Azalecanda Stiftung

The purpose of the foundation is to pursue charitable (and/or public) purposes through its own activities or by supporting others in pursuing such purposes, particularly in the areas of cultural promotion, science and research, child and youth welfare, disaster relief and emergency aid, and animal protection. The purpose of the foundation is limited to pursuing charitable (and/or public) purposes as defined by the applicable tax law governing the foundation's tax exemption. The foundation pursues its purpose particularly in the following areas of impact: A first area of impact is cultural promotion. This area of impact includes the promotion and support of public accessibility and presentation or performance of art, creative or artistic works (including collections and other aggregates of art or works in the aforementioned sense), as well as the preservation, maintenance, creation, and expansion of such publicly accessible offerings, the publicity of such offerings, and the dissemination of knowledge about such offerings, each within or outside the country. Within this area of impact, examples include: financial grants to existing institutions where art or works in the aforementioned sense from the field of fine arts are publicly accessible (such as art museums or collections); furthermore, this area of impact includes the promotion and support of young musicians, namely those in the field of classical music, with a focus on this promotion and support in the country of Switzerland. Another area of impact is science and research. It includes the promotion and support of scientific research primarily in the country of Switzerland, particularly in the fields of medicine and health. Within this area of impact, examples include the promotion and support of research in the fields of cancer diseases or communicable diseases, epidemics, or pandemics. Another area of impact is child and youth welfare. This area of impact includes the promotion and support of children and youth as well as young adults within or outside the country who are affected by an illness, other health impairment (for example as a result of a disability or an accident) or by poverty, or who are in need or distress for other reasons (for example because they have lost their parents or are at risk of losing them, or for other reasons cannot live with their parents or are otherwise endangered). Within this area of impact, examples include: financial grants to existing institutions such as - institutions that contribute to improving the living conditions and development opportunities of children, youth, and young adults through stationary offerings or by providing or improving access to quality education or training; - hospices or other facilities for terminally ill children and youth as well as young adults and their families. The aforementioned list is not exhaustive and is exemplary in nature. Another area of impact is disaster relief and emergency aid. The area of impact includes support for people or regions affected by a natural disaster or its consequences. It also includes aid for people who have fallen into an emergency situation as a result of an accident, illness, or other reasons. The focus of the aid should be within the territory of Switzerland. Furthermore, it is particularly important to ensure that the aid is as targeted, traceable, and effective as possible. Within this area of impact, examples include: financial grants to - existing institutions in the field of emergency or life-saving services; - municipalities or other public-law entities in Switzerland affected by a natural disaster. Another area of impact is animal protection. This area of impact includes the promotion and support of animal protection within or outside the country. Within this area of impact, examples include: financial grants to existing institutions that aim to protect endangered animal species and/or their habitats. With regard to all relevant areas, both individuals or individual projects can be supported, as well as grants to institutions that are active in the corresponding charitable areas. The making of a grant by the foundation to a given institution presupposes in each case that the institution in question is tax-exempt. Within the purpose of the foundation, the board of trustees is free to decide how to use the assets. There is no obligation to pursue all possible goals or to support the pursued goals equally. The foundation is free to establish one or more so-called sub-foundations and to equip them with funds for the specific promotion of individual areas, and to appoint their boards of trustees according to the competence requirements necessary in the respective areas. The foundation and any sub-foundations do not pursue any commercial or self-help purposes. The board of trustees can issue one or more regulations on the foundation's organization, the foundation's activities, and the implementation of the foundation's purpose. Likewise, the areas of impact of the foundation and the realization of the foundation's purpose (and/or other statutory provisions) can be further elaborated by the board of trustees in one or more regulations. The regulations and their amendments must be submitted to the supervisory authority. The foundation can realize its purpose in particular through: a) Grants to other tax-exempt or tax-exempt eligible foundations or organizations; b) Own projects, activities, or other measures of the foundation; c) Grants to municipalities, cantons, the federal government, their institutions, or other public-law entities in Switzerland; d) Project financing for tax-exempt or tax-exempt eligible organizations; e) Grants for tax-exempt or tax-exempt eligible purposes to individuals, such as scholarships or other contributions to studies or cultural or scientific work at universities, universities of applied sciences, or research institutions, or the provision of teaching or other aids required for this purpose. The foundation can collaborate with or support other organizations or institutions to realize its purpose. It can establish and operate other legal entities or merge with them if the purpose permits.