It is the mission of the Georgia Tech Foundation, its Board of Trustees, officers and staff to foster and manage gifts given in support of academic excellence in the spirit and traditions of the Georgia Institute of Technology. The Foundation is honored to be entrusted with this mission and encourages every person working on its behalf to always: Promote the cause of higher education in the State of Georgia Receive and manage financial donations received by the Foundation for support and enhancement of the Georgia Institute of Technology Assist the Georgia Institute of Technology in its role as a leading educational and research institution The Georgia Tech Foundation is dedicated to continuing this mission, as it has since 1932, and pledges to faithfully provide to the Georgia Institute of Technology the support it so richly deserves."