As an independent supervisory body, the Board of Trustees oversees the Executive Board's compliance with the Foundation's purposes.
The Chairman of the Board of Trustees is Matthias Löb, LWL Director.
The members of the Board of Trustees are:
- Klaus Baumann
- Jochen Borchert
- Dr. Wolfgang Breuer
- Prof. Dr. Liane Buchholz
- Dr. Hugo Fiege
- Klaus Gottschling
- Michael Pavlicic
- Klaus Kaiser
- Dr. Mathias Kleuker
- Beate Möllers
- Jörn Möltgen
- Dr. August Oetker
- Dr. Christian Schulze Pellengahr
- Thomas Tenkamp
- Georg Veit
- Gertrud Welper
- Cornelia Wilkens
- Dr. Nicole Zeddies
The Executive Board represents the Foundation. Its tasks include implementing the foundation's purposes within the framework of the Foundation Act of North Rhine-Westphalia and the foundation's statutes. It prepares the annual business plans and annual financial statements and prepares the decisions of the Board of Trustees.
The Board of Trustees consists of three persons:
- Dr. Barbara Rüschoff-Parzinger, LWL Head of Cultural Affairs: Chairwoman of the Executive Board
- Prof. Peter Funke: Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees
- Jochen Herwig: Member of the Board