Make an Impact

Make an immediate impact by supporting Iowa’s private colleges and their students with a one-time or recurring gift. You can contribute easily online, by check, or through a flexible pledge commitment, all of which directly advance ICF’s mission and benefit ICF’s members.

Make a powerful gift while gaining tax benefits by donating appreciated stock or securities to ICF. This approach allows you to avoid capital gains taxes, receive a charitable deduction for the full fair market value, and directly support scholarships and ICF’s members.

Support students through tax-advantaged giving by making a qualified charitable distribution directly from your IRA to ICF. This approach allows eligible donors to potentially reduce taxable income.

Spread your giving over time to maximize impact. Multi-year commitments help donors align charitable giving with financial and tax planning goals while providing ICF with predictable support for students and member institutions.

Businesses and foundations can invest in Iowa’s future workforce by partnering with ICF to support scholarships, workforce development, and statewide initiatives that strengthen Iowa communities and employers while advancing ICF’s mission and benefiting ICF’s members.

Maximize the impact of your donation through corporate matching gifts. Many employers will match your charitable contributions, increasing support for Iowa students and ICF’s members.

Recommend a grant through your donor-advised fund to support ICF. You can easily direct gifts to scholarships, statewide initiatives, or ICF’s members while advancing ICF’s mission.

Create a lasting legacy for Iowa students by including ICF in your estate plans. You can support ICF through wills, trusts, retirement accounts, insurance policies, or other planned gifts to strengthen independent higher education for future generations.

Create long-term impact through endowed support. Endowed gifts are invested to generate annual support for scholarships or ICF member institutions while preserving and growing the principal, ensuring your gift continues to make a difference for generations.