Mission Statement
The Iowa State University Agricultural Endowment is proud of its past and present role in assisting Iowa State University’s College of Agriculture and in advancing Iowa’s most important industry — agriculture.
- The mission of the Agricultural Endowment is to provide opportunities for the College of Agriculture to support the people and infrastructure vital to the future of Iowa agriculture.
- Most of the resources provided by the Agricultural Endowment target scholarships and educational programs. The Endowment’s resources benefit students, farmers and others in agriculture through:
- scholarships to Iowa State students
- support for student clubs, activities and internships
- grants for research and demonstration projects
- support for College of Agriculture programs that advance agriculture in Iowa
- The Agricultural Endowment, a private, nonprofit corporation, is led by a Board of Trustees made up of eight persons involved in agricultural production and agribusiness and seven university faculty and administrators, including the University President and the Dean of Agriculture.