The mission of the foundation is to enhance the quality of life for those who live and work within the community by: 1) encouraging the growth of a permanent charitable endowment to meet the community's changing opportunities and needs; 2) providing donors and their diverse philanthropic interests with vehicles to make giving easy, personally satisfying and effective; 3) serving as a catalyst, neutral convener, and facilitator, stimulating and promoting collaborations among various organizations to accomplish common objectives; and 4) carrying out a strategic grant making program that is flexible, visionary, and inclusive.