All funds accepted by PAIRE must be accompanied (or preceded) by correspondence in the form of an executed grant, contract, agreement or donor letter.

Checks must be made payable to the Palo Alto Institute for Research and Education, Inc. The federal tax identification number is 77-0207331. Neither checks payable to other entities nor cash can be accepted by PAIRE.

Please see our Contact Us page for mailing and courier addresses.

Donations
For gifts or donations there must be a letter from the donor indicating that the funding is a gift to be used by the designated beneficiary in support of various research or education activities. Further, the letter should indicate that the gift is irrevocable and imposes no contractual requirement of PAIRE beyond reporting of research results. Alternatively, if the gift or donation is unrestricted as to use, there must be a letter stating this.

Letters accompanying donations from companies must be on company letterhead.

A Sample Donor Letter may be downloaded and edited as needed.

Collaborative Research
Collaborative research with other entities such as universities and pharmaceutical companies requires a contract or research agreement, signed by PAIRE's Executive Director.

Because PAIRE administers VA Research our contracts and agreements are typically sent to VA attorneys for review and negotiation. Please send a draft agreement, preferably electronically, before sending originals for execution.

For more information about research agreements with nonprofit corporations affiliated with VA facilities please see the For Clinical Research Sponsors page on the website of the National Association of Veterans' Research and Education Foundations (NAVREF).

Last modified: October 12, 2012
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