EISEF's Mission

The Eastern Iowa Science & Engineering Fair will be held Saturday, March 15, 2008 at Lindale Mall in Cedar Rapids. We expect to host about 250 junior high and high school students from the eastern third of Iowa. They will be competing for 100 to 200 awards, and the best two of them will win our biggest prize: a trip to Atlanta, Georgia to compete in the International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF). The ISEF is the premiere science fair in the United States and attracts the brightest science and math students from all over the world.

The Challenge for 2008

The Fair is all about the students: encouraging them to study science and engineering, motivating them to perform experiments, and giving them a fun place to exhibit their results. The 2007 Fair cost $13,500 to put on, 61% of which went to the students as prizes in one form or another (see chart)—and every dollar was raised through private contributions. The 2008 Fair will cost about that much—and your contribution will help us meet that cost.

To Contribute

Please join the ranks of EISEF Contributors by sending your tax-deductible donation to this address:

Eastern Iowa Science and Engineering Fair
P.O. Box 10862
Cedar Rapids, IA 52410-0862

All donations are tax deductible. EISEF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, federal tax ID (EIN) 42-6081112.
Letter from the IRS confirming our 501(c)(3) status.

Our books were last audited in September 2006. Read the results of the audit.

For more information, send e-mail to this address: .

Contributor Recognition

Our 2007 Contributors page shows who helped make EISEF 2007 possible.

In 2006 we introduced new levels for our contributors, using the names of rivers in Eastern Iowa or on Iowa's borders:

Mississippi River Level

$1500 and over

Missouri River Level

$750 to $1499

Cedar River Level

$350 to $749

Iowa River Level

$150 to $349

Wapsipinicon River Level

up to $149

EISEF Funding Facts

We charge the students, teachers, or schools no fee to participate.

Everyone involved in running the Fair—the Fair Board, the judges, the Fair Day staff, the fundraisers—is an unpaid volunteer.

Where the money goes (see last year's expenses chart):

	Prizes for the students (travel to ISEF, prize money, and trophies etc.): 61%.
	Putting on the Fair (Fair Day expenses and equipment, plus ISEF fees): 31%.
	Year-long expenses (including our website and all fundraising expenses): 8%.

Where the money comes from (see last year's income chart):

	All of our funding comes from private donations.
	Over half of it comes from corporate sponsors.
	A quarter comes from EISEF Board Members.

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