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Make a Gift From My DAF

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Donor Advised Fund

If you have a donor advised fund (DAF), it can be used to distribute charitable gifts to WMed. Often held at community foundations or in the charitable divisions of financial institutions like Fidelity or Schwab, you can use your DAF to make gift recommendations during your lifetime. When you pass away, your children can carry on your legacy of giving, or you can designate the remainder to WMed.

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

You enjoy several benefits with your donor advised fund

  • 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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