Your Rights As A Donor

The ISU Foundation Board of Directors has endorsed the Donor Bill of Rights — a document created by several national philanthropic associations. As a donor or prospective donor, you have the right to be informed, ask questions and be assured your information is handled with respect and confidentiality.

We do not sell or give information about our donors to anyone outside of Iowa State University.

The Iowa State University Foundation respects the privacy of donors' personal and financial information and will not release information to the public about prospective or actual donors other than donors' names, gift amounts and gift designations. Requests from donors that their names not be released will be honored. If you have questions please call 1-866-419-6768 or e-mail .

Donor Bill of Rights

Philanthropy is based on voluntary action for the common good. It is a tradition of giving and sharing that is primary to the quality of life. To assure that philanthropy merits the respect and trust of the general public, and that donors and prospective donors can have full confidence in the not-for-profit organizations and causes they are asked to support, we declare that all donors have these rights:

1. To be informed of the organization's mission, of the way the organization intends to use donated resources, and of its capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes.
2. To be informed of the identity of those serving on the organization's governing board, and to expect the board to exercise prudent judgment in its stewardship responsibilities.
3. To have access to the organization's most recent financial statements.
4. To be assured their gifts will be used for the purposes for which they were given.
5. To receive appropriate acknowledgement and recognition.
6. To be assured that information about their donations is handled with respect and with confidentiality to the extent provided by law.
7. To expect that all relationships with individuals representing organizations of interest to the donors will be professional in nature.
8. To be informed whether those seeking donations are volunteers, employees of the organization or hired solicitors.
9. To have the opportunity for their names to be deleted from mailing lists that an organization may intend to share.
10. To feel free to ask questions when making a donation and to receive prompt, truthful and forthright answers.