IOWA ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS

What IOWA ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS does

The Iowa Association of Christian Schools (IACS) is a private nonprofit membership association founded in 1976 and headquartered in Iowa that serves as the designated public policy voice for Protestant, Christ-centered schools across the state. Its mission is to strengthen, grow, and advocate for Christian schools in Iowa through legislative advocacy at the Iowa Legislature, public policy tracking and information dissemination, school choice advocacy (including Education Savings Accounts), promotion of educational freedom and parental choice, and protection of religious liberty in education. IACS celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2025-2026.

IACS distributes its services through direct membership enrollment with member schools and operates as an advocacy organization rather than a technology product company. It maintains no proprietary technology platform; its core interface is a WordPress-based website supporting an Action Center for legislative campaigns, a Bill Tracker, a gubernatorial candidate scorecard, a newsletter, and event programming including annual school leader conferences, Board Bootcamps, an Education Celebration at the state capitol, an Annual Membership Meeting, and an IACS Summer Series. Its revenue model comprises recurring membership dues from member schools supplemented by affiliate referral income from a preferred vendor partnership with Storey Kenworthy (office, school, and janitorial supplies), which provides annual purchase-based rebates plus a direct 10% coupon credit mechanism to member schools CRO it goes-to-market via a sales-led model targeting existing Protestant Christ-centered schools in Iowa, with member acquisition driven by newsletter communications, social media presence (Facebook and Twitter), legislative action alerts, and event-based engagement. The organization is governed by a board of directors and governed jointly by member schools.

Name

IOWA ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS

Legal name

Iowa Association of Christian Schools

Website

https://iowachristianschools.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Iowa Association of Christian Schools is a 1976-founded nonprofit membership association that serves as the public policy voice for Protestant, Christ-centered schools in Iowa, providing legislative advocacy, school choice promotion, and member benefits including preferred vendor partnerships.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Des Moines

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: IACS represents member Christian schools through membership, providing advocacy services, legislative representation, and member benefits including preferred vendor partnerships.
2. Preferred Vendor Partnerships: Annual rebates and commissions from preferred vendor Storey Kenworthy based on member school purchases of office, school, and janitorial supplies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

IACS delivers legislative advocacy and public policy representation on behalf of Iowa's Protestant, Christ-centered schools at the Iowa Legislature. The organization tracks legislation, runs advocacy campaigns through its Action Center, monitors bills via a Bill Tracker, and provides member schools with New School Services, School Improvement, and Professional Learning programs, alongside preferred vendor partnerships for cost savings.

Product overview

IACS is a membership-based advocacy organization serving Iowa's Protestant, Christ-centered schools since 1976. The organization focuses on public policy advocacy at the Iowa Legislature, tracking legislation, providing information to member schools, and educating Iowans on school choice programs. IACS offers membership services, new school services, school improvement resources, professional learning opportunities, newsletters, an Action Center for advocacy campaigns, a Bill Tracker for legislative monitoring, and advocacy tools for families. The organization is not a technology product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Products and services

• IACS Membership Annual membership program for Iowa Protestant Christ-centered schools, providing legislative advocacy at the Iowa Legislature, public policy tracking, access to the Action Center and Bill Tracker, and member benefits including preferred vendor pricing.
• New School Services Onboarding and startup support services for new Protestant Christ-centered schools in Iowa, including guidance on accreditation, governance, and operational setup.
• School Improvement & Professional Learning Professional development and school improvement programming for administrators and staff of member schools, including board training and leadership cohort programs.
• Action Center Online advocacy platform enabling member schools, families, and supporters to contact Iowa legislators through coordinated campaigns on school choice and education freedom issues.
• Bill Tracker Legislative monitoring tool providing member schools with status updates on Iowa education-related bills moving through the Iowa Legislature.
• Email Newsletter Subscription-based email newsletter providing public policy updates, legislative developments, school choice news, and member school highlights.
• Storey Kenworthy Preferred Vendor Program Member benefit program providing office, school, and janitorial supplies through Storey Kenworthy, including annual rebates based on total purchases and direct 10% coupon credits on qualifying spending.

Named customers9 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Storey KenworthycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 5 May 2026IACS announced partnership with Storey Kenworthy as the newest IACS sponsor and preferred vendor for office, school, and janitorial supplies. Storey Kenworthy is an Iowa-based company celebrating 90 years in business. As part of the partnership, member schools receive an annual rebate based on total purchases and a direct 10% coupon credit for purchases made between now and August 31.
• Heartland Christian SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 July 2025Heartland Christian Schools and IACS are working together to implement a Future Leader Cohort, providing leadership development opportunities for school administrators and emerging leaders in Christian education.
• Americans For ProsperityminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 July 2016IACS partnered with Americans For Prosperity along with the Iowa Catholic Conference and Iowa Alliance for Choice in Education to produce a video on school choice and Education Savings Accounts (ESAs).
• Iowa Catholic ConferenceminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 July 2016IACS partnered with the Iowa Catholic Conference along with Americans For Prosperity and Iowa Alliance for Choice in Education to produce educational video content on school choice and ESAs.
• Iowa Alliance for Choice in Education (Iowa ACE)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 July 2016IACS partners with Iowa ACE (Iowa Alliance for Choice in Education), a school choice coalition that coordinates parent advocacy groups and produces educational materials on ESAs. Iowa ACE created the gubernatorial candidate scorecard and organizes the annual Education Celebration.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Christian Schools International: Network of Protestant Christian schools providing accreditation, professional learning, and advocacy support. Closely comparable to IACS in constituency and service offerings, with broader geographic footprint.
• Iowa Catholic Conference: Public policy voice for Catholic interests in Iowa, including Catholic schools. Operates in the same Iowa legislative arena on overlapping school choice issues, representing the parallel nonpublic-school constituency that IACS does not.
• Heartland Christian Schools: Iowa-based network of Christian schools and a strategic partner of IACS on the Future Leader Cohort. Operates overlapping services and constituency with IACS at the regional level in Iowa.
• Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI): National membership association serving Christian schools with advocacy, professional development, and accreditation services. Directly comparable to IACS in mission and service mix, but operating at national scale rather than single-state.

Emerging players

• American Federation for Children: National school choice advocacy organization that actively campaigns on ESA and voucher policy in state legislatures, including Iowa. Adjacent mission and overlapping coalition partners with IACS, but focused on political action rather than direct school services.
• EdChoice: National nonprofit advocating for school choice policies including ESAs and vouchers. Operates in the same ESA advocacy space as IACS but at national scale, with research and lobbying rather than direct school membership services.

Others

• Americans For Prosperity: National advocacy organization that IACS has partnered with on school choice and ESA video content. Comparable as a coalition partner in the Iowa school choice ecosystem, though its mission extends well beyond education.

Broad incumbents

• Council for American Private Education (CAPE): National umbrella coalition of private education organizations that lobbies at the federal level. Broader in scope than IACS but addresses overlapping private-school advocacy concerns at the federal tier.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/IA_IACS
• Facebookfacebook.com/IowaChristianSchools
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/iowa-association-of-christian-schools

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