The purpose of the foundation is to exercise charitable benevolence by making equal periodic contributions to the following institutions: Swiss School for Guide Dogs for the Blind, Markstallstrasse 6, Allschwil; Blind and Disabled Center Bern, Neufeldstrasse 95, Bern; Deaf Association Bern; Swiss Foundation for Cerebral Palsy Children, Erlachstrasse 14, Bern; Swiss Paraplegic Foundation, Guido A. Zäch-Strasse 10, Nottwil. The contributions are intended to serve the charitable purposes set out in the statutes of the beneficiary institutions. They may not be diverted from these purposes. The foundation board may issue further guidelines on the use of the contributions to the aforementioned institutions, amend or repeal them. The foundation has a non-profit character and does not pursue any commercial purpose.