Amplify Your Impact Through Charitable Giving Vehicles

DAFs are considered the fastest-growing charitable tools in the U.S. They offer donors a convenient, flexible, and cost-effective way to manage charitable donations while optimizing tax benefits. Unlike private foundations, DAFs have no minimum distribution requirements. Additionally, they are easy to establish and often require minimal paperwork, while giving the donor the option of privacy and discretion. They also offer flexible funding options, and donors can contribute cash or complex assets (like cryptocurrency or stocks).

DAF grants can only be made to qualified 501(c)(3) public charities. 

Most DAF grants are unrestricted, which offers the best form of support for nonprofits like OEFFA. These can provide critical financial flexibility, allowing OEFFA to use the funds to cover essential operating costs, fill funding gaps as needed, navigate funding emergencies, and ultimately stay in operation and advance towards our mission. 

We welcome you to contribute to OEFFA’s mission by naming us as the beneficiary of your DAF. Simply contact your fund administrator to do so.

Yes, one of the benefits of DAFs is the option to remain anonymous when recommending a grant.

Yes, you will receive an immediate income tax deduction from the sponsoring organization for the year in which you contribute to a DAF. You will not receive tax documentation from OEFFA after we receive the DAF grant (but if we have your information, we will send you a thank-you letter!).

No, current IRS rules prohibit the use of QCDs to fund DAFs. A QCD cannot be directed to a DAF sponsoring organization, but the two do complement one another!

QCD gifts are direct and immediate, and can often be used by nonprofits to respond to emerging needs. A QCD allows the donor to plan for multi-year initiatives, provides an option to involve children or grandchildren in grantmaking, and offers tax benefits.

In 2026, a QCD transfer of up to $111,000 is allowed, which can exclude this amount from your taxable income and therefore reduces the amount of income tax you’ll pay while minimizing Social Security benefits tax and Medicare premium surcharges. 

For retirees 73 years and older, a QCD helps fulfil your annual required minimum distribution (RMD) without increasing your adjusted gross income.

We welcome you to contribute to OEFFA’s mission and solidify your legacy by naming us as the beneficiary of your IRA. Simply contact your fund administrator to do so.

QCDs can be made from traditional IRAs, rollover IRAs, inherited IRAs, and inactive SEP IRAs and SIMPLE IRAs. In some cases, Roth IRAs are also eligible.