The mission of the National Foundation is to promote and support civil society development in Croatia. Through its activities the National Foundation strives to achieve active citizenship in the development of a modern, democratic and inclusive society in the Republic of Croatia.

The values on which the vision of the National Foundation and its goals are based are: respect for human rights, the public nature of its work, the responsibility of all participants in the development of the community, cooperation and dialogue between all participants in the development of society, availability of information, tolerance and respect for variety and non-violence.

The core activities are:
- Encouraging citizens to action, involvement and participation in community development;
- Building the capacities of civil society;
- Developing cross-sector cooperation and collaboration between civil society organisations;
- Increasing public influence and visibility of the work of civil society organisations;
- Developing of social entrepreneurship and employment in the non-profit sector;
- Increasing the influence of civil society in the process of adopting public policies.