# § 210102. Purposes
The purposes of the corporation are—
**(1)** to perpetuate the memory of Theodore Roosevelt for the benefit of the people of the United States and the world; and
**(2)** to solicit, receive, hold, and maintain funds, and to apply the principal of the funds and the income from those funds to the following objects, among others:
**(A)** the erection and maintenance of a suitable and adequate monumental memorial in the District of Columbia to the memory of Theodore Roosevelt;
**(B)** the acquisition, development, and maintenance of a public park in memory of Theodore Roosevelt in Oyster Bay, New York;
**(C)** the establishment and maintenance of an endowment fund to promote the development and application of the policies and ideals of Theodore Roosevelt for the benefit of the American people; and
**(D)** the donation of real and personal property, including part or all of its endowment fund, to a public agency for the purpose of preserving in public ownership historically significant property associated with the life of Theodore Roosevelt.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1455.)
| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 210102 | 36:4703. | May 31, 1920, ch. 216, § 3, 41 Stat. 693; July 25, 1962, Pub. L. 87–547, § 6, 76 Stat. 217. |
In clause (2), before subclause (A), the words “among others” are substituted for “and to that end, but without restriction to the objects enumerated below” to eliminate unnecessary words.