All of Sweden's foundations make an enormous difference in large and small ways. Numerous people are directly or indirectly given a better life through grants from foundations. Foundations contribute to positive changes in society through grants for research and education. However, the legal regulation of foundations contains deficiencies that need to be studied and evaluated in order to eventually be corrected. The purpose of the project is to problematize a number of issues related to the creation, life and termination of the foundation. Examples of questions that will be addressed are whether the foundation should be able to obtain the status of a legal person only through registration, which is not the case today. Another issue concerns the conflict of competence between the County Administrative Board and Kammarkollegiet when it comes to amending the foundation ordinance, which leads to great irritation among both foundations and authorities. Overall, the project is about using scientific argumentation to create greater legal certainty and thus also legitimacy for the important foundation system.