Our organisation
The Mary Foundation is managed by a Board of Trustees with Crown Princess Mary as Chairman. The Trustees are unremunerated.
The Mary Foundation is advised by an Executive Council that follows the work of the Foundation. The Council consists of up to 25 members made up of co-founders, operating partner and other cooperative partners or relevant experts.
In addition, expert panels have been established to advise and guide the Board of Trustees regarding The Mary Foundation’s main focus areas and activities.
The day-to-day management is carried out by a secretariat headed by Director Ms Helle Østergaard.The Mary Foundation has the support of The Hempel Foundation as operating partner. The operating partner covers the running costs and provides premises for the offices of The Mary Foundation. This ensures that all funds from the Foundation can be allocated to achieving our objective.
The members of the Board of Trustees are:
- HRH Crown Princess Mary
- Ms Juliane Meulengracht Bang, Director
- Ms Ulla Brockenhuus-Schack, Managing Director
- Mr Michael Halbye, Director
- Ms Caroline Heering, Private secretary and Lady-in-Waiting
- Mr Christian Schønau, Chief of the Court of TRH The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Denmark
- Mr Henrik Wedell-Wedellsborg, Lawyer.
