The University defines a gift as “a voluntary financial or in-kind contribution made by an individual or entity for a charitable purpose without an expectation of direct economic benefit or other tangible compensation from the donor commensurate with the value of the contribution.”
Per the University’s policy on External Support, the University of Florida Foundation (UFF) is the primary recipient of all gifts for the University.
It is important to appropriately classify external support as sponsored program or gift. Critical indicators used when determining if funds are sponsored programs and therefore must be routed through DSP and UFIRST prior to acceptance – and not UFF – include but are not limited to:
Gifts previously accepted by DSP are housed in Miscellaneous Donors projects in UFIRST.
Last updated 12/19/24