Forever True Day 2026

Let's show the impact of Cyclone Power everywhere! Turn the map on the Forever True Day homepage gold with gifts from all 50 states!

Your gift goes twice as far! The Agricultural Studies program provides students with a broad understanding of agricultural systems, business, and technology, preparing them for leadership roles in the industry. The program emphasizes hands-on learning, internships, and coursework in economics, management, and production agriculture. The first $1,000 contributed to the Agricultural Studies Development Fund will be matched.

Join us in supporting the Economics Excellence Fund during Iowa State University’s Forever True Day! This fund strengthens key initiatives within the Department of Economics, including enhancements to Heady Hall. Thanks to the generosity of the Department Chair, gifts will be matched dollar‑for‑dollar up to $2,500, doubling your impact and helping our students and faculty thrive.

Iowa State University students, faculty, and staff- come find us on campus for the chance to grab some cash for your favorite student organization, program, department, and more!

Help support the operations, priority programs, and initiatives of the Department of Horticulture. Make a gift to the Horticulture General Fund and be entered into a drawing to win a one hour, landscape design consultation with the Landscape Club. The session will include a basic site overview, plant recommendations, and an elevation design sketch. The winner will be notified via email by May 1 and may choose a virtual or in person consultation during the Landscape Club Design Sessions in Fall 2025 or Spring 2026.

Make a gift and enter for a chance to win a free, in-person Deliciously Scientific Culinary Science Workshop for you and a guest, hosted by the Iowa State Culinary Science Club during the Fall 2026 semester. The Culinary Science Club brings together students passionate about culinary arts, food science, and food production. Members lead hands-on, interactive sessions where they share their skills through cooking and food-based activities. The workshop will feature a creative, guided culinary experience led by talented student members. The winner will be notified via email by May 1.

Support the future of feed technology! Make a gift to the Feed Technology Excellence Fund and you’ll be entered into a drawing for a tour of the ISU Kent Feed Mill and Grain Science Complex. Learn how students operate the mill, run feed production systems, manage grain handling systems, and apply engineering, animal nutrition, and quality‑control principles that prepares them for leadership in one of the Midwest’s most essential industries. The winner will be notified via email by May 1.

Help support your favorite furry friends and make a paws-itive impact on pet health and rehabilitation. Donors Ron Burg and Jill Humphrey will match gifts to Macy's Fund for Companion Animal Health on Forever True Day!

Support entomology during Iowa State University’s Forever True Day and take part in the PPEM Beekeeping Challenge! For every gift of $25 or more, donors will be entered to win a honey‑themed gift basket celebrating our beekeeping initiative. Your support helps strengthen hands‑on learning and research within entomology - sweetening the impact for students and bees alike.

Jason D. Kogan will match the first $2,500 contributed to the University Museums Fund for Excellence on Forever True Day!

Show your support for the Women in Science and Engineering program and help us bring 40 donors together for WiSE in honor of the program's 40th anniversary in 2026! 20 donors to the Women in Science and Engineering Program Fund will unlock $5,000 from Maureen Steinwall, and 20 more donors will unlock an additional $5,000!

Double your impact! Your contribution will be matched dollar for dollar, up to a total of $1,000 for the Agricultural Communication Development Fund! The agricultural communication major prepares future professionals with the knowledge and skills to communicate about agricultural science and issues across diverse audiences within and outside the agricultural sector.

Nurture change—your gift grows twofold! The first $1,000 contributed to the Agriculture Education Professional Development Account will be matched. Your contribution will provide double the support for work-study students and short-term programs, including professional development workshops for agricultural education teachers across Iowa.

In honor of Professor Todd Jenks' 22 years of service at Iowa State, a group of Communication Studies faculty and staff will contribute $2,200 when 22 donors make a gift to the Communication Studies Excellence Fund!

A donor will match the first $2,000 contributed to the First Scholars Fund, which helps to empower first-generation and income-eligible students to reach their full academic and career readiness potential!

Make a gift to the Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology Department for a chance to win one exclusive, personal guided tour of the Zebrafish Lab—a rare, behind-the-scenes experience in one of the department’s most fascinating research spaces where zebrafish are used as model organisms to study genetics, development, and human disease.

Join us in celebrating the magic of the monarch migration by supporting the Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium. Every gift helps protect the habitats that sustain Iowa’s most iconic butterfly and fuels research, education, and restoration efforts across the state. As our collective generosity grows, so do the rewards: once we reach $500, we’ll draw a winner for a native pollinator garden design consultation. And when gifts reach $1,000 or more, we’ll unlock a second drawing for an Adopt‑a‑Monarch experience. A winner will be able to participate in innovative monarch research using new Bluetooth technology to track a monarch’s journey from Iowa to Mexico as it completes its legendary migration. The winner will receive the unforgettable opportunity to name their tagged monarch and watch as it completes its 3,000 mile journey. Winners will be notified via email by May 1.

Support priority programs and initiatives of the Department of Animal Science! Every $25 donation to the Animal Science Strategic Initiative Fund enters you for a chance to name an animal on one of the ISU Animal Science Teaching Farms!

Support students in the Iowa State Martial Arts Club! A generous donor will match the first $2,000 contributed to the Master Yong Chin Pak Scholarship.

The MSE Department will match up to $5,000 to the Materials Science and Engineering Scholarship Fund.

Kelly Applegate will match the first $2,500 contributed to any of the featured funds for University Museums on Forever True Day! Support the University Museums Fund for Excellence, Anderson Sculpture Garden Expansion, Exhibition and Education Fund, or Lynette Pohlman Student Mentoring Scholarship and see your impact go even further!

An anonymous donor couple will match the first $20,000 dollars contributed to the Wayne Fuller Graduate Scholarship in Statistics!