A community foundation has an independent governing body broadly representative of the community it serves.
Mission, Structure and Governance - Standard II. Part D.

The Standard

A community foundation has an independent governing body broadly representative of the community it serves.

Underlying Rationale

A community foundation whose governing board is broadly representative of its community enjoys widespread trust and confidence, provides accountability to the citizens of that community, and ensures that all segments of the community feel they have equal access to the Foundation.

Potential Outcomes

1. Trust and confidence in, and connectedness with the community foundation is widely present across the entire community.
2. Donors and their advisors more frequently turn to the community foundation as a key resource for charitable giving.
3. The community foundation will be in touch with the full range of community issues and problem solving resources in its service area.