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%
173 Donors
258 days Left
$169,124 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.
71%
12 Donors
29 days Left
$716 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.
102%
47 Donors
13 days Left
$61,470 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!
41%
16 Donors
13 days Left
$1,250 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

John Fraser Iowa Veterans Tippie Scholarship
Help support Iowa Veterans at the UI Tippie College of Business!
77%
8 Donors
Funded
$77,910 Donated

Beth Ball Memorial Golf Tourney 2024
This event is held each year at the end of August to commemorate the memory of Beth, while enjoying golf and helping fight cancer!
96%
31 Donors
Funded
$38,513 Donated

H. D. McDonald PICU-Burn Memorial Fundraiser 2024
Please help us return the love and support to the doctors and nursing staff in the PICU and Burn Center.
100%
0 Donors
Funded
$25,000 Donated

Project CRATERS (Creating Responsive Action Through Empow...
Help support and empower Iowa teens to become mental health advocates. Teens will co-create content to promote positive mental health.
23%
30 Donors
Funded
$2,375 Donated
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