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Description of the organization's mission a) to lessen the burdens of government with respect to the planning, development and enhancement, in the public interest, of longwood medical and academic AREA of the city of boston, massachusetts (the "longwood medical and academic AREA"), for the benefit of the general public, including without limitation patients being served by TAX-exempt teaching hospitals and their visitors, students connected with TAX-exempt teaching hospitals, employees, colleges, schools, and other TAX-exempt educational organizations in the longwood medical and academic AREA, and members of cultural and religious organizations in that AREA, by providing services relating to public safety, traffic control and street signs, roadway improvement, parking, beautification and other similar public needs; b) to cooperate with the city of boston, massachusetts, in connection with matters related to planning, physical development, and physical enhancement of the longwood medical and academic AREA and to the responsibilities of city government concerning public health, safety and convenience in the longwood medical and academic AREA; c) to serve as an overall planning and coordinating BODY for TAX-exempt teaching hospitals, colleges, schools and other TAX-exempt educational or similar organizations in the longwood medical and academic AREA with respect to various areas of common interest and concern; and to assist in the development and maintenance of a comprehensive setting in which those TAX-exempt organizations CAN implement their various programs and objectives; d) to acquire, operate or make available, by contribution, sale, lease or otherwise, real or personal property necessary or useful for the accomplishment of the exempt purposes of ANY organization in the longwood medical and academic AREA which is operating exclusively for charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes; e) to promote social welfare in the longwood medical and academic AREA; f) to prevent community deterioration in the longwood medical and academic AREA; and g) to engage in such other education and charitable activities described in section 501(c)(3), relating to the longwood medical and academic AREA and ANY other location or activity, as the corporation may determine to be appropriate.
Donations are tax-deductible