Florida Independent College Fund
For more than 60 years, the Florida Independent College Fund (FICF) has worked closely with ICUF to provide expanded access to higher education for students from all backgrounds. FICF is a nonprofit organization with a purpose to:
· Serve as the nonprofit foundation for program and resource development for the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida;
· Develop collaborative programs and projects of ICUF members and to seek funding for those activities;
· Identify and develop funding for general purposes of the member institutions, scholarships, and collaborative programs;
· Carry out funding activities through which individuals, corporations, corporate foundations, trusts, and other foundations can support the collaborative scholarships and programs of member colleges;
· Promote the interests of independent higher education in Florida by enhancing a productive partnership between the member institutions and the private sector; and
· Inform and encourage private sector leadership regarding the distinctive value and contributions of this state’s independent institutions of higher learning to the nation and Florida.
For more information, contact Elizabeth B. Winslow, Ph.D., Managing Director. ewinslow@icuf.org
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ICUF has three independent partnerships that provide important services to the association’s members:
FICURMA
The Florida Independent Colleges and Universities Risk Management Association, Inc., FICURMA, is a private educational risk retention pool that offers its members property, casualty, workers’ compensation, fleet auto, educator’s legal and officers & directors, crime, foreign liability, environmental, fiduciary, cyber and foreign travel insurance.
HEFFA
The Higher Educational Facilities Financial Authority of Florida (HEFFA), formed in 2001, and found in Florida Statutes, Chapter 243, Section 53, is a state wide tax exempt bond conduit specifically chartered for non-profit institutions of higher education that are domiciled in Florida and that are accredited by the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges.
ICUBA
Independent College and Universities Benefits Association, (ICUBA), provides high quality, cost-effective health and wellness benefits to our members through collaboration.