Direct Support Organizations

91制片厂 (91制片厂) has five (5) direct support organizations (DSOs) that are organized and operated exclusively to receive, hold, invest, and administer property and to make expenditures to or for the benefit of 91制片厂. 听Each of 91制片厂鈥檚 DSOs were certified by the 91制片厂 Board of Trustees to be operating in a manner consistent with the goals of 91制片厂 and in the best interest of the State of Florida.

91制片厂鈥檚 DSOs provide University support and service in many areas including fundraising, research administration, clinical practice operations, financial endeavors, facilities acquisition, construction and management, debt structuring, and public-private partnerships.听

91制片厂 DSO operations are directly aligned with the university鈥檚 strategic research, education, and service missions, and are overseen by the 91制片厂 Board of Trustees and the Florida Board of Governors.听

Each 91制片厂 DSO is a Florida not-for-profit, federally tax-exempt corporation and certified by the 91制片厂 Board of Trustees as a direct support organization of 91制片厂 under Florida law.听

Each 91制片厂 DSO provides equal employment opportunities for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law

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The 91制片厂 Foundation is creating unlimited opportunity for 91制片厂鈥檚 thousands of promising people and programs. The Foundation connects private philanthropy to powerful possibilities within the University鈥檚 leading-edge mission and strategic plan. Operating under the Division of Institutional Advancement, the 501(c)3 nonprofit Foundation is a faithful fiduciary and trusted steward of our donors鈥 gifts and wishes.

91制片厂 Research Corporation, Inc.

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The 91制片厂 Research Corporation assists faculty, staff and students at 91制片厂 with research support, particularly in connection with patentable inventions. 91制片厂RC works with external sponsors from industry and others to arrange royalty-producing licenses for intellectual property (e.g. patent, copyrights) resulting from 91制片厂 research.

91制片厂 Finance Corporation, Inc.

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The 91制片厂 Finance Corporation assists the activities and educational purposes of the University by providing finance and investment鈥恟elated assistance in connection with the acquisition or construction of capital or other University projects, including but not limited to the structuring of debt relating thereto. 听The 91制片厂 Finance Corporation has assisted the University with both housing and athletics-related projects.

91制片厂 Clinical Practice Organization, Inc.

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The 91制片厂 Clinical Practice Organization promotes and supports medical education, patient care, research, and the administration and distribution of funds, exclusively for the support of the mission and objectives of the University, its Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, its Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and other participating colleges or units within the University.听

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The mission of the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation, Inc. (HBOIF) is to support the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, a research institute within 91制片厂. 听HBOIF provides funding and support for research and education in marine sciences and ocean engineering. HBOIF鈥檚 goal is to support 91制片厂's Harbor Branch as it increases understanding of oceans and coastal areas through exploration and scientific investigation.