THE FOUNDATION WILL NOT INITIALLY REQUIRE THAT RECIPIENT CHARITIES APPLY FOR GRANTS, BUT MAY LATER AS THE FOUNDATION GROWS. INSTEAD OF REACTING TO GRANT REQUESTS, THE FOUNDATION WILL BE PRO-ACTIVE IN SELECTING WORTHY AREA CHARITIES FOR GRANTS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE FOUNDATION'S PURPOSE.

AWARDS ARE GENERALLY LIMITED TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT EDUCATE STUDENTS SUCH AS PAROCHIAL AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE AID AND ASSISTANCE TO YOUNG CHILDREN, YOUNG MOTHERS, FAMILIES, AND ALL INVIDIUALS WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES SHORT-TERM AND NEED ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO GET BACK ON THEIR FEET AND COMPLETE THEIR EDUCATION OR GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT, AND ORGANIZATIONS OR PROGRAMS THAT DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO RESIDE WITHIN A 100-MILE RADIUS OF QUINCY, ILLINOIS, THROUGH PROGRAMS, SEMINARS AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO THOSE WHO HAVE ACHIEVED AT LEAST A HIGH SCHOOL DEGREE.