MERCY HEALTH FOUNDATION SPRINGFIELD IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION CREATED TO ENHANCE, THROUGH PHILANTHROPY, THE QUALITY OF CARE AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY MERCY HOSPITAL SPRINGFIELD AND ITS REGIONAL HOSPITAL FACILITIES IN AURORA AND CASSVILLE, 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 SPRINGFIELD INSTITUTIONS.