The purpose of the foundation is to provide for the employees of the companies of the Alphaplan Group and their dependents against the economic consequences of old age, disability and death. This purpose can be fulfilled in particular by providing voluntary additional benefits to the regulatory pension benefits in the event of old age, disability and death, providing voluntary purchase benefits for the regulatory pension of employees, providing benefits to finance contributions and insurance premiums to other tax-exempt employee benefit institutions established for the benefit of the beneficiaries. However, the employer's contributions can only be made from the foundation's funds if the employer has previously built up contribution reserves and these are separately disclosed (employer contribution reserves). Furthermore, the foundation aims to support employees and their dependents in cases of need, such as illness, accident, disability or unemployment. The companies affiliated with the welfare fund are all companies that belonged to the SM-Holding group at the time of the foundation's establishment, namely Alphaplan AG (Region East), 8604 Volketswil, Alphaplan AG (Region Central), 8604 Volketswil, Alphaplan AG (Cleaning), 8604 Volketswil, MS Treuhand AG, 8604 Volketswil. By decision of the foundation board, which must be notified to the supervisory authority, the personnel of companies economically or financially closely related to the company may also be affiliated with the foundation, provided that the foundation has the necessary means at its disposal and the acquired rights and entitlements of the previous beneficiaries are not impaired.