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Our Mission
To improve and enhance the quality of life in the Tri-Cities area by:

• Serving as a leader, catalyst and resource for philanthropy.
  
• Building and holding a permanent and growing endowment for the community's changing needs and opportunities.
  
• Striving for community improvement through strategic grantmaking in such fields as the arts, education, health, the environment, youth, social services and other human needs.
  
• Providing a flexible and cost-effective way for donors to improve their community now and in the future.

• A flexible, yet permanent collection of funds supported by a wide range of donors;
  
• The relative independence to determine the best use of those funds to meet community needs;
  
• A governing board of volunteers, knowledgeable of their community and recognized for their personal involvement in civic affairs;
  
• An organizational commitment to provide leadership on pervasive community problems;
  
• A commitment to assist donors to create funds and distribute proceeds in accordance with donor's intent;
  
• Adherence to a sense of "community" that overrides individual interests and objectives.