Welcome to GOLDrush: Crowdfunding for Iowa!
GOLDrush is the University of Iowa’s crowdfunding site. We offer faculty, staff, student groups, alumni and friends of the university a tool for soliciting donations to support university programs and/or initiatives.
Campaigns at University of Iowa

Dominic Gentile DVM Sarcoma Research
The Dominic Gentile DVM Sarcoma Research Fund is established to raise funds for improved treatments for Sarcoma, focusing on Ewing’s Sarcoma
96%
174 Donors
194 days Left
$169,424 Donated

Celebrating 50 Years for the UI Genetics Graduate Program
$50 for 50: U of Iowa Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetics Celebrates 50 Years of Training Geneticists
81%
63 Donors
41 days Left
$8,175 Donated

Dukie's One Eye Open 2025
Support Steve “Dukie” Corson and the Waverly community during the 4th Dukie’s One Eye Open golf tournament!
19 Donors
41 days Left
$2,900 Donated

Running For Elliot & Supporting Clubfoot Care
Please join as we celebrate our son’s decade-long journey with clubfoot, and support the work of the Ponseti International Association.!
98%
97 Donors
9 days Left
$9,879 Donated
The Night Watch Charity Run 2025
Make an impact at the University of Iowa by supporting our crowdfunding campaign!
135%
104 Donors
Funded
$13,571 Donated

Iowa Math Graduate Board (MGB)
Help support MGB send math graduate students to conferences to give talks, network, and learn from experts in their field.
101%
13 Donors
Funded
$1,016 Donated

Protecting and Empowering Iowa’s Workers through Education
Help Iowa’s workers gain access to quality workers’ rights education in their communities to promote safe, respectful workplaces.
103%
48 Donors
Funded
$62,220 Donated

Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival 2025
ICDOCS is back again and ready! Help us to fund our 20th iteration of this amazing community film festival!
47%
21 Donors
Funded
$1,420 Donated

Continuing The Examined Life
Help continue the work of The Examined Life Journal which has been a publication of the Carver College of Medicine since 2011!
80%
54 Donors
Funded
$8,000 Donated

Fighting to Cure Cystic Fibrosis 2024
Support the research efforts at UIHC and bring remarkable discoveries to fruition for the cystic fibrosis community!
93%
25 Donors
Funded
$7,019 Donated

Empowering America’s Future Healthcare Leaders
Help us send our students to the ACHE Congress! Support their journey to learn, network, and grow as future healthcare leaders.
51%
15 Donors
Funded
$2,550 Donated
Jim Wiese Memorial Giving
Jim lived by the precept "We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." His special mission; the University of Iowa.
19 Donors
Funded
$3,000 Donated
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