The primary purpose of this program is to assist in funding activities which further the mission of the Guang Ping Yang T'ai Chi Association which is to "promote, perpetuate, develop interest in, and preserve the quality of Guang Ping Yang style taijiquan throughout the world, and to provide support for research and education in Guang Ping Yang taiji  in honor of the memory of Sifu Kuo Lien Ying, who brought Guang Ping to the United States, and in commemoration of his unselfish sharing of his many skills.