Ways to Give
Your gift will ensure that UF/IFAS will continue to provide quality teaching, research and extension programs for the benefit of the people, food, agricultural and life sciences industries and natural resource interests of our state.
The following are ways you can make your contribution:
1. Cash - Many alumni and friends make annual unrestricted contributions to UF/IFAS. You may also choose to restrict your gift to a specific program or area within IFAS such as scholarships, faculty support or equipment.
2. Securities – There can be significant tax advantages from contributing appreciated (long term) securities to the University of Florida Foundation as a charitable gift. The value of your gift depends upon the market price of these assets when they are given. Please contact the IFAS Development Office for more information on gifts of securities or other non-cash assets.
3. Charitable Bequests – Enable you to keep control of your assets during your lifetime and make a gift to the university at your death. Your estate may be entitled to an estate tax deduction for the gift bequeathed to UFF for the benefit of UF/IFAS. To ensure compliance with your wishes, help obtain state matching funds and receive appropriate recognition, it is important to document your estate commitment during your lifetime with UFF. IFAS Development staff members can assist you.
4. Life Income Gifts - You can receive a life income from a gifted asset or make an asset such as real estate income-producing as you support UF/IFAS through deferred giving methods such as charitable remainder trusts, annuities, retained life estates and other forms of retirement planning.
5. Real Estate – UF/IFAS welcomes and encourages gifts of real estate, which can provide substantial tax benefits for donors, including avoiding capital gain taxation on the appreciated value. Although the university has made great use of unique properties, most real estate gifts are sold and the proceeds are invested in areas of campus designated by the donor. Although most real estate gifts are given outright, many also fund charitable remainder trusts (CRTs) that pay income to the donor or other beneficiaries designated by the donor.
6. Life Insurance - Life insurance policies provide an easy and inexpensive way to support UF/IFAS. Annual premiums may be tax-deductible if IFAS is named sole owner and sole beneficiary of a gifted, existing policy or new policy.
