The Board of Trustees has the responsibility of maintaining a proper balance among the interests of members, staff and the general public. Trustees are expected to attend meetings and take part in the decision-making process. It is the duty of the Trustees to keep themselves informed on programs of the Foundation, to study materials that are distributed to them and to exercise basic, sound judgment in arriving at decisions.
The AAFP Foundation Board of Trustees consists of the following 19 members:
- Foundation Officers (President, Vice President, Treasurer) elected for a one-year term of office
- Four At-large Trustees elected for 4-year terms
- Four Chapter Trustees elected for 4-year terms
- Four Corporate Trustees elected for 4-year terms
- Two Academy Trustees elected for one-year terms
- The Executive Vice President of the AAFP (Ex-officio, voting)
- The Executive Director of the AAFP Foundation & Secretary (Ex-officio, non-voting)
- The Resident Trustee elected for a 2-year term
