The ISRF is an endowed Foundation. The endowment, and any additional donations, are directly used to promote and support the objectives of the ISRF. Oversight responsibility for the Foundation’s endowment lies with the ISRF Investment Committee.
The Executive Team are responsible for the implementation and monitoring of the annual budget, as approved by the Foundation Board. The Foundation is advised by an Academic Advisory Board comprised of leading international academics from across the social sciences and humanities.
The Foundation subscribes to a code of ethics covering its governance, its adherence to legal and good practice requirements including equality, confidentiality and financial control, and its academic values of fairness, transparency and independence
As a Netherlands-registered Stichting, the ISRF is required to maintain a Policy Plan which draws together the objectives and activities of the Foundation. It is also required to produce an Annual Report, to have its own Remuneration Policy, and to publish both a financial statement for the most recent financial year and an ANBI Form.