Our Mission
ELF was founded to support the Edgartown Free Public Library, whether for the physical facility, supplies and equipment, or the various programs and services offered to the public. Our Mission is described in our By Laws, as follows:
The Edgartown Library Foundation was founded for the purpose of soliciting, accepting and raising public support and funds to be used for the renovation, expansion, enrichment, maintenance, and benefit of the Edgartown Free Public Library, including the structural preservation and expansion of historic buildings to be used as and in connection with the Edgartown Free Public Library; and to conduct such activities and programs in furtherance of the foregoing purposes, as may be carried out by an Organization organized under Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 180, Section 4, as amended, and described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended.
In connection with, and to further the objective of this Organization, this Organization may purchase, lease, acquire by gift, devise or bequest or otherwise acquire personal or real property; solicit and/or receive donations, gifts, grants and otherwise raise monies for the purposes set forth herein. No portion of the income of the Organization shall inure to the benefit of any officer, individual member, if any or Director of the Organization.
The Edgartown Library Foundation was founded for the purpose of soliciting, accepting and raising public support and funds to be used for the renovation, expansion, enrichment, maintenance, and benefit of the Edgartown Free Public Library, including the structural preservation and expansion of historic buildings to be used as and in connection with the Edgartown Free Public Library; and to conduct such activities and programs in furtherance of the foregoing purposes, as may be carried out by an Organization organized under Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 180, Section 4, as amended, and described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended.
In connection with, and to further the objective of this Organization, this Organization may purchase, lease, acquire by gift, devise or bequest or otherwise acquire personal or real property; solicit and/or receive donations, gifts, grants and otherwise raise monies for the purposes set forth herein. No portion of the income of the Organization shall inure to the benefit of any officer, individual member, if any or Director of the Organization.
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Edgartown Library Foundation • P.O. Box 1198 • Edgartown, MA • 02539
