Board For Certification of Genealogists

BCG is a not-for-profit District of Columbia corporation managed by its board of trustees on behalf of its beneficiary, the general public, and of its associates who have been certified by the corporation in one or more established categories. The goal of the corporation is described in its articles of incorporation as “limited to exclusively charitable, educational, and scientific objects or purposes.” To achieve its objectives, the corporation establishes minimum standards of qualification for certification, examines and issues certificates to persons who meet those standards, and provides information to the public about the standards and those persons who meet them.