The amendment is in line with the declared or presumed will of the donor. The will of the donor as laid down in the articles of association may only be modified in line with the times, but not changed in its tendency.

Depending on the type of amendment, the following additional requirements must be met (the donor may, however, stipulate deviating regulations in the articles of association):

• Amendments that give the foundation a different purpose or significantly restrict the foundation's purpose:

It is necessary that either the foundation's purpose can no longer be permanently and sustainably fulfilled or that the foundation's purpose jeopardises the common good.

• Changes to the purpose of the foundation in a different way or changes to other defining provisions of the articles of association (e.g. provisions on the name, the registered office, the manner in which the purpose is to be fulfilled and the management of the basic assets):

It is necessary that the circumstances have changed significantly after the establishment of the foundation and that the amendment is necessary to adapt the foundation to the changed circumstances.

• Other changes:

It is necessary that these changes serve the fulfilment of the foundation's purpose.