Advance the mission of Iowa State University through philanthropic giving.
Your impact
By giving, you help us reach our priorities to
- advance student success
- grow our research collections
- optimize our spaces
- ignite strategic library-wide projects
- create opportunities for scholarship and research
- elevate staff and faculty professional development
- enhance innovative projects
Types of Gifts
Monetary
- Cash gifts provide immediate impact.
- We are humbled to be named in your will or estate planning. We welcome the opportunity to work with you and document your wishes and intentions.
- Some companies and corporations offer matching gift programs as an employee benefit and maximize the impact of the donation.
- Commemorative gifts are a way to memorialize or honor a loved one or friend. Recognition of the tribute depends on the gift. A bequest, a transfer of assets, is an impactful future gift and provides funds after your lifetime.
- Charitable remainder trusts and charitable gift annuities may provide you income during your lifetime, an income tax deduction, and future support to the University Library.
Materials
Donate books, journal issues, other print materials, or archival materials not already in our collection to support Iowa State University teaching and research areas.
We then evaluate them and acknowledge them in compliance with university policies such as Collections and Open Strategies Policy and the Special Collections and University Archives Collection Development Policy.
How to Give
Giving Money
You have options for giving money:
- Donate online.
- Set up an electronic funds transfer. Complete the electronic funds transfer form (PDF), and mail it to the specified address.
- Send a check. Fill out the gift form (PDF) and mail it and the check to the specified address.
Giving Materials
Let us know about your potential material donation by following this process:
- Establish the value for tax purposes. Obtain a qualified appraisal for donations of $5000 or more.
- Fill out the Library Gift of Materials Form (PDF).
- Send the form to the appropriate subject librarian.
- The liaison librarian will make the decision to accept your gift.
- Arrange delivery of the items to the liaison librarian.
To donate materials to Special Collections and University Archives, contact the department.
