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The Foundation's mission is to deliver and support programs that improve education and literacy; promote good leadership and governance; and facilitate the achievement of interfaith harmony

The mission of Griffith Observatory Foundation is to support and promote Griffith Observatory as a home for science literacy, education, and public astronomy through resource development and advocacy in partnership with the community.

The Florida Wildflower Foundation nurtures the awareness, understanding and enjoyment of Florida's native wildflowers through education, planting and research projects that increase the presence of wildflowers and support the wildlife depending upon them.

The mission of the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) is to provide software for the public good. We do this by providing services and support for many software project communities consisting of individuals who choose to participate in ASF activities.

The Beverly Education Foundation, Inc. provides a public / private partnership to support the Beverly Public Schools. This collaboration is necessary to offset budgetary challenges facing our schools. The Beverly Education Foundation, Inc. shall enhance and support improvements in the educational experience for Beverly Public School students as well as providing professional development for its faculty facilitating greater learning opportunities for our children. Through our activities we shall model for the Beverly Public School students the important and necessary role we all have in our community. We hope to encourage the idea that we make our community stronger because we are not just beneficiaries of the community, but the benefactors. Efforts of the Beverly Education Foundation, Inc. will aid our children and children's children to become more flexible in thought, responsible in deed, and active members of society.

The Purple Feet Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit organization focused on getting students to think about their future. Each summer we host the thinc Program - a week-long residential experience for underserved middle school students from urban school districts.

Ashesi University, is a secular, private, non-profit liberal arts college located in Ghana, West Africa. Our vision is an African Renaissance driven by a new generation of ethical entrepreneurial leaders. Ashesi's mission is to train a new generation of ethical and entrepreneurial leaders in Africa; to cultivate within our students the critical thinking skills, concern for others and courage it will take to transform their continent. The Ashesi University Foundation, based in Seattle, Washington, USA, is a 501 (c)(3) organization designed to help US and international donors support the University. The foundation was instrumental in helping Patrick Awuah establish Ashesi, and continues to inspire a global community.

Through the creation and transfer of knowledge, the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science educates leaders in the application and development of engineering and scientific solutions that benefit the world. The University of Virginia Engineering Foundation is dedicated to providing fiancial aid and counsel for all aspects of the SEAS mission.

Network Time Foundation supports and advances accurate, precise network timekeeping by producing and stewarding open‑source timekeeping software (including the NTP reference implementation), promoting standards and education, and providing development/support services to help ensure reliable timestamps across systems.

The Foundation works closely with the National Biodiesel Board to address national issues affecting us all -- cleaner air, greater economic development for rural communities, and enhanced national security through energy independence. Organized in 1994, our mission is to accomplish outreach, education, research and demonstration activities for the advancement of biodiesel.

The Missouri Prairie Foundation works to protect and restore Missouri’s prairie and other native grasslands by acquiring and managing prairie lands, supporting restoration and scientific research, and offering outreach and education. It also promotes the use of native plants through its Grow Native! program and helps coordinate invasive-plant control via the Missouri Invasive Plant Council.

TO ADDRESS GEOLOGIC ASPECTS OF ISSUES DEALING WITH THE WORLD'S CHANGING ENERGY CHALLENGES, USES, SAFETY, POLICIES AND ASSOCIATED ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTIONS. TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY ON THE IMPORTANCE OF GEOLOGIC MAPS, CROSS SECTIONS, AND OTHER GEOLOGIC DATA & INTERPRETATIONS. TO ASSIST AND ADVISE VARIOUS GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES WITH INSTRUCTION AND SHARING GEOLOGIC DATA SETS AND INTERPREATIONS. TO PRESERVE GEOLOGIC MAPS AND CROSS SECTIONS, DIGITIZING THEM SO THAT THEY CAN BE PRESERVED IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) FILES AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC VIA THE FOUNDATION'S WEB SITE.