Endowment
Your gift today helps seeds thrive tomorrow.
Your Gift Today Grows Our Tomorrow
An endowment gift is an investment in the future of Seed Savers Exchange. This gift will be invested now to create a lasting source of support for the seeds, knowledge, and people that make preservation possible for generations to come.
Why the Endowment Matters
Caring for living seeds is a long-term commitment. Seeds must be grown, saved, shared, and passed on—and people need the knowledge to continue that work.
The Seed Savers Exchange Endowment Fund helps ensure this work can continue well into the future.
Your endowment gift helps:
- Care for and grow heirloom seeds
- Share seeds with more people
- Teach seed-saving skills
- Connect people with seeds and the stories they carry
How Does an Endowment Work?
An endowment is a permanent fund designed to provide ongoing support year after year. When your gift is added to the Seed Savers Exchange Endowment Fund, it is invested for the long term. A portion of the fund’s investment return is used to support Seed Savers Exchange’s work, while the principal is preserved so that the fund can continue providing support into the future.
In this way, an endowment gift can become a lasting part of Seed Savers Exchange’s work—helping ensure that the seeds we steward today can be grown, shared, and valued by generations to come.
Plant a Gift That Grows for Generations
Give Directly to Our Endowment
You can make a gift directly to the Seed Savers Exchange Endowment Fund and help build lasting support for the future.
Give Through the Iowa Community Foundation
Iowa taxpayers may be eligible for the Endow Iowa Tax Credit when making a qualifying gift to the Seed Savers Exchange Endowment Fund through a participating community foundation.
Information You May Need
If you’re considering an endowment gift as part of your financial or estate plans, you or your advisor may need:
Our Organization
Seed Savers Exchange, Inc.
3094 North Winn Road
Decorah, IA 52101
Tax ID (EIN): 43-1214133
Gift Designation
Designate Gift For:
Seed Savers Exchange Endowment
Contact Laura Ode
Laura Ode
Development Operations & Database Officer
Seed Savers Exchange does not provide legal, tax, or financial advice. Please consult your professional advisors before making or changing your estate plans.