Ways to Support

Online Giving

The University of Texas at Austin's Online Giving website is a secure, safe way to make gifts using your credit card. The website allows you to tell us how your gift is to be used at the Marine Science Institute.

Giving by Mail

You may mail checks made payable to The University of Texas at Austin, to the address below. Please provide your full name and address, so that we can properly acknowledge your gift and send you a tax receipt.  Let us use your gift where it's needed most, or tell us your preference:

The University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
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750 Channel View Dr.
Port Aransas, TX 78373
361-749-6785

Individual Gifts

It's easy to make individual donations through our Online Giving website or by mail.  Just follow the directions on the right side of this page.

Planned Gifts

Planned gifts can be made now or deferred to a later time. Some enable you to support the Marine Science Institute, receive tax benefits, and sustain your current lifestyle. Such gifts include bequests through a will, retirement plan assets, and charitable trusts. For more information contact the University of Texas at Austin's Gift Planning Team at 866-488-3927, or visit Gift Planning.

Endowments

When you create an Endowment, you can honor someone important to you while providing permanent support to the Marine Science Institute. The money is invested, and each year a distribution is made from the endowment to support the program or area of your choice.

Matching Gifts

You may be able to double or even triple your gift to the Marine Science Institute. Many employers sponsor matching gift programs to match charitable contributions made by their employees. To find out if your company does, check Matching Gifts or visit your company’s human resources department. Complete the form provided by your company and mail it to:

The University of Texas at Austin
Matching Gift Coordinator
PO Box 7458
Austin, Texas 78713-7458
Phone: 800-687-4602
Fax: 512-475-7743

In-Kind Gifts

Gifts in-kind are non-monetary items of tangible property or other physical assets that represent value.  Some examples are property, stock, art collections.



For more information about supporting MSI, contact:
Katy Hackerman
Director of Development
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512-232-0652