanks to the ASI equipment, the 2019 State High School Track ASI took part in community education and awareness
and Field Championships featured the largest field of wheelchair events in an effort to recruit new athletes, expand public
athletes in state history and added a new 800 meter race to the awareness of the mission, and represent the physically
State Meet. disabled community effectively. Such events include
the Iowa Bicycle Summit & Expo, Iowa State Fair, SCAI
Wheelchair Basketball Adaptive Sports Clinic and school assemblies.
Adaptive Sports Iowa is proud to support the Iowa Renegade
Wheelchair Basketball Team. The team practices weekly in Adaptive Sports and Recreation Summit
West Des Moines and participates in a number of regional ASI hosted organizations from all across Iowa to share,
competitions. plan, and develop strategies in order to help Iowans with
disabilities. This year the summit had 92 attendees with
Veteran Airgun Program over 40 organizations represented.
The Adaptive Sports Iowa Airgun program is intended to serve
veterans and non-veterans with a range of physical disabilities. FUNDRAISING
The Veteran Airgun Program is designed to provide competitive Iowa Wild Split-the-Pot
and non-competitive opportunities to learn and improve airgun The Iowa Wild, Des Moines-based ice hockey team,
skills. provided ASI the opportunity to host a split-the-pot
raffle during 42 home games at Wells Fargo Arena.
RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES Through the 2018-2019 season, ASI raised more than
Adaptive Sports Iowa Cycling Team $63,000.
presented by Iowa Farm Bureau
In 2019, the ASI Cycling Team, comprised of 82 cyclists, support $10,000 Raffle
crew, and volunteers, took on RAGBRAI, the seven-day trek ASI conducted a raffle, offering a grand prize of $10,000.
across Iowa. After nine successful years, the ASI team has Denny Albaugh of Ankeny won the $10,000 and donated
become part of the RAGBRAI culture and the Adaptive Sports it back to ASI. More than $22,000 was raised.
Iowa brand is recognized amongst the thousands who take part.
Chair-ity Bowl
Goalball The annual Adaptive Sports Iowa Chair-ity Bowl was
During the winter months, ASI offered the Paralympic sport of held in March at Merle Hay Lanes in Des Moines. The
Goalball for the blind and visually impaired. Goalball is a team event raised nearly $5,000.
sport in which a ball containing bells is thrown at a goal on the
opposing team’s end of the court. Adaptive Sports Iowa Golf Classic
The second annual Adaptive Sports Iowa Golf Classic
Sled Hockey was held in August at The Legacy Golf Club in Norwalk.
In October, ASI will be starting their third season of youth sled Board members, sponsors and supporters made up 29
hockey for children with disabilities. Through support from the four-person teams for the event, raising nearly $17,000.
Minnesota Wild, Iowa Wild Hockey, and ISU Hockey teams, ASI
provides the necessary equipment and offers opportunities for
youth to take the ice.
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FOCUS Toby promote wellness and healthy living for adults age 50 and above,
hosting athletic, recreational, and socially interactive competitions.
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Iowa Senior Games
More than 800 seniors participated in the multi-sport festival. For over 30 years, the featured statewide
event has successfully been hosted in West Des Moines and surrounding communities.
In 2019, regional events were held in Cedar Rapids and the Quad Cities. The goal of the regional
model is to increase awareness and participation among the 50 and over population in Iowa and
surrounding states.
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FOCUS
To promote and support teamwork, company pride,
and corporate wellness through healthy competition.
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Des Moines Corporate Games
The 4th annual Des Moines Corporate Games was held throughout June and July. The event featured
77 companies and 14,639 athletes competing in 25 sports and events. Companies earned points for
participation, placing and volunteering. Corporate Cups were presented to the top three companies
in each division at a special event during the Iowa State Fair. Separate awards were presented to the
winners of the Blood Donation Challenge and Meals from the Heartland Challenge.
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Awards & Recognition
Pictured left to right: Kevin Klingbeil, Iowa Games Male Athlete of the Year; Nicholas Bassett, Adaptive Sports Iowa Athlete
18 of the Year; Emily Feldkamp, Iowa Games Female Athlete of the Year
Brian Pearson Memorial Scholarship
In honor of former ISU basketball player Brian Pearson, who died of brain cancer in 1997, the Iowa Games
began awarding the Brian Pearson Memorial Scholarship in 1998. Each year, the Iowa Games awards a $1,000
scholarship to one female and one male who exemplify the spirit of Brian Pearson.
2019 Brian Pearson Memorial Scholarship female recipient: Rachel Rhoads, Newton
2019 Brian Pearson Memorial Scholarship male recipient: Sean McDermott, Madrid
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Revenues & Expenses
2% 3%
GRANTS &
ROYALTIES DONATIONS
40% 55%
SPONSORSHIPS ENTRY FEES
12%
PROMOTIONAL
TOTAL EXPENSE FOR
IOWA SPORTS FOUNDATION EVENTS
32% 56%
PROGRAM GENERAL &
OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATIVE
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Sponsors & Contributors
PRESENTING IOWA GAMES SPONSOR Fareway
Grinnell Mutual Health Alliance Medicare
Sheri Horner
PROUD LIVE HEALTHY IOWA SPONSOR McFarland Clinic
Iowa Food & Family Project McGowen, Hurst, Clark & Smith, P.C.
NCMIC
IOWA GAMES GOLD SPONSORS REG
Ames Convention & Visitors Bureau Richard Stark Foundation
Hy-Vee Spahn & Rose Lumber Co.
Iowa Food & Family Project Turner Construction
Iowa State University Ken & Kathy Waller
Mediacom UnitedHealthcare
MidAmerican Energy
Pella $1,000-$2,499
Principal Financial Group Ames Rotary Club
Smart Honda Cedar Rapids Convention & Visitors Bureau
University of Iowa Health Care CharacterCounts! In Iowa
Wellmark Eye Care of Iowa
Fitness Sports Limited Inc.
IOWA GAMES SILVER SPONSORS Hawkeye Care Centers of Iowa
Access Systems HealthPartners UnityPoint Health
Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company Heartland Retirement
Bankers Trust Hupp
Casey’s General Store IMT Insurance
EMC Insurance Companies Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
hibu Linn County Dairy Queen
Nyemaster Law Firm Markit Branding Solutions
Westside Appliance
IOWA GAMES BRONZE SPONSORS
Alliant Energy $500-$999
Hunziker & Associates Realtors Baker Group
Vermeer Corporation Don & Margo Blumenthal
Winnebago Industries Boyer Petroleum Company
Central Iowa Senior Education Network
IOWA GAMES CORPORATE SPONSORS Hickory Park Restaurant
Applied Art & Technology Mobility Centers of Iowa
The Des Moines Register River City Permits, LLC
Iowa Newspaper Association VisionPoint Advisory Group, Jay Pearson, CFP®
Mary Greeley Medical Center Wolfe Eye Clinic
Radio Garage Productions
WHO Radio $250-$499
En-Tire Car Care
$6,000-$20,000 Hospice Compassus
City of West Des Moines Kum & Go
Dennis and Susan Albaugh Thompson Oil Company
Dubuque Convention & Visitors Bureau U.S. Cellular
Dubuque Regional Sports Commission Valley Credit Union
Iowa Hawkeye Sports Van Meter
Iowa Farm Bureau Vero Chiropractic
Prairie Meadows Wal-Mart Foundation
$2,500-$5,999
AARP
Absolute Concrete
Accura HealthCare
CIPCO
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$249 AND BELOW Community of Christ
B-Bops (Ames) Coralville Parks & Recreation
RMH Architects Coralville United Methodist Church
Schnurr & Company, LLP Council Bluffs Parks & Recreation
Skunk River Cycles Council Bluffs YMCA
Story Construction Country Inn & Suites (Ames)
Webster City Community School District Creston Community School District
Crossroads Shooting Sports
SPORT SPONSORS Days Inn (Ames)
Iowa Cubs Decorah Parks & Recreation
Iowa Wild Denison Elementary Schools
Des Moines Area Community College
IN-KIND & OTHER CONTRIBUTORS Des Moines Park and Recreation
3D Farms (Boone) Diving, Inc.
3T’s All Star Sports Academy Dodge Riverside Golf Course
Algona Recreation Department Doerder Brothers Live Stock (Boone)
AmericInn (Ames) Drake University
Ames Community Schools Dubuque Chamber of Commerce
Ames Figure Skating Club Dubuque Community Schools
Ames Parks & Recreation Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Ames Soccer Association Eastern Iowa Figure Skating Club
Ankeny Parks & Recreation EconoLodge (Ames)
Belle Plaine Parks and Recreation Fairfield Inn (Ames)
Best Western Plus Hotel (Dubuque) Fairfield Parks & Recreation
Best Western University Park Inn (Ames) Faith Baptist Church (Washington)
Bettendorf Parks & Recreation Finley Hospital (Dubuque)
Boone County Hospital First Family Church (Ankeny)
Boone County Sheriff Department Forest City YMCA
Boone Police Department Gateway Hotel & Conference Center (Ames)
Bowlmor Lanes (Davenport) Grand Harbor Resort (Dubuque)
Cedar Rapids BBQ Roundup Grandstay Residential Suites (Ames)
Cedar Rapids Bowling Center Granite City (Clive)
Cedar Rapids Metro YMCA Hampton Inn & Suites (Ames)
Cedar Rapids Parks & Recreation Hardin County Fairgrounds
Cedar Rapids Washington School District Hilton Garden Inn (Ames)
Centerville Community School District HLW Engineering
Central Decatur Community School District Holiday Inn (Ames)
Charles City Whitewater Park Holiday Inn Downtown (Dubuque)
Cherokee Parks & Recreation Holiday Inn Express & Suites (Dubuque)
Chick-Fil-A Hunziker Youth Sports Complex (Ames)
City of Ames Huxley Parks & Recreation
City of Ankeny Huxley Police Department
City of Charles City Hy-Vee (Ames Locations)
City of Clinton Hy-Vee (Dubuque Area Locations)
City of Des Moines Independence Parks & Recreation
City of DeWitt Indianola Parks & Recreation
City of Dubuque Iowa Army National Guard
City of Glenwood Iowa Beef Industry Council
City of Grundy Center Iowa Black Powder Federation
City of Hull Iowa Bowhunters Association
City of Iowa Falls Iowa Bowling Proprietors Association
City of Monticello Iowa City Parks & Recreation
City of Rock Rapids Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Clarke University (Dubuque) Iowa Department of Public Health
Clear Creek Amana School District Iowa Hawkeye Horseshoe Pitchers Association
Clive Parks & Recreation Iowa High School Athletic Association
Clive Running Festival Iowa Junior PGA
Coe College Iowa Network Services
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Iowa Parks & Recreation Association
Iowa Racquetball Association
Iowa Soccer Association
Iowa State University Extension & Outreach
Iowa Turkey Federation
Iowa Western Community College
Jefferson Parks & Recreation
Jesup Community Schools
KDSM-Fox 17
Linn County Conservation
Lewis Central Community Schools (Council Bluffs)
LifeServe Blood Center
Marion Parks & Recreation
Marshalltown Parks & Recreation
Mason City Parks & Recreation
Meals from the Heartland
Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center
Montgomery County YMCA
Nishna Valley YMCA
North Liberty Recreation
Norwalk Parks & Recreation
Osceola Parks & Recreation
Oskaloosa Optimist Club
Ottumwa School District
Peosta Community Centre
Prairie’s Edge Nature Center
Quality Inn & Suites (Ames)
RAGBRAI
Saydel High School
Scott County YMCA
Seven Oaks Recreation (Boone)
Sibley Recreation Department
Sioux Center Parks & Recreation
Sioux City Parks & Recreation
Sleep Inn & Suites (Ames)
Smash Park
South Suburban YMCA (Des Moines)
South Winneshiek Recreation Department
Spirit Lake Noon Kiwanis
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church
St. Luke’s Medical Center
Stonebridge Church (Cedar Rapids)
Story County Conservation
Story County Sheriff Department
Sundown Mountain Resort
Super 8 Motel (Dubuque)
The Rack Billiard Club (Clive)
Tipton Parks & Recreation
Translux • Fair-Play Scoreboards
Trophies Plus
Two Men and a Truck
University of Dubuque
University of Iowa Recreation Services
Val Lanes (West Des Moines)
Valley Community Center
Vernon Company
Vinton Parks & Recreation
Warrior Lanes (Waukee)
Waterloo Parks & Recreation
Waukee Community School District
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Waukee Parks & Recreation
Wellmark YMCA (Des Moines)
West Des Moines Community Schools
West Des Moines Parks & Recreation
William Penn University (Oskaloosa)
Willow Creek Golf Course
Winterset Parks & Recreation
YMCA of Greater Des Moines
YMCA of Northeast Iowa
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Iowa Sports Foundation
1421 S. Bell Ave. Suite 104 | Ames, Iowa 50010
888-777-8881 | info@iowasportsfoundation.org