Episode 35: 2020 Donor-Advised Fund Report
February 17, 2021
Donor-advised funds (DAF) in 2019 continued their meteoric growth over the past decade and in the first half of 2020 amidst the coronavirus pandemic grantmaking by DAFs increased by almost 30 percent.
The
2020 Donor-Advised Fund Report is the most comprehensive data on donor-advised funds (DAFs) in the United States. The latest report, covering the 2019 fiscal year, showed a continued decade of growth across the board, exceeding $25 billion in grants for the first time.
Eileen Heisman, president and CEO of the National Philanthropic Trust in Jenkintown, Pa., joins this episode to discuss the
Contributions up 7.5 percent to almost $39 billion;