The purpose of the foundation is to promote concerns related to the preservation and dissemination of knowledge about hand drawings and prints, particularly works of art from the beginnings of drawing and graphics to early modernism ('drawings and graphics of old masters'). To this end, the foundation supports the efforts of museums, graphic collections and other institutions to present artist drawings and old prints to a wider audience, to work on them scientifically and to preserve them in a manner appropriate to their value. Additional areas of support include the training of future specialists and other related activities.