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Make a Gift From My DAF

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Donor-Advised Fund

A donor-advised fund or DAF might be a great solution for you. You can use a DAF to distribute gifts to numerous charities. With a DAF, you can make gifts to charity during your lifetime, and when you pass away, your children can carry on your legacy of giving.

Flowchart: Donor transfers stock or cash to a donor advised fund and the donor advised fund makes charitable distributions.

When you give through a donor-advised fund, you:

  • Establish a flexible vehicle for annual charitable giving.
  • Benefit from a more tax and cost-efficient alternative to a private foundation.
  • Obtain a charitable income tax deduction in the year of your gift.

How a donor-advised fund works

  1. You make an initial, irrevocable gift of cash or stock to fund a DAF at a sponsoring organization.
  2. The assets in your DAF grow tax-free.
  3. You make annual recommendations on gifts to be made from your DAF.

Gifts from your donor-advised fund

Your donor-advised fund has several advantages. You can make one larger gift to a DAF and then recommend grants to us and other nonprofits. You can use the "Make a Gift From My DAF" tool to contact your DAF provider and make a grant. We will acknowledge your generous gift as a DAF distribution.

Contact us

If you have any questions about donor-advised funds, please contact us. We would be happy to assist you and answer any questions you might have.

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