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<h1>Purpose: The OLPC Foundation is a tax-exempt social benefit organization</h1>
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<h3>Mission</h3>
<p>The OLPC Foundation mission is to stimulate local grassroots initiatives designed to enhance and sustain over time the effectiveness of XO laptops as learning tools for children living in lesser-developed countries.</p>
<h3>Organization</h3>
<p>The OLPC Foundation is a tax-exempt (501c3) social benefit organization chartered in the State of Delaware and headquarted at One Cambridge Center, Cambridge Massachusetts, 02142. </p>
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<li>Nicholas Negroponte, Chairman</li>
<li>Richard Rowe, President</li>
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