Mission and Vision  


Our mission:
  • Enhance the quality of life for all residents, now and for future generations
  • Build permanent endowments
  • Address needs through grantmaking
  • Provide community leadership


The Foundation activities are guided by these principles.  We will:
  • Invest donor funds responsibly to preserve capital, provide growth, and create income for grantmaking.
  • Create and encourage ways of giving that meet the philanthropic and financial goals of a broad spectrum of donors.
  • Promote the effective delivery of programs and services to our donors and our grantees.
  • Anticipate, identify, and assist in addressing community needs that are new, unmet, or not widely recognized.
  • Foster understanding and cooperation among diverse cultural, ethnic, geographic, and socioeconomic groups.
Mission and Vision