Legal status
The ERIH network is a registered charity under German law. The association is registered under the name
ERIH - European Route of Industrial Heritage e.V.

Bodies of the association
The governing bodies of the association are the Board and the General Assembly. The Board has appointed an external manager to run the office and nominated national representatives to act as ERIH contact points in their respective countries. A 'Project Management Group' has been set up to manage our EU funding projects.

Funding the network
The costs of ERIH's network and project work are met by membership fees from the association's members and, since 2014, by project funding from the European Union through the
Creative Europe programme