What is a foundation board actually worth?

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What is a foundation board actually worth?

The BCI™ model is Odgers’ structured benchmarking tool for determining fees in foundations: based on data, not gut instinct.

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Fee setting is complex - and sensitive

Board fees in foundations sit at the intersection of reputational considerations, recruitment needs, and regulatory obligations.

Fees that are too low make it difficult to attract the calibre of individuals the foundation genuinely needs. Fees that are too high can damage the foundation’s reputation and attract scrutiny from regulators and the public alike.

The Danish Business Authority has mapped the prevailing levels. However, the figures alone do not indicate what is appropriate for your specific foundation - given its size, grant-making volume, board responsibilities, and market practice across comparable foundations.

This is precisely the need the BCI™ model is designed to address.

“The question is not what others pay. The question is what is right for a foundation of your complexity and responsibility.”

- Odgers Foundation advisory

Three dimensions. One structured answer.

The BCI™ model evaluates fee levels across three dimensions, which together provide a reliable basis of what a foundation board should be remunerated for.

These are set out below

The BCI™ model

The model’s three dimensions

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The Danish Business Authority documented what is being paid. The BCI™ model answers what should be paid - providing an action-oriented basis for decision-making.

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One scale. Clear explanation. Fair remuneration.

BCI™ makes board work measurable and comparable. We bring together size, complexity, regulation, strategy, meeting workload and more in a transparent index based on documented sources. The index is automatically translated into fee bands, with role- and committee-based supplements - enabling you to benchmark, explain and decide in minutes.

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