Mission
THE FOUNDATION RECEIVES AND MAINTAINS FUNDS, OF REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY, AND TO USE AND APPLY THE WHOLE OF THE INCOME THERE FROM AND THE PRINCIPAL THEREOF, EXCLUSIVELY TO PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; TO FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAMS IN THEIR BEHALF; TO ENCOURAGE RESEARCH RELATED TO DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; TO ADVISE AND AID PARENTS IN THE SOLUTION OF THEIR PROBLEMS AND TO COORDINATE THEIR EFFORTS AND ACTIVITIES; TO DEVELOP A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROBLEMS OF INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES BY THE PUBLIC; TO COOPERATE WITH PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND RELIGIOUS AGENCIES AND PROFESSIONAL GROUPS IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THESE ENDS; TO ASSOCIATE WITH AND SUPPORT FINANCIALLY THE STATE AND NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS; TO PROMOTE THE COMMON CAUSE; TO SERVE LOCALLY AS A CLEARINGHOUSE FOR GATHERING AND GIVING OUT INFORMATION REGARDING THE PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.