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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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John Fraser Iowa Veterans Tippie Scholarship

Help support Iowa Veterans at the UI Tippie College of Business!

77%

8 Donors

Funded

$77,910 Donated

GOLDrush: Crowdfunding for Iowa!

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!

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31 Donors

Funded

$38,513 Donated

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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.

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0 Donors

Funded

$25,000 Donated

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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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