Board

The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven is an equal opportunity employer.

Board of Directors

Per The Community Foundation’s By-Laws, the Board of Directors consists of eleven citizens of the United States and residents of the City of New Haven, or vicinity, selected for their knowledge of the charitable or educational needs of the community; members are selected by seven appointing authorities:

• the Chief Executive of the City of New Haven, Connecticut.
• the President or other Chief Executive Officer of the New Haven Chamber of Commerce.
• the Trustees' Committee
• the Community Foundation Board of Directors
• the Judge of the Probate Court for the District of New Haven, CT
• the President or other Chief Executive Officer of Yale University
• the President or other Chief Executive Officer of the New Haven County Bar Association

It is a cardinal principle of The Community Foundation that it shall be conducted in the interests of the whole community without regard to race, color, religion, sex or creed, and that, to the greatest possible extent, all interests, classes and creeds shall be represented on the Board of Directors.

To read The Community Foundation’s By-Laws in full [PDF, 656KB].