Support and promotion of teaching and schooling in the canton of Basel-Stadt in a non-profit manner by awarding scholarships to students and teachers, as well as promoting school operations in the canton of Basel-Stadt by providing materials and space. The foundation is primarily intended to promote and maintain the objectives introduced by Mr. and Mrs. Müller at the Athenaeum Institute in the education of students (particularly in preparation for the Matura examination), as well as to help new teaching methods and subjects break through, which promote the school youth in a humanistic and progressive manner.