The Chronicle recently published “What Donors Want: Donor-Advised Funds,” a practical guide with advice and information about how to capitalize on this fast-growing giving vehicle. Below is an accompanying collection of our news and commentary about the funds.
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NewsDonor-Advised Funds Reshape the Philanthropy Landscape
The donation vehicles managed by Philanthropy 400 leader Fidelity Charitable and other sponsors are changing how Americans view giving — and how charities compete. -
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A New Way to Give: Inside the Donor-Advised-Fund Explosion
A Chronicle analysis of 85 sponsors of donor-advised funds offers insights into the phenomenal growth of these giving vehicles that are challenging conventions of philanthropy. -
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Flush With $51 Billion, Donor-Advised Funds Face Payout Questions
As the funds’ collective coffers swell, their rate of grant making has slowed, further fueling criticism that the popular charitable accounts are warehousing dollars that could be doing good. -
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Fidelity Overtakes United Way as New Charity Champion
For the first time, the sponsor of a donor-advised fund tops the Chronicle’s annual ranking of the 400 U.S. charities that raise the most in private support. Another first: Giving to groups on the list tops $100 billion. -
Opinion
Many Donor-Advised Funds Don’t Disclose Executive Pay
The top 11 funds affiliated with a commercial entity control more than $30 billion in assets, but seven of them reported no compensation for their leaders, a Chronicle analysis of IRS data has found. -
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Role of Donor-Advised Funds Prompts Heated Debate
Scholars, lawyers, and nonprofit leaders are divided on whether the federal government should do more to regulate how the fast-growing funds operate. -
Opinion
Opinion: Charities and Taxpayers Deserve More From Donor-Advised Funds
As the controversial method of giving becomes increasingly common, concerns about the funds become ever more consequential. -
Opinion
Opinion: Strings on Donor-Advised Funds Are Making Charity Supporters Angry
Because the funds are so popular, nonprofits are spending more and more time soothing people angered by all the restrictions. -
Opinion
5 Myths About Payout Rules for Donor-Advised Funds
Nonprofits and the people they serve are being starved of resources. Mandatory payout rules can help turn that around. -
Opinion
Opinion: Critics of Donor-Advised Funds Miss What’s Great About These Tools
The fast growth of these accounts means more money for charities and has led to misplaced concerns about financial institutions like Fidelity that offer them. -
Opinion
Opinion: Congress Needs to Send a Message That Commercial Advised Funds Are About Giving, Not Saving
Because federal law doesn’t set any minimum spending rules or deadlines, too many donors who give through funds like Fidelity and Schwab are hurting charities that desperately need money. -
Opinion
Donor-Advised Funds Are a Boon to Savvy Charities
Most people who establish them have a strong desire to give, and the funds make it easier for tax advisers to broach the subject of charitable donations with their clients.
