Higher Standards: Honoring the Trust of Our Community

Northern Piedmont Community Foundation has recently been re-accredited with Community Foundations National Standards®—the highest standards for philanthropic excellence.

We work to support the causes our community cares about, from supporting the arts and protecting wildlife to feeding children and providing shelter. National Standards says that we meet the most rigorous standards in philanthropy and is a promise to our community that we’ll continue to do this good work together, right here in the Northern Piedmont community.

Community Foundations National Standards is not mandatory. We chose to go above and beyond by affirming our commitment to excellence and accountability. Our accreditation provides assurance that we have sound policies and practices in place. In short, it means we meet the highest standards for local giving.

To receive accreditation with National Standards, NPCF submitted our policies and procedures to a rigorous review of 26 National Standards in six key areas of community foundation operations, including donor services, investment management, grantmaking and administration.

The Community Foundations National Standards® program was established in 2000 in cooperation with the Council on Foundations. For more information about National Standards, visit www.cfstandards.org.