The foundation aims to provide care for the employees of the founding company and their dependents and survivors by granting support in cases of old age, death, illness, accident, disability or special hardship. This purpose can be fulfilled in particular by providing voluntary additional and supplementary services to the regulatory pension benefits in the event of old age, disability and death. The foundation can provide services to other tax-exempt pension institutions for the financing of contributions and insurance premiums, which exist in favor of the beneficiaries. The employer's contributions can also be made from previously accumulated and separately disclosed employer contribution reserves. By decision of the foundation board, in agreement with the company, undertakings that are financially or economically closely linked to the company can be affiliated with the foundation. The rights of the existing beneficiaries must not be impaired. The affiliation of a related undertaking is based on a written affiliation agreement.