Ways to make a contribution
The Iowa FFA Foundation accepts gifts in a variety of forms ensuring that we are able to find an opportunity to achieve the wishes of all donors. We encourage you to review the list below and we would welcome the opportunity to discuss with you how you can make an impact on the future of agriculture!
Leadership Fund
Just as the name reads, the Leadership Fund is a fund that is used to support the mission of developing premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. Resources are used as needed to fund operations as well as program management for those programs that would otherwise go unfunded. The Leadership Fund is critical to the Iowa FFA Foundation as it fosters growth, innovation and development within our organization.
Sponsored Projects Fund
For donors who wish to sponsor specific award areas such as agricultural proficiency awards, career development events, ag science fair, community development, safety activities, and leadership training.
Endowment Fund
Contributions of $15,000 or more may be designated as endowment gifts that generate interest income to be used for future FFA activities. These gifts can be pledged and paid in quarterly or annual installments allowing donors the ability to make much larger named gifts than otherwise thought possible.
Life Insurance Bequests
Naming the Iowa FFA Foundation as beneficiary of your life insurance policy is a great way to leave your legacy. Premium payments are tax deductible up to the legal limit of the entire value of the policy if initiated as a gift.
Life Share Gifts
You may designate a percentage of your life insurance to the Iowa FFA Foundation. While still ensuring financial resources are provided to your loved ones or additional charities, you can leave a legacy with the Iowa FFA Foundation.
Estate Gifts
Contributions of real estate or other assets may be written into your will. The Iowa FFA Foundation can work with you directly and our estate attorney to assist you with answering and establishing your gift.
Charitable Annuity
Creates current funds for Iowa FFA Foundation projects while guaranteeing income and estate value for charitable contributors. The Iowa FFA Foundation can work with you directly and our financial planning attorney to assist you with answering and establishing your gift.
Sharing with Pride
Multi-year giving program which is designed to greatly increase support for FFA on an annual basis. All parents, past FFA members, FFA Alumni members, as well as other individuals, associations, businesses and companies that are friends of FFA are encouraged to join Sharing with Pride. This commitment is to be fulfilled through 10 annual payments. A reminder will be sent each year to notify you of when your annual contribution is due. When enrolling in the Sharing with Pride program, please indicate whether your pledge and contributions are for the Iowa FFA Foundation's Leadership/General Fund or for the FFA Enrichment Center. To learn more about or join Sharing with Pride, click here.
Power of Blue
Multi-year giving program similar to that of Sharing with Pride as it also is designed to greatly increase support for FFA on an annual basis. Parents, past FFA members, FFA Alumni members, as well as current FFA members are encouraged to join Power of Blue. This program is designed to be fulfilled through only 5 annual payments and offers different contribution levels than that of Sharing with Pride. An invoice will be sent each year as a reminder of when your annual contribution is due. To learn more about Power of Blue, click here.
Campaign Gifts
While the FFA Enrichment Center’s construction is complete, there are many resources needed to fully equip the facility as well as to fund the maintenance and programming held within the building for all members of Team Ag.Ed. To learn more and assist with this critical project please click here.
Memorials
For those who believe in agricultural education and FFA, a meaningful way to remember loved ones and/or to express sympathy to others who have lost someone very dear to them, is through the giving of memorial money to the Iowa FFA Foundation. All memorials received by the Iowa FFA Foundation will be listed in an issue of the Iowa FFA Foundation news publication.
