MARA FOUNDATION

MARA FOUNDATION MARA FOUNDATION'S GENERAL OBJECTIVES ARE CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL WITHIN THE MEANING OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3). ITS MISSION IS TO CREATE A COMMUNITY THAT IDENTIFIES, ENCOURAGES, AND PROMOTES THE INTERESTS OF PROMISING YOUNG PERSONS IN LITERATURE, FILM, ART, SCIENCE, POLITICS, MUSIC AND OTHER ACADEMIC FIELDS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL FORUMS, SYMPOSIA, NETWORKING WITH MENTORS AND ESTABLISHED PROFESSIONALS AND OTHERS IN SIMILAR FIELDS. MARA FOUNDATION ALSO PROMOTES THE CAUSE OF WOMEN'S RIGHTS BOTH IN AND OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES AND FOSTERS PUBLIC AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING, AND APPRECIATION OF WOMEN IN LITERATURE, SCREENWRITING, DIRECTING, PLAYWRITING, AND OTHER ARTISTIC FIELDS THROUGH EDUCATIONALEVENTS, SYMPOSIA, AND OTHER MEANS.