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Indian River Research and Education Center

Indian River Research and Education Center

UF/IFAS-IRREC Academic Research Endowment

The Goal

We respectfully request your support for graduate student education at the Indian River Research and Education Center with a charitable contribution to establish the IRREC Academic Research Endowment. Since the fund will earn income, it will have the ability to respond to the current and future needs of IRREC for many years to come.

The Need

The UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center is internationally renowned for cutting-edge research and high quality education offered to graduate students. In addition to providing a location where graduate students complete research towards both master's and doctoral degrees, the center provides leadership in research

Funding will enable support for graduate students focused in agricultural and environmental research programs at the Indian River Research and Education Center, a need which will partly be sustained by current or projected resources appropriated by the state or federal government. With your support, the Indian River REC Academic Research Endowment woudl help fulfill our goal of advancing graduate student education.

The University of Florida Foundation

The University of Florida Foundation (UFF) is the fundraising arm of the University of Florida. Its purpose is to serve the private giving needs of the university by raising and managing private gifts, then directing those funds and assets according to each donor's intention. The foundation maintains more than 3,200 separate funds that hold gift money.

Your gift is sent to the UF Foundation for immediate deposit. UFF sends you a receipt/gift acknowledgement as soon as your gift has been received. Save this receipt for your tax records.

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For Personal Appointment, of more information contact:

Dr. Ronald D. Cave
Professor and Center Director
Indian River Research and Education Center
2199 South Rock Road
Fort Pierce, FL 34945-3138
Phone: (772) 557-7323
Email: rdcave@ufl.edu 

Methods of Giving

1) Credit Card

Call the University of Florida Foundation office at 877-351-2377 during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday. Associates in the office are able to process American Express, MasterCard, Visa, Discover and Diner's Club donations with the strictist confidence. Please mention Fund #18115.

2) Postal Mail

University of Florida - Gift Processing
P.O. Box 14425
Gainesville, FL 32604-2425

Please make checks payable to the UF Foundation, Inc., and designate your gift for the Indian River REC Academic Research Endowment, Fund #18115.

3) Online: select Fund #18115