Unlike other institutions, we do not claim public funding for our diverse cultural activities; we generate these funds exclusively through our own entrepreneurial activities. Therefore, a positive balance sheet is a prerequisite for achieving the goals set out for a non-profit cooperative. Sales and profits are not an end in themselves. Instead, they are a measure of the cultural and economic significance of the company in society. By the way: No dividends are paid to the Salzburger Heimatwerk cooperative members; all income is invested in cultural activities.

We are honoured that, in 1996, we were granted the right to bear the coat of arms of the Province of Salzburg. This was in recognition of our decades of service as a traditional and cultural institution, as well as a commercial and industrial establishment that benefits the general public. The Salzburger Heimatwerk is a member of the non-profit association umbrella organisation “Kuratorium Österreichisches Heimatwerk”, founded in 1952. The organisation’s goal is to promote folk and everyday culture. The Austrian Heimatwerke Board of Trustees is also a member of the Association of European Heimatwerke, which is a network of institutions like its own throughout Europe.