Occupational pension provision for the employees of the association and their dependents and beneficiaries against the economic consequences of old age, death and disability, illness and special hardship cases. The foundation may also pay contributions to other tax-exempt pension institutions serving the foundation's purpose, to which the employees of the association are affiliated. In particular, regulatory employer contributions can also be financed within the framework of the aforementioned pension institutions. The foundation also covers any deficits of the association's pension institution for cancer research.