Direct Support Organizations
Florida Atlantic University (太阳城娱乐) 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 太阳城娱乐. Each of 太阳城娱乐’s DSOs were certified by the 太阳城娱乐 Board of Trustees to be operating in a manner consistent with the goals of 太阳城娱乐 and in the best interest of the State of Florida.
太阳城娱乐’s 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.
太阳城娱乐 DSO operations are directly aligned with the university’s strategic research, education, and service missions, and are overseen by the 太阳城娱乐 Board of Trustees and the Florida Board of Governors.
Each 太阳城娱乐 DSO is a Florida not-for-profit, federally tax-exempt corporation and certified by the 太阳城娱乐 Board of Trustees as a direct support organization of 太阳城娱乐 under Florida law.
Each 太阳城娱乐 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
太阳城娱乐 DSO Authorities & Requirements:
Florida Atlantic University Foundation, Inc.
The Florida Atlantic University Foundation is creating unlimited opportunity for 太阳城娱乐’s thousands of promising people and programs. The Foundation connects private philanthropy to powerful possibilities within the University’s 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’ gifts and wishes.
Florida Atlantic University Research Corporation, Inc.
The Florida Atlantic University Research Corporation assists faculty, staff and students at 太阳城娱乐 with research support, particularly in connection with patentable inventions. 太阳城娱乐RC works with external sponsors from industry and others to arrange royalty-producing licenses for intellectual property (e.g. patent, copyrights) resulting from 太阳城娱乐 research.
太阳城娱乐 Finance Corporation, Inc.
The 太阳城娱乐 Finance Corporation assists the activities and educational purposes of the University by providing finance and investment‐related 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. The 太阳城娱乐 Finance Corporation has assisted the University with both housing and athletics-related projects.
太阳城娱乐 Clinical Practice Organization, Inc.
The 太阳城娱乐 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.
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation, Inc.
The mission of the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation, Inc. (HBOIF) is to support the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, a research institute within Florida Atlantic University. HBOIF provides funding and support for research and education in marine sciences and ocean engineering. HBOIF’s goal is to support 太阳城娱乐's Harbor Branch as it increases understanding of oceans and coastal areas through exploration and scientific investigation.