UFGI Gift Opportunities

Gifts and pledges for the University of Florida Genetics Institute may be designated for facilities, equipment, or for the critical endowments that will support key investigators, clinicians, graduate fellows, and students.  
Listed below are examples of specific naming opportunities. Naturally, any level of program support will be greatly appreciated.
 
  Naming Opportunities
 
  Entire Building
$20 Million
  Entire Floor
$5 Million
  Transgenic Animal Facility
$1 Million
  Major Core Laboratory
$500,000ea.
  Vector Core Laboratory
  Gene Therapy Applications Laboratory
  Genetic Clinical Diagnostic Laboratories (4)
  DNA Microarray Laboratory
  Standard Research Laboratory
$250,000
  Conference Rooms
$100,000
  Executive Director or Chairman's Office
$50,000

  Program Endowments
$2 Million ea.
  Powell Gene Therapy Center
  Center for Mammalian Genetics
  Center for Immunology and Transplantaion
  Plant Molecular and Cell Biology Program
  Human Variation Center
 
  Faculty/Student Endowments
  Academy Chair
$4 Million
  Chair
$1.5 Million
  Professorship
$600,000
  Fellowship
$350,000
  Term Professorship
$300,000
  Lectureship
$250,000
  Research Endowment
$100,000

Under current law, major gifts for buildings and endowments for research and instruction are eligible for State of Florida matching gift support. You may wish to memorialize a loved one or honor your family, friend, colleague or perhaps even your physician with your donation. Your tribute will recognize a special person while assisting the University of Florida Genetics Institute in its mission. Gifts may be given in a number of ways:

Personal checks for outright gifts and payments on pledges

Transfer of stocks, bonds or real estate

Through real estate planning (e.g. charitable remainder trusts and charitable gift annuities) and through outright bequests.

Gifts to the University of Florida Genetics Institute should be made through the University of Florida Foundation, Inc. To give a gift or for assistance in estate planning or additional information, please contact:

Office of Development
University of Florida Health Science Center
P.O. Box 103650
Gainesville, Florida 32610-3560
Ph: 352-265-8097
E-mail: jhouck@vpha.ufl.edu