Types of Donations

There are many ways to invest in the future of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. Outright gifts of money, securities, real estate, insurance policies, equipment and personal property, future charitable remainder trusts, bequests and memorial gifts, including land set aside as living memorials, are all options. There are two classifications of gift giving:
    
Unrestricted Gifts
Gifts of this type have no specific stipulation. The Foundation will invest these funds in the general endowment fund and disburse the income generated from the contribution in furtherance of its goals and objectives.

Designated Gifts
These are gifts with a stipulation that the funds be used for a particular activity, such as endowing the chair of a faculty member, a capital improvement or other specific need.

To secure the future growth of the Sea Lab, the trustees of the Foundation have established an endowment fund; an investment vehicle with principal that is never touched and that will continue to generate income in perpetuity. The interest and dividend earnings of the endowment will provide a yearly infusion of income to the Sea Lab for the purposes of funding program expansions and leverage for financing capital improvements. The endowment will assist the Sea Lab in continuing its quest for scientific excellence.

                   Other ways to donate to the Foundation: 
                        • use the Christmas Letter and form
                        • use the Donor form
                        • use the Boat Donation form
                       
                         • call the office at 251-861-8710
                         • mail your check, money order, or cashier's check
                           to our post office box:  
                                       Dauphin Sea Lab Foundation 
                                       P.O. Box 438
                                       Dauphin Island, AL 36528  

                           The Dauphin Island Sea Lab Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization.