MERCY HEALTH FOUNDATION SOUTH IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION CREATED TO ENHANCE, THROUGH PHILANTHROPY, THE QUALITY OF CARE AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY MERCY HOSPITAL SOUTH IN MISSOURI. THIS OBJECTIVE IS ACCOMPLISHED BY RAISING REVENUE FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES INCLUDING DONATIONS. THE GOAL OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO SEEK, ACQUIRE, ACCEPT, HOLD, INVEST, RE-INVEST, AND ADMINISTER ANY GIFTS, BEQUESTS, DEVISES, BENEFITS OF TRUST, AND PROPERTY TO USE AND DISBURSE INCOME AND PRINCIPAL THEREOF FOR THE BENEFIT OF MERCY HOSPITAL SOUTH.