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Vanguard Charitable Lowers Donor-Advised Fund Fees Again
Effective October 1, 2026, Vanguard Charitable is reducing administrative fees for donor-advised fund (DAF) accounts with assets between $1 million and $15 million.…
Vanguard Charitable announces ninth straight year of record granting with donor grants exceeding $3.9 billion in 2025
Malvern, Pa.—Vanguard Charitable, a leading nonprofit and sponsor of donor-advised funds (DAFs), today announced its donors granted $3.9 billion to nearly 67,000 nonprofits in 2025. This marks the grantmaker's ninth straight year of…
New survey: 30% of donors say the amount they donated to charity in the past 12 months has increased compared to previous year
Donors who include charitable donations in annual budget give more, both generally and to disaster relief.
Malvern, Pa. – An online survey conducted by The Harris Poll of more than 2…
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- Aug 04, 2025 | Five Ways to Maintain Charitable Giving During Volatile Times: A Giver's Guide
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- Dec 24, 2024 | Investing for Charitable Giving: Discipline Reaps Rewards
- Aug 01, 2024 | Supercharge Charitable Giving With Low Fees
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Our impact, as of June 2026
Our mission is clear: To increase philanthropy and maximize its impact over time.
Years in operation
29 years
Total dollars granted
$27 billion
Total grants issued
2.3 million
Charities supported
150,000+
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- Feb 04, 2025 | Vanguard Charitable announces eighth straight year of record granting with 2024 grant dollars surpassing pre-pandemic grants five years ago by 130%
- Nov 19, 2024 | New Survey: Americans believe the future of philanthropy is local, and more passionate about social impact
- Nov 19, 2024 | New Survey: American donors who budgeted for charitable donations gave nearly 3 times more money, on average, over the past 12 months than those who did not budget
- Oct 01, 2024 | Vanguard Charitable reaches remarkable milestone, surpassing $20 billion granted since inception
- Aug 27, 2024 | Vanguard Charitable donors embrace their connections to causes and communities, driving another year of record granting
- Aug 07, 2024 | Vanguard Charitable Celebrates Over $1 Billion Granted Through Grant Payments with PayPal
- June 12, 2024 | Vanguard Charitable Welcomes Distinguished Harvard Professor to Board of Trustees
- April 17, 2024 | New study: With donor-advised funds, unexpected giving leads donors to expand their philanthropy
- Jan 30, 2024 | Vanguard Charitable donors granted more than $2.6 billion to charity in 2023
- Nov 29, 2023 | New Survey: 3 in 5 Millennial and Gen Z donors plan to give more to charity in the next 12 months
- Nov 16, 2023 | New Survey: Americans increasingly support disaster relief as major share of charitable giving, but obstacles suggest they could be even more generous
- Nov 09, 2023 | Vanguard Charitable launches MyGiving, a fresh way to help donors capitalize on their charitable giving patterns
- Sep 20, 2023 | Vanguard Charitable launches electronic grants solution, surpassing $100 million in first 4 months
- Aug 10, 2023 | Vanguard Charitable donors grant a record $2.1 billion in latest fiscal year, an 11% increase over prior year
- July 11, 2023 | Vanguard Charitable boosts donors' charitable giving power, nearly doubles trusted investment lineup
- April 26, 2023 | Unrestricted giving at Vanguard Charitable DAF has grown by 150% over the past five years, now representing more than half the dollars granted annually
- April 26, 2023 | New study: Donors increase their granting the longer they’ve had a donor-advised fund
- March 30, 2023 | Vanguard Charitable adds more new investments with an emphasis on active management
- Feb 22, 2023 | Vanguard Charitable appoints new board member
- Jan 25, 2023 | Vanguard Charitable donors set new granting record despite economic challenges
- Dec 08, 2022 | Vanguard Charitable celebrates 25 years of giving and more than $15 billion granted to nonprofits
- Nov 15, 2022 | New Survey: Nearly 1 in 4 American donors with a charitablegiving budget increased their giving due to rising inflation
- Oct 27, 2022 | Vanguard Charitable adds five new investments to its lineup
- Aug 25, 2022 | PayPal Launches Grant Payments, Enabling Charities to Quickly Receive Funds from Grantmakers
- Aug 18, 2022 | Vanguard Charitable forecasts another record giving year with 14% increase in first half-year granting
- May 19, 2022 | Vanguard Charitable survey: More than 1 in 3 American donors gave half or more of their charitable contributions to disaster relief efforts in the last year
- Jan 25, 2022 | Vanguard Charitable Donors Build on Record Charitable Giving Year, Granting a Total of Over $1.78 Billion to Nonprofits
- Oct 13, 2021 | Vanguard Charitable Appoints Rebecca Moffett as President
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