TO AID AND ASSIST NEEDY PERSONS EMIGRATING FROM IRELAND TO THE UNITED STATES, TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATION AND LEVEL OF SCHOLARSHIP OF THOSE OF IRISH BIRTH AND LINEAGE IN THE UNITED STATES AND IN IRELAND BY SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS; TO MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS TO OTHER WORTHY CHARITABLE AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND CAUSES; APPROPRIATELY TO RECORD AND MEMORIALIZE THE EXPLOITS OF THE IRISH IN THE UNITED STATES, IN IRELAND AND ELSEWHERE; TO STRENGTHEN THE BONDS OF FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE PEOPLE OF IRELAND AND THE UNITED STATES.