The foundation's primary purpose is to support non-profit, tax-exempt institutions that promote the education and training of children and adults. In particular, the foundation aims to promote careers, education, teaching, and research in forward-looking technologies. The foundation supports innovative ideas that serve the general public and the environment. Furthermore, the foundation aims to enable disadvantaged children and young people to receive an education through suitable measures and to ensure their healthy development through the financing of medical treatments. The foundation's secondary purpose is to promote and finance projects for the conservation, maintenance, and protection of nature and the environment, particularly the protection of forests in mountainous regions and humanitarian aid for people in need. The foundation's area of operation is primarily in Switzerland, but projects in developing countries can also be supported.