Maximize Your Charitable Giving Potential with Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs)
Join over a million individuals leveraging the power of DAFs to make a lasting impact on charitable causes nationwide.
Why Donor-Advised Funds?
- Record-breaking Giving: In the most recent year, DAF donors granted a record-breaking $34.67 billion to charitable organizations, reflecting a 27% increase year-over-year.
- Powerful & Flexible: DAFs allow you to donate assets and benefit from tax-free growth, helping you maximize your charitable contributions.
- Tax Efficiency: Enjoy tax deductions, reduced capital gains taxes, and simplified recordkeeping.
Tax Benefits of Donor-Advised Funds
- Charitable Tax Deduction: Receive a tax deduction when you donate to your DAF, with potential savings of up to 37% based on your tax bracket.
- Avoid Capital Gains Taxes: Donate appreciated assets directly to your DAF and avoid capital gains taxes, increasing the value of your contribution.
- Tax-Free Growth: Invest your charitable assets for tax-free growth, compounding your impact.
- Simplified Filing: With DAFs, streamline your tax documentation by consolidating all donations in one tax receipt.
Investing to Give: Maximize Your Charitable Assets
- Smart Investments: Use tax-free compound growth to increase your charitable funds over time.
- Stay Disciplined: Define clear charitable goals, minimize fees, diversify, and maintain long-term discipline in your giving strategy.
- Explore Values-Driven Investing: Many DAF providers now offer impact investments, allowing you to align your funds with your values.
Responding to Crises: Giving When It’s Needed Most
- Speed & Flexibility: DAFs allow you to respond quickly to crises with funds that are already set aside for charity.
- Sustainability: Set up recurring grants to provide long-term support after the immediate crisis subsides.
- Effectiveness: Use vetted nonprofit lists to direct your grants effectively, ensuring your funds reach the right organizations.
Giving in Times of Inflation
- Adjust for Inflation: Plan your charitable contributions to ensure they maintain their value, even during periods of inflation.
- Unrestricted Giving: Enable charities to respond flexibly to evolving needs during inflationary times by making unrestricted grants.
- Long-Term Impact: Set up recurring and inflation-adjusted grants for ongoing support.
Innovative Giving Tools: Recoverable Grants
- Bridge Funding: Use recoverable grants to provide immediate funding to nonprofits, which is then returned once pledged funds arrive.
- Expand Charitable Goals: Support new initiatives, like microfinance for displaced persons, with recoverable grants that may be replenished and reused.
- Grow Programs Quickly: Help nonprofits scale their programs by providing upfront funding through recoverable grants, with the possibility of returning funds based on project success.
Leaving a Legacy: Make a Lasting Impact
- Continue Giving Beyond Your Lifetime: Design your DAF to continue funding your favorite causes after you pass by naming successor advisors or establishing recurring grants.
- Bequeath Assets: Include your DAF in your will or as a beneficiary of your retirement accounts and life insurance policies.
- Ensure Long-Term Support: Direct your DAF funds to specific charities to continue supporting their missions after your lifetime.
Get Started with Vanguard Charitable
Transform your giving into a long-term strategy.
- Expert Support: Vanguard Charitable helps you maximize your charitable impact with a high-quality, low-cost DAF.
- Innovative Tools: Access impactful solutions like recoverable grants, recurring donations, and flexible giving options.
- Join a Growing Movement: With over one million DAF accounts, you’re part of a growing community dedicated to making a difference.
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