State Matching Gift Programs

The State of Florida offers a significant incentive for gifts to its state universities - it will match your gift with additional state dollars. These programs epitomize the best of public-private partnerships.

For example, under provisions of Florida's Major Gifts Trust Fund, your endowment gift of $100,000 for education, research or library or art acquisitions, fellowshops, etc. is eligible for a match from the state of 50 percent - another $50,000 in this case.

And, the match rate escalates as your gift level increases. A $2 million endowment receives a 100 percent or $2 million match. The following table is an excerpt from our State Matching Gift Programs Fact Sheet.

Match ranges are as follows:
A contribution of at least $100,000 to $599,999 receives a matching grant equal to 50%.

Gift

Match

Total

$100,000
$50,000
$150,000
$200,000
$100,000
$300,000
$300,000
$150,000
$450,000
$400,000
$200,000
$600,000
$500,000
$250,000
$750,000
From $600,000 to $1,000,000, the match is 70%.
$600,000
$420,000
$1,020,000
$700,000
$490,000
$1,190,000
$800,000
$560,000
$1,360,000
$900,000
$630,000
$1,530,000
$1,000,000
$700,000
$1,700,000
From $1,000,001 to $1,500,000 the match is 75%.
$1,000,001
$750,000
$1,750,001
$1,100,000
$825,000
$1,925,000
$1,200,000
$900,000
$2,100,000
$1,300,000
$975,000
$2,275,000
$1,400,000
$1,050,000
$2,450,000
$1,500,000

$1,125,000
$2,625,000
From $1,500,001 to $2,000,000 the match is 80%.
$1,500,001
$1,200,000
$2,700,001
$1,700,000
$1,360,000 $3,060,000
$1,800,000
$1,440,000 $3,240,000
$1,900,000
$1,520,000 $3,420,000
$2,000,000
$1,600,000 $3,600,000
A contribution of $2,000,001 or more is matched dollar-for-dollar.

For more information, contact:
Peter Anderson
Email: paa@whitney.ufl.edu