FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ind. — The Franklin County Community Foundation recently received accreditation with the nation’s highest standard for philanthropic excellence.
The National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations program requires community foundations to document their policies for donor services, investments, grantmaking, and administration.
With hundreds of community foundations already accredited nationwide, the program is designed to provide quality assurance to donors, as well as to their legal and financial advisors.
National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations is the first program of its kind for charitable foundations in the United States.
