In January 2007, the company members of Maurer Söhne GmbH & Co KG Messrs. Hans and Peter Beutler and Ms. Ursula Grill, established the charitable foundation Stiftung Maurer Söhne based in Munich.

The Stiftung Maurer Söhne aims at supporting R&D projects at the interface of civil and mechanical engineering. Specifically, the foundation supports R&D projects at technical universities and research institutes in the following fields:

• Structural mechanics with application in civil and mechanical engineering
• Project planning and engineering of testing facilities for structural bearings and dampers
• Awarding outstanding Bachelor, Master and PhD theses in civil and mechanical engineering