Support and promotion of non-profit endeavors in the cultural and social sectors, as well as financial support for individuals in cases of social hardship; provision of socially affordable housing in the multi-family dwelling at Birkenstrasse 1 in Lucerne; this property is to be held in the foundation's assets in the long term; financial support for talents, i.e. exceptionally gifted individuals, in the scientific and/or artistic fields; financing of projects in the field of education, in particular granting of project assistance and provision of teaching materials; promotion of focal points within the main purposes, which are periodically and variably defined by the foundation board.