The Seoul Welfare Foundation established in 2004 by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, seeks to enhance the professionalism of social welfare services and provide substantial welfare services in line with the welfare needs and expectations of the citizens of Seoul. It conducts welfare facility capacity-building projects such as welfare facility evaluation and certification, management consulting, and job training, as well as welfare support projects suitable for local communities and welfare targets. It also does welfare-related research for basic and leading development of welfare policies in Seoul. Its major researches include the Seoul Welfare Panel Survey conducted with the Seoul Metropolitan Government from 2009 to 2011, and the Seoul Elderly Life and Welfare Survey conducted every two years from 2012 to collect basic data necessary for the development of Seoul's elderly policies.