The Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation (NCCF) is being recognized for having organizational and financial practices that are in accordance with the National Standards for U. S. community Foundations.  The Council on Foundations and leaders of the community foundation field created the National Standards in 2000 to aid community foundations in establishing legal, ethical and effective operational practices that would show the foundations’ transparency and financial responsibility in light of the increased public scrutiny of foundation and other not-for-profit practices.