Provision for the benefit of the employees of the affiliated companies and their dependents against the economic consequences of old age, disability and death; provision of voluntary additional benefits to the regulatory pension benefits in the event of old age, disability and death; provision of voluntary purchase benefits for the regulatory pension of employees; provision of services for the financing of contributions and insurance premiums to other tax-exempt pension institutions that exist for the benefit of the beneficiaries; provision of employer contributions from the foundation's funds, if the employer has previously built up contribution reserves and these are separately disclosed (employer contribution reserves); support for employees and their dependents in cases of need such as illness, accident, disability or unemployment; granting of further benefits to ensure the economic security of the employees of the affiliated employer companies in the event of old age, death and disability within the framework of equal treatment, such as increased benefits for employees of the transitional generations who are not yet entitled to the full benefit of the statutory pension; affiliation of personnel from companies economically or financially closely linked to the company, provided that the foundation has the necessary means at its disposal and the acquired rights and entitlements of the previous beneficiaries are not impaired.