The Purposes of this Foundation are:

To establish and maintain a program of education and research grants in the field of agronomy, including but not limited to turfgrass, and to generally promote public knowledge in this and other areas of agronomy and to perform all other things necessary for this corporation to qualify as a charitable non-profit corporation under the provisions of Section 501 (c) (3) Revenue Code of the United States.

The Foundation shall not be organized for profit and no part of the net earnings of the Foundation shall inure to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual.