EMPLOYEE FIRST FUND

TO PROVIDE DISASTER AND EMERGENCY HARDSHIP RELIEF TO PERSONS, INCLUDING EMPLOYEES OF THE CONTAINER STORE, INC. AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND TO ENGAGE IN OTHER CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PURPOSES OF THE CORPORATION ARE ONLY AS PERMITTED AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE CODE).