THE LYNNWOOD FOUNDATION, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, ESTABLISHED IN 1996, HAS A TWOFOLD MISSION: TO MAINTAIN AND PRESERVE THE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE KNOWN AS THE DUKE MANSION BY OPERATING IT AS A HISTORIC INN AND MEETING PLACE AND TO CREATE AND OPERATE THE LEE INSTITUTE.THE LEE INSTITUTE MISSION: TO SERVE AND STRENGTHEN ORGANIZATIONS WHO SHARE A COMMITMENT TO BUILDING GREAT COMMUNITIES.THE DUKE MANSION MISSION: TO PRESERVE THE DUKE MANSION, A HISTORIC TREASURE, BY MAKING IT ACCESSIBLE TO THE COMMUNITY AND SHOWCASING ITS HISTORY.