Donor Advised Charitable Giving

Analysis

Donor Advised Charitable Giving is a registered charity in United States, based in Lone Tree, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Donor Advised Charitable Giving reported income of $7.65bn and spending of $5.16bn, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $4.56bn to $7.65bn (+68%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 57% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Donor Advised Charitable Giving sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile, and in the 100th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program ($4.58bn), National Philanthropic TR ($10.05bn) and A D F Community Outreach Foundation Inc ($2.69bn).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2.7m (0.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $20.9m. At year end it held assets of $31.64bn against liabilities of $68.8m, net assets of $31.57bn. It reported 185 employees.