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THERE ARE NO GEOGRAPHICAL RESTRICTIONS AND ALL CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS ARE ELIGIBLE PROVIDED THEY CAN MEET THE CHARACTER REQUIREMENT OF THE FOUNDATION THAT EACH GRANT WILL BE MADE, "...TO AID AND ADVANCE THE WELFARE, DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF INDIGENT, DISTRESSED OR UNDER-PRIVILEGED CHILDREN".