The Lafayette Escadrille Memorial Foundation, created in 1930, manages the memorial and crypt and in particular maintains the memorial and grounds, and organizes ceremonies and guided tours.
The Foundation’s Board oversees the management of the site, and is composed of the US Ambassador to France, the Chief of Staff of the US Air Force, the French Minister of Defense and the Chief of Staff of the French Air Force, as well as ten other members from civil society.
VICTOR CHAPMAN
ELLIOT COWDIN
BERT HALL
RAOUL LUFBERY
JAMES MCCONNELL
NORMAN PRINCE
KIFFIN ROCKWELL
WILLIAM THAW
The Board oversees the accounts of the Foundation, which are certified each year by the statutory auditor, and regularly organizes fundraising campaigns to ensure the continued vitality and operation of the site.
The Foundation also cooperates closely on the current renovation of the memorial with the French Ministry of Defense (DMPA), the American Embassy in Paris, the US Air Force, and the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), the US agency that is assisting the renovation works.