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A donor-advised fund (DAF) allows you to make a charitable contribution, receive an immediate income-tax deduction, and then recommend grants from the fund over time.
A DAF is like a charitable savings account: You contribute to the fund as frequently as you like and then recommend grants to your favorite charity when you’re ready.
You can give to Humane Colorado from your DAF account by contacting your financial advisor or directly on our website from hundreds of DAF providers including Fidelity, Schwab, Vanguard, and more.
This type of giving program provides you with the flexibility to support the animals through Humane Colorado while enjoying some favorable tax benefits. It’s a great way to simplify your charitable giving while helping us continue our mission.
Your donations help subsidize care to our community and strengthen our programs to support human-animal bonds. Humane Colorado is dedicated to animal welfare, affordable veterinary care, pet behavior support, and education to help pet owners keep their pets. Together, we will build a better future by advocating for policies that protect companion animals and equines, improving their lives – and ours.
DAFs allow you to avoid the administrative and legal burdens of forming a private foundation while preserving the joys of charitable giving.
Your DAF contributions are immediately tax-deductible, and any investment growth in the DAF is tax-free. It’s also easy to donate long-term appreciated securities, which eliminates capital gains taxes and allows you to support multiple charities from one block of stock. You receive one tax receipt.
DAFs are flexible because the timing of your tax deduction is separate from your charitable decision-making.
The DAF sponsor handles all record-keeping, disbursements, and tax receipts. The DAF manager also takes care of vetting and qualifying charities. All you have to do is dictate where to send the checks.
There are two standard fees typically collected by DAF holders: an administrative fee, which varies relative to the DAF balance and covers the costs of processing transactions and providing donor support, and an investment fee, which is a mutual fund fee based on how the funds are invested.
Together, these fees range from 1% to 2.5% of the DAF balance, depending on the sponsoring organization, the type of DAF, and how aggressively DAF holders choose to invest their accounts.
Simply recommend a one-time or recurring gift to Humane Colorado through your donor-advised fund directly or by clicking on the “Give with your Donor Advised Fund” button above. You’ll be asked to pick the organization to which you’d like to contribute and enter the amount. When you’re finished, you’ll click “Next” to complete your recommendation.
If you have a donor-advised fund that does not participate in DAFpay, just ask your financial adviser to designate a gift to Humane Colorado.
When you make a gift to Humane Colorado through your donor-advised fund, we do not receive any information that identifies you as the donor. To ensure that you receive a proper acknowledgement, please let us know about your gift.