Leveraging his position as a politician and author to help shape public opinion, Per Ahlmark made a unique contribution to the fight for democracy and against totalitarian teachings and anti-Semitism. The Per Ahlmark Foundation was founded to celebrate his 70th birthday on the 15th of January 2009. The purpose of the foundation is to promote research and education in political science; the history of economic ideas; and Jewish history as it relates to democracy and human rights. The foundation achieves this primarily by arranging seminars.