THE JEANNE M. VOIGT FOUNDATION HAS BROAD CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH ENCOMPASS ALL ASPECTS OF "CHARITABLE" IN THE GENERALLY ACCEPTED SENSE: RELIEF OF THE POOR, THE DISTRESSED, OR THE UNDERPRIVILEGED; ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION; ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OR SCIENCE; ERECTING OR MAINTAINING PUBLIC BUILDINGS, MONUMENTS, OR WORKS; LESSENING THE BURDENS OF GOVERNMENT; LESSENING NEIGHBORHOOD TENSIONS; ELIMINATING PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION; DEFENDING HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS SECURED BY LAW; AND COMBATING COMMUNITY DETERIORATION AND JUVENILE DELINQUENCY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF ITS PURPOSES, THE FOUNDATION HAS A SPECIAL INTEREST IN IMPROVING THE ECONOMIC STATUS OF WOMEN, PARTICULARLY IN DEVELOPING AND TRANSITIONAL ECONOMIES. THE FOUNDATION ACCOMPLISHES ITS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES BY MAKING GRANTS AND MAY PROVIDE DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS PURPOSES, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE RULES FOR PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS. BEGINNING IN 2016, THE JEANNE M. VOIGT FOUNDATION ALSO PURSUES ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE THROUGH THE STRATEGIC USE OF PROGRAM RELATED INVESTMENTS INTO TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS NON-EXEMPT ENTITIES LIKE BUSINESSES AND SOCIAL-PURPOSE BUSINESSES WHEN THE FOUNDATION DETERMINES THAT SUCH INVESTMENTS ADVANCE THE FOUNDATION'S CHARITABLE GOALS.