The Corporation is organized as a nonprofit corporation described under Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare to benefit the common good and general welfare of the community, and more specifically to: (a) conduct educational research and analyses and inform the public on public policies and issues of concern to and affecting the quality of life for Michigan residents and providing an understanding of how current policy initiatives will affect their well-being, including the importance of investing in state and local roads and other infrastructure; (b) support and participate in educational forums, conferences, events and other meetings relating to these public policy issues; (c) support and build coalitions with citizens, businesses, governmental officials and agencies and religious and other organizations sharing the goal of promoting solutions to these public policy issues and support public education campaigns to promote public awareness of these issues and solutions and to solicit citizen participation and support; (d) promote the common good, economic growth and general welfare of the people of Michigan; and (e) conduct all activities incidental or necessary to accomplishing the foregoing and related purposes or otherwise permitted by Section 501(c)(4) of the Code.