Mission
TO PROVIDE GRANTS AND BELOW-MARKET LOANS TO NOT-FOR-PROFIT, SECTION 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS TO BE USED BY THOSE AWARDEES IN PROJECTS THAT MEET IRS CRITERIA FOR PROGRAM-RELATED INVESTMENTS, WHETHER OR NOT THOSE AWARDEES ARE PROVATE FOUNDATIONS FOR FEDERAL TAX PURPOSES. THE FOUNDATION WILL CONSIDER A WIDE VARIETY OF POTENTIAL FUNDING PROJECTS, INCLUDING: ADVANCING HOUSING FOR LOW-INCOME PERSONS, SUPPORTING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN RURAL AND INNER-CITY COMMUNITIES, SUPPORTING EMPLOYMENT OPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WHO ARE DEVELOPMENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY DISABLED, AND ELIMINATION OF RACE AND/OR GENDER-BASED BARRIERS TO ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT.