The Bergesen Foundation is a non-profit, independent, public benefit foundation which is owned by its purpose. The Bergesen Foundation's purpose is to support the implementation of projects which benefit the general public.

The Bergesen Foundation was established in 1975, since when it has supported more than 4500 projects in many different sectors, by a variety of originators.

A public benefit foundation works differently from a special interest group or business foundation. The Bergesen Foundation can help as a potential alternative, or supplementary source of funding for public benefit projects, where these cannot be fully funded either from the public purse or the wider market.