The purposes for which this Corporation is organized and operated exclusively to engage in any lawful act or activity for charitable and educational purposes within the meaning of 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The objectives of the Association shall be to:• educate the public about genealogical research by giving free lectures and slideshows in public venues as well as utilizing social media channels and the Corporation's website to provide facts, statistics, and other related data • strengthen the ties of fellowship and kinship among living members of the family• maintain family unity through frequent association of family members in a social way• perpetuate the memory and genealogy of the ancestors and descendants of a Leavenworth ancestor by combining the resources and efforts of the members of the family in performing genealogical research• unifying all genealogical, historical, and biographical research necessary for the compilation of complete and accurate family records.