Iowa Lottery Gives Back
Each year, 100 percent of Iowa Lottery proceeds go to support state programs. 
And each year, the lottery raises millions more to help make Iowa even better. It's how we play our part. It's how you can too.
Here is how each $1 spent on lottery tickets makes a difference in Iowa (fiscal year 2024 totals).
Today, the money raised by the Iowa Lottery helps our state in multiple ways.
Since 2008, a portion of lottery proceeds has been dedicated to the Iowa Veterans Trust Fund. The
IVTF was created to help Iowa veterans and their families with expenses such as job training or college tuition; some dental, vision and hearing assistance; and individual or family counseling.
As of the latest transfer in October 2024, the lottery has raised a total of more than $42 million for this cause.
Since 2019, a portion of lottery proceeds has been dedicated to the Public Safety Survivor Benefits Fund to
help with insurance costs for the families of Iowa peace officers and fire fighters killed in the line of duty. And since 2021, a portion of lottery proceeds has been dedicated to the Department
of Corrections Survivor Benefits Fund to help with those same insurance costs for the families of Iowa Corrections employees who die in the line of duty.
Since 1992, a majority of lottery proceeds has gone into the state General Fund to
benefit programs including education, natural resources, agriculture, health and family services and public safety. The Governor and Iowa Legislature allocate money from the General Fund to the areas
they believe need it most. In FY 2024, the Iowa Lottery provided $103.9 million to the General Fund. To date, the lottery has delivered a total of nearly $2.1 billion to that fund.
Through the years, Iowa Lottery proceeds also have been dedicated to other important causes:
Iowa Plan
$170,318,439
From fiscal year 1986 through FY 1990, lottery proceeds were dedicated to the Iowa Plan, a long-term economic development program. It was divided into four basic areas:
a Jobs Now program designed to put people to work; government construction programs; community and economic betterment; and educational and agricultural research.
CLEAN Fund
$35,894,355
During FY 1991, lottery proceeds were dedicated to the CLEAN Fund, which stood for Committing the Lottery to Environment, Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Iowa Gambling Treatment Fund
$15,732,208
Lottery proceeds were dedicated to the Gambling Treatment Fund until 2009, when that fund was eliminated and the Iowa Gambling Treatment Program instead began to receive an annual
appropriation from the state General Fund. The lottery remains committed to responsible play and highlights the issue in numerous ways, including by printing messages about the
1-800-BETS OFF helpline on its tickets, brochures and point-of-sale materials. During special initiatives each year, the lottery also highlights the help available for problem gambling in Iowa.
Special Appropriations
$13,773,572
A portion of lottery profits have been earmarked for specific purposes within the state budget.
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