The Foundation's primary purpose is to support and provide financial assistance to needy individuals residing in or originating from the canton of Fribourg, as well as to create, support, develop and provide financial assistance to Swiss institutions and companies, primarily from Fribourg, active in the fields of early childhood, education, social reintegration and public health. The Foundation also has the secondary purpose of creating, supporting, developing and providing financial assistance to individuals, institutions and Swiss companies active in Fribourg's cultural and alpine economy. The Foundation does not pursue any profit-making or commercial purpose.