Based upon past experience, there is much pressure for school boards to be short-term focused and to direct most of their efforts toward maintaining current tuition rates at the lowest possible level for the next budget year. In contrast, the Foundation has a long-term objective and is focused on growing the tuition assistance for years to come. Donors with this same objective have found the Foundation is best suited to guard against the possibility that part of the principal is used to fund current operations. An independent foundation eliminates this potential problem and provides the future orientation necessary to achieve the long-range goal of tuition reduction.