Direct support organizations
鉴黄师app (鉴黄师app) 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 鉴黄师app. 聽Each of 鉴黄师app鈥檚 DSOs were certified by the 鉴黄师app Board of Trustees to be operating in a manner consistent with the goals of 鉴黄师app and in the best interest of the State of Florida.
鉴黄师app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.聽
鉴黄师app DSO operations are directly aligned with the university鈥檚 strategic research, education, and service missions, and are overseen by the 鉴黄师app Board of Trustees and the Florida Board of Governors.聽
Each 鉴黄师app DSO is a Florida not-for-profit, federally tax-exempt corporation and certified by the 鉴黄师app Board of Trustees as a direct support organization of 鉴黄师app under Florida law.聽
Each 鉴黄师app 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
鉴黄师app DSO Authorities & Requirements:
The 鉴黄师app Foundation is creating unlimited opportunity for 鉴黄师app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.
鉴黄师app Research Corporation, Inc.
The 鉴黄师app Research Corporation assists faculty, staff and 鉴黄师app at 鉴黄师app with research support, particularly in connection with patentable inventions. 鉴黄师appRC works with external sponsors from industry and others to arrange royalty-producing licenses for intellectual property (e.g. patent, copyrights) resulting from 鉴黄师app research.
鉴黄师app Finance Corporation, Inc.
The 鉴黄师app 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. 聽The 鉴黄师app Finance Corporation has assisted the University with both housing and athletics-related projects.
鉴黄师app Clinical Practice Organization, Inc.
The 鉴黄师app 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.聽
The mission of the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation, Inc. (HBOIF) is to support the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, a research institute within 鉴黄师app. 聽HBOIF provides funding and support for research and education in marine sciences and ocean engineering. HBOIF鈥檚 goal is to support 鉴黄师app's Harbor Branch as it increases understanding of oceans and coastal areas through exploration and scientific investigation.