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The Gheens Foundation supports a wide variety of endeavors, including public education, economic development, medicine, the arts and social/health services. Their mission is To improve the quality of life for all citizens and institutions of Metropolitan Louisville and Lafourche and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana by creative grant-making and philanthropic leadership to meet the present and emerging needs of our communities."

The mission of the Gheens Foundation will be achieved by fulfilling the following objectives:

• Creative Grant Making: Grant-making will be made through understanding the present and future needs of our communities.  Funding may be made currently or over a period of years, always stressing creative solutions for current problems.
• Professional Management of Foundation Assets: Generally accepted sound investment management principles will be followed in the investment of Foundation assets to meet grant-making objectives while preserving and building assets for the long term.
• Philanthropic Leadership: The Foundation will exercise a leadership role in Metropolitan Louisville by encouraging cooperation with other local and national foundations and non-profit agencies.
• Provide Supportive Organizational Structure: The Foundation will provide sufficient support, both human and financial, to carry out its mission and key objectives.