"Ozark" (Netflix): Explain the Byrd Foundation

[PennySaver]

I'm watching the last season of Netflix's "Ozark", which revolves heavily around the future of the Byrd Family Foundation.

What is the Foundation's purpose? I know it has a public purpose and a private purpose, but -- without going back and watching the previous seasons -- I can't seem to find an answer as to what those purposes are.

Any help?

 

[HumpDayHoratio]

Front group to launder money from the sale of drugs. The public portion influences politicians and locals, the private goes to cartels.

I’m sure there are more nuanced things but I can’t remember…that’s the Cliff’s Note version.

 

[Saint_Ann]

Like a lot of the shows that go on too long, I find I just want most of the characters to die horribly.