CONTRIBUTIONS WERE MADE TO VARIOUS CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES TO IMPROVE EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY LIFE AND TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE GIVING. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO OPERATES AS A FISCAL AGENT FOR A NUMBER OF CHARITABLE PROJECTS AS WELL AS BUILDING PERMANENT COMMUNITY ENDOWMENTS, ENCOURAGING PHILANTHROPY AND MANAGING CHARITABLE FUNDS CONTRIBUTED BY INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND CORPORATIONS, SERVES TO STRENTHEN REGIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY, AND PROVIDES LEADERSHIP ON KEY COMMUNITY ISSUES.
