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$3,000,000,000
$3,000,000,000 -- foundation to daf transfer volume for US private foundations (2025)
Foundation-to-DAF transfers are estimated at more than $3 billion annually.
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- Stated as 'more than $3 billion annually'
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$3,000,000,000
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2025
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B
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60
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20
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30
Methodology
35
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95
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Institute for Policy Studies
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https://www.ccsfundraising.com/insights/the-future-is-daf-donor-advised-fund-growth/ ↗
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The Future is #DAF: Donor-Advised Fund Growth and How Nonprofits Can Benefit - CCS Fundraising
Donor-advised funds (DAFs) are changing the way philanthropy happens—making giving faster, more flexible, and more strategic. In recent years, DAFs have become one of the most widely used vehicles for charitable giving, allowing donors to make tax-deductible contributions to a public charity and the…
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IPS Independent Report on DAFs estimate
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US private foundations: $3,000,000,000 foundation to daf transfer volume. Source: Institute for Policy Studies (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/foundation-to-daf-transfers-annual
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/foundation-to-daf-transfers-annual" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>$3,000,000,000</strong> -- foundation to daf transfer volume for US private foundations<br><small>Source: Institute for Policy Studies (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/foundation-to-daf-transfers-annual" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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