Supporters can donate to Allamakee Scholarship Fund, Inc. during May 10 Great Give Day observance

Allamakee Scholarship Fund, Inc. will be taking part in the observance of Great Give Day Thursday, May 10 in an effort to give supporters an opportunity to donate to its mission of encouraging students of the Allamakee Community School District to reach for and achieve their educational goals. Reorganized from its original Allamakee Dollars for Scholars in 2014, Allamakee Scholarship Fund, Inc. has awarded more than $938,355 in scholarships to 1,531 students in an effort to carry out its mission.

Thursday, May 10, community members are invited to visit www.greatgiveday.org and support their favorite participating northeast Iowa nonprofits with online donations of $10 or more. Those interested in supporting Allamakee Scholarship Fund, Inc. and its scholarship funding efforts can click on the “Leaderboards” link at the top of the www.greatgiveday.org website and scroll down to select the name of the organization.

All gifts will go directly to the nonprofit organizations chosen, helping them to qualify for additional dollars for their endowment funds from local corporate sponsors during contests held throughout the day. All donations must be made online with a credit/debit card or with a banking account. As of April 19, community members are also able to schedule gifts ahead of time through the website to be automatically processed at midnight Thursday, May 10.

All Great Give Day donations are 100% tax deductible. Gifts of $50 or more to nonprofits that are directing donations to their endowment funds are also eligible for the Endow Iowa 25% State Tax credit, including Allamakee Scholarship Fund, Inc. All qualified donors can carry that tax credit forward for up to five years after the donation was made. Community members can search by “Gift Type” at www.GreatGiveDay.org to see which donations are eligible for the Endow Iowa credit.

Hosted by the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque from 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. that Thursday, Great Give Day shines a spotlight on northeast Iowa’s many nonprofits while helping them to attract new donors and build online fundraising capabilities for long-term success. The event is open to all nonprofit organizations with endowment funds at the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque.

For more information about how to support Allamakee Scholarship Fund, Inc. on Great Give Day, visit www.GreatGiveDay.org or contact Julie Rotach at 563-568-3754 or Mary Jo Goodman at 563-568-3417.