Grants

30: Grants Guidelines

The community foundation submits evidence of wide dissemination of grant guidelines that could be found in the annual report, a mailing list of organizations that receive the guidelines, a printout on your website demonstrating the guidelines availability, etc.

31: Grants List for Most Recently Completed Fiscal Year

The community foundation submits a complete list of grants for the most recently completed fiscal year.

32: Policy or Documented Procedures for Due Diligence

Community foundations submit their due diligence process to ensure that grants will be used for charitable purposes.

Reconfirming Your Compliance

Every five years, community foundations renew their confirmation of compliance with National Standards.

Tools and Resources

Our resource library contains all the tools, tips and resources you need to achieve confirmation or reconfirmation.

Now on Guidestar

Partnership with Guidestar: Compliant community foundations with up-to-date Guidestar profiles will have the National Standards seal featured next to their listing.