February 15, 2024
Data, Grantmakers & Donors, Research

Report // 2024 National Study on Donor Advised Funds

Project Overview

This project represents the most extensive independent study on donor advised funds to date.

Thanks to the collective efforts of 111 DAF programs that voluntarily provided anonymized data to the research team, the dataset covers nine years of activity from more than 50,000 accounts, with over 600,000 inbound contributions to DAFS and more than 2.25 million outbound grants from DAFs.

Full Report
Executive Summary and Key Findings (extract)
Frequently Asked Questions
Technical Appendix

The DAFRC research team hopes this data will be used to improve best practices, inform relevant regulation, or enhance the field’s use of DAFs as a philanthropic tool for donors, DAF sponsoring organizations, and other sector partners.

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