{"id":873,"date":"2025-12-18T15:17:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T15:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elke-schark-foundation.com\/purpose-of-the-foundation\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T13:58:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T13:58:01","slug":"purpose-of-the-foundation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elke-schark-foundation.com\/en\/purpose-of-the-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"Purpose of the Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div   class='avia-fullscreen-slider main_color av-small-hide av-mini-hide  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  container_wrap sidebar_right'  >\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mjcppiog-c69c2355cf3dab11fa7f030cebeb5efc\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-slideshow .av-slideshow-caption.av-mjcppiog-c69c2355cf3dab11fa7f030cebeb5efc__0 .avia-caption-title{\nfont-size:70px;\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n#top .avia-slideshow .av-slideshow-caption.av-mjcppiog-c69c2355cf3dab11fa7f030cebeb5efc__0 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itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 56.25%;'><li style='background-position:center center;' data-img-url='https:\/\/elke-schark-foundation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/stiftungszweck-elke-schark-foundation.jpg' class='avia-slideshow-slide av-mjcppiog-c69c2355cf3dab11fa7f030cebeb5efc__0  av-single-slide slide-1 slide-odd'><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><div class='av-slideshow-caption av-mjcppiog-c69c2355cf3dab11fa7f030cebeb5efc__0 caption_fullwidth caption_bottom caption_bottom_framed caption_framed'><div class=\"container caption_container\"><div class=\"slideshow_caption\"><div class=\"slideshow_inner_caption\"><div class=\"slideshow_align_caption\"><h1 class='avia-caption-title '  itemprop=\"name\" >Purpose of the Foundation<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-frxar-9789c3dda01a41c0bb9c556325bb5666 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_fullscreen  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-873'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-11c7v-16761676562bdf9eb0509a3e7dec8567 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-2  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mjbl3r5b-a524b9942b44ae79b0a2f30d0f01420d '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Our Purpose<\/h2>\n<p>The foundation pursues exclusively charitable purposes and does not aim to generate profit.<\/p>\n<p><u>\u00abFoundation Charter \/ Link\u00bb<\/u><\/p>\n<p>The foundation aims to engage in global social engagement in the following areas.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Supporting people in need, for example, those experiencing homelessness, hunger relief, medical care, disaster relief, and similar situations.<\/li>\n<li>Charitable and non-profit support of important (research\/educational) projects for the preservation of human health, dignity, and the protection of nature.<\/li>\n<li>Supporting the necessary (training\/hospice) facilities.<\/li>\n<li>Promoting art and culture worldwide with a social commitment that meaningfully complements or supports the goals listed above.<\/li>\n<li>Supporting projects of internationally recognized charitable organizations in the areas listed above.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elke-schark-foundation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Verfuegung-eidg.-Stiftungsaufsicht-ESA.pdf\"><strong>Here<\/strong><\/a> you will find the regulations of the foundation&#8217;s supervisory 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