The University Financing Foundation, Inc. (TUFF) Employee Directory
Higher EducationGeorgia, United States11-50 Employees
The University Financing Foundation, Inc. (TUFF) is a nonprofit organization in the higher education sector, based at 75 5th Street Northwest, Suite 1050, Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Since its founding in 1982, TUFF has completed 87 projects and invested $3.2 billion, developing and financing education and research facilities across the country in partnership with universities and research institutions. The organization originated to reduce development costs and institutional risk for Georgia Tech and established a mission-driven 501(c)(3) model to provide tax-exempt financing for facilities development, lease facilities to institutions at below-market rates, and convey facilities to occupying institutions at the retirement of a lease. TUFF's work includes building new facilities as well as renovating existing structures, with the goal of creating places and spaces that support innovation, research funding, and economic growth. The organization has a small staff of 11 to 50 employees and maintains information online at tuff.org.