THE PURPOSE AND ACTIVITIES OF THE FOUNDATION ARE TO SEEK OUT AND PROVIDE FUNDING TO CHARITABLE AND GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE SERVICES TO ENCOURAGE AND STRENGTHEN THE FAMILY UNIT AS WELL AS PROVIDE CARE AND PROTECTION FOR DOMESTIC ANIMALS AND INDIGENOUS WILDLIFE. THE TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT MEET THE PURPOSE OF THE FOUNDATION INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THOSE THAT PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, MEET EMERGENCY NEEDS, PROMOTE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT AND SELF RELIANCE, PROVIDE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE WITHOUT SUFFICIENT RESOURCES; AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE FOR THE PROTECTION OF ANIMALS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. CONSIDERATION IS GIVEN TO ORGANIZATIONS PRIMARILY IN KERN COUNTY AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, WITH AN EMPHASIS TO ORGANIZATIONS IN THE NORTH SANTA BARBARA COUNTY REGION WITH THE FOLLOWING CHARITABLE PURPOSES: EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, SUPPORT TO ABUSED WOMEN AND CHILDREN/VIOLENCE PREVENTION, HEALTH CARE SERVICES, CRITICAL NEEDS, YOUTH SPORTS, ANIMAL PROTECTION
