The Federal Foundation of Baukultur is an independent entity. Its purpose is to promote Baukultur, given that it contributes significantly to the quality of life in both cities and the countryside. The Foundation’s mission is to make the built environment a shared concern, which is why it promotes high-quality building design and construction. In addition, it functions as a platform for promoting public discussion on Baukultur through events, joint projects, and publications, and for expanding and strengthening existing networks.

The Baukultur Foundation has its headquarters in Potsdam and aims both to anchor the subject of Baukultur in society at the national level and to convey its meaning and importance to the general public. The Foundation encourages an all-inclusive dialogue because not only residents but also building professionals of all disciplines are the users of buildings, streets, and squares.

The Foundation is one of the few institutions in Germany that is entitled to submit a report to the Federal Cabinet and the Federal Parliament through the relevant jurisdiction.

Every two years the Bundesstiftung Baukultur publishes the Baukultur Report, an official status report on the planning and construction in Germany focusing on a special topics - each leading into a set of recommendations for action for practitioners and policy-makers. Beginning in 2014 these topics range from cities, rural areas, built envirnonment heritage and public spaces and Baukultur of Conversion in 2022/23 and Infrastructures in 2024/25.