The purpose of the foundation is to dedicate a capital in the sense of Art. 335 of the Swiss Civil Code for the benefit of the persons mentioned in Art. 3 of the foundation deed. The entitled family members can receive contributions from the foundation's assets, namely for the costs of education, vocational training, study stays in foreign language regions, for illness, accident and convalescence costs, for equipment upon marriage, for the opening of a business, for the establishment of one's own existence or for similar purposes, as well as in the event of personal hardship. Exceptionally, such grants can also be made to spouses of descendants.