Each of the four regional councils of Baden-Württemberg (foundation authorities) maintains a list of foundations with legal capacity that have their registered office in the respective administrative district.

Note: Church foundations are excluded from this. Information on these can usually be obtained from ecclesiastical institutions.

The following are entered in the list of foundations

• Name and address
• Registered office
• Purpose
• Power of representation and composition of the foundation's representative bodies
• Date of acquisition of legal capacity
• Recognising authority

The foundation must notify the foundation authority of any change of address and any change in the composition of the organs authorised to represent the foundation. However, the entry in the foundation register does not justify the presumption of its correctness.