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Let's Make History!

At the Iowa Heartland History Connection we are so much more than a museum. When you give to the IHHC, you are supporting children’s education, historical research services, community event spaces, and community enrichment programs.

Support can come in many shapes and sizes, but they all make a difference, from membership, funding for exhibits and community engagement that awakens the curiosity of visitors, and giving your time as a volunteer, YOUR support makes a difference.

Making a One-Time Donation has Never Been Easier!

Your gift of any amount supports the work of IHHC and the Wapello County Historical Society.

Click here to be directed to our online donation portal

Planned Giving

Our legal entity remains the Wapello County Historical Society and we do business as the Iowa Heartland History Connection. When including us in your legal documents, please use the Wapello County Historical Society as the legal entity name.

There are many planned giving approaches you can do now to support the Iowa Heartland History Connection and activities in the future. All have tax advantages. Here are some ways you can help today:

A bequest is a gift made by including a donation to the Wapello County Historical Society in your will or trust document.
A charitable gift annuity, which is an instrument that provides you, the donor, with an annual income. The balance left in the charitable gift will go to the Wapello County Historical Society upon your death.
A life insurance policy can also be used provide a charitable gift to WCHS. Consider adding WCHS as a beneficiary to a current life insurance policy.

Note that your gift can come in any form, not just cash. Our endowment has received tremendous boosts from land, stocks, and various other gifts.

Donor Advised Fund

Donor Advised Funds (DAF) are the fastest-growing giving method to manage charitable donations. Donor Advised Funds allow donors to make a charitable contribution, receive an immediate tax deduction, and then recommend donations to non-profit organizations from their fund over time. Please note that per the Internal Revenue Code, you cannot receive goods, services, or impermissible benefits, like membership benefits, as a result of a DAF gift.

Clients of Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable, and BNY Mellon can easily initiate fund dispersal through the DAF Direct window on this page. If your DAF is not listed, contact your DAF directly and reference our EIN: 42-1043823.

If you have any questions about donating to the Wapello County Historical Society through your DAF, please contact your donor membership program. Please note that the Society can not help you set up your DAF.