The foundation aims to promote projects in the fields of philosophy, art, art education, literature, and music, as well as support the activities of artists, philosophers, and authors, cultural works, and institutions. In particular, the foundation promotes measures and activities that are suitable for improving the awareness and image of the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and his works in society. The foundation also has the purpose of providing development aid in Third World countries and financially supporting people in need. The foundation can also acquire properties. The foundation can conclude cooperation and other contracts to achieve its purpose, participate in enterprises, outsource operations to companies, take over companies and participations, grant or take out loans, and establish foundations and companies with the same or similar objectives. The foundation can operate nationally or internationally, and it can carry out its own projects or support third-party organizations. The foundation can acquire, manage, encumber, and sell properties. The foundation is non-profit and humanitarian, and it is politically and denominationally neutral.