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Jay N. Darling Institute Support

Are you interested in supporting grassland conservation efforts and similar initiatives across the globe? Consider donating to the Jay N. Darling Institute to help provide Drake students with experiential education opportunities.

Jay N. Darling Institute Support

Your financial support for the Jay N. Darling Institute at Drake University will steward Darling's legacy nationally and internationally through programming, research, conferences and workshops, art and education, and an extensive archival collection that celebrates and preserves his remarkable life's work.

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If you live outside the U.S. please contact Pam Pepper at pam.pepper@drake.edu for more information on how to make an online gift. Thank you.

Priority Areas

Top Tier Priorities

  • DarlingCorps Scholarship Program – $5,000,000 endowment
  • The Fund for Rural America – $5,000,000 endowment
  • Named Endowed Director of the Drake Agricultural Law Center – $1,500,000 endowment
  • Endowed Professor for Rural Ecosystem Restoration (Kennedy-Grohne) - $2,000,000 endowment

Mid-Tier Priorities

  • Darling Archives – budget broken into 3 priority buckets within proposal
  • DarlingCorps P and L scholarships – $1,000,000 endowment ($500,000 in for each school)
  • Darling Institute Sustainably Fellows – $1,000,000 endowment

Lower-Tier Priorities

  • Darling Institute Sustainability Scholars-in-Residence – $2,000,000 endowment
  • Endowed Chair in Rural History – $1,500,000 endowment