THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE THE GOALS OF HISPANIC AND MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES BY ENGAGING ARIZONA HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEMBERS, SUPPORTERS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN PHILANTHROPIC AND COMMUNITY-BASED ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE STATEWIDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT, CIVIL ENGAGEMENT AND THE SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE AND MARKET INTELLIGENCE THAT BENEFITS THE GROWTH AND SUCCESS OF THE CHAMBER'S MEMBERS, ARIZONA AND THE STATE'S GROWING LATINO COMMUNITY. THE BUSINESS FOR ECONOMIC DIVERSITY AND EXCELLENCE, THE "CENTER" IS A PROGRAM UNDER THE FOUNDATION WHICH SERVES AS A VISIBLE AND ACCESSIBLE PLACE OF LEARNING AND EMPOWERMENT - A UNIFIED AND CREDITABLE VOICE REPRESENTING SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND THE GREATER HISPANIC COMMUNITY. THE CENTER IS SUPPORTED THROUGH A COMBINATION OF FEDERAL FUNDS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUPPORT, CORPORATE INVESTMENT, AND PHILANTHROPIC CONTRIBUTIONS.