The Foundation supports citizens' education at all levels - from kindergarten through to post graduate studies. Its work divides into three main areas. Firstly, it supports new methodological thinking, e.g. in language and reading skills. Secondly, it focuses on key points in individuals' educational careers - for instance kindergarten and primary schools, or the transition from school to work. And thirdly, it fosters interaction between the spheres of education and science - by bringing together partners from different areas of the education system.

The Foundation supports education in aesthetic arts and music. In the field of arts and culture it sponsors both established institutions and individual artists or projects.  Objects of outstanding cultural significance with close historical ties to the city are supported as part of Frankfurt’s cultural heritage.

In recent times there has been a sharp rise in the numbers of citizens interested in making a social contribution.  The Stiftung Polytechnische Gesellschaft is dedicated to supporting social responsibility - in the sense of helping people to help themselves, an established Frankfurt tradition.