To provide financial assistance to a) orphans in need; b) children and adolescents who are particularly disadvantaged, either physically or morally, and in need; c) exceptionally, to institutions that care for young people in difficulty in terms of their education and vocational training. Assistance is awarded individually and annually with the possibility of renewal. Its importance and nature are determined by the Foundation Council, which must ensure that CHF 1.-- the beneficiary has been resident in Gruyère for more than a year; CHF 2.-- the institution (previous paragraph letter c) concerned has its headquarters in Gruyère for more than three years.