Each priority area of the Centre is led by a member-driven policy and strategy committee, which advises the EFC's Governing Council:

• Creating an enabling legal and fiscal environment for foundations
Legal Committee
Chair: Eleanor Boddington, The Wellcome Trust  

Advocacy Task Force
Chair: Luc Tayart de Borms, King Baudouin Foundation 

• Communicating and documenting European philanthropy
Communications and Research Committee
Chair: Anthony Tomei, The Nuffield Foundation

• Benchmarking and capacity-building
Capacity-Building Committee
Chair: Bettina Windau, Bertelsmann Stiftung 

• Network-building
Network-Building Committee
Chair: Massimo Lanza, Fondazione di Venezia