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Vanguard Charitable’s eighth straight year of record granting in 2024 with grants surpassing pre-pandemic grants five years ago by 130%
Feb 04, 2025
Vanguard Charitable, a leading nonprofit and sponsor of donor-advised funds (DAFs), today announced donors granted $3.1 billion to more than 62,000 nonprofits in 2024. This marks Vanguard Charitable’s eighth straight year of record giving. Granting levels in 2024 reflect a near 20% increase in giving from the year prior, and—remarkably—have nearly doubled in dollars to charity in just five years, since 2019.
Read moreNew Survey: Americans believe the future of philanthropy is local, and more passionate about social impact
Nov 19, 2024
An online survey conducted by The Harris Poll of more than 2,000 U.S. adults on behalf of Vanguard Charitable, a leading nonprofit and sponsor of donor-advised funds (DAFs), found that Americans are spirited about giving locally and thinking about better social impact in their future philanthropy. Donors are optimistic about utilizing digital means of giving and women playing a larger role in charitable giving.
Read moreNew Survey: American donors who budgeted for charity gave nearly 3 times more over the past 12 months than those who didn’t
Nov 19, 2024
An online survey conducted by The Harris Poll of more than 2,000 U.S. adults on behalf of Vanguard Charitable, found that adults who donated money to charity in the past 12 months and included charitable giving in their annual budget donated nearly three times more, on average, than those who did not budget for it. Additionally, among American donors with a charitable giving budget, 83% donated to disaster relief in the past 12 months, compared to 61% of American donors without a charitable giving budget.
Read moreVanguard Charitable reaches remarkable milestone, surpassing $20 billion granted since inception
Oct 01, 2024
Vanguard Charitable, a leading nonprofit and trusted sponsor of donor-advised funds (DAFs), announced the organization has issued $20 billion in grants since its founding in 1997—spanning over 1.8 million grants to more than 130,000 nonprofit organizations. This impressive milestone is possible due to the exponential increase in charitable giving from Vanguard Charitable donors between February 2020 and September 2024, when granting skyrocketed from $10 billion to the current $20 billion milestone.
Read moreVanguard Charitable donors embrace charitable connections, driving another year of granting
Aug 27, 2024
Vanguard Charitable, a leading nonprofit and trusted sponsor of donor-advised funds (DAFs), announced today its donors granted more than $3 billion in fiscal year 2024 (July 2023-June 2024), a 45% increase over the previous year. That’s the equivalent of serving 374 million meals—more than one meal for every person in the United States. This record granting included over 222,000 grants to nearly 60,000 nonprofits representing a diverse array of cause areas.
Read moreVanguard Charitable Celebrates Over $1 Billion Granted Through Grant Payments with PayPal
Aug 07, 2024
In the summer of 2023, Vanguard Charitable, in partnership with National Philanthropic Trust and PayPal, launched Grant Payments with PayPal.
The electronic grants solution quickly gained momentum and is now a go-to philanthropic tool for grantmakers and charities alike. This week, Vanguard Charitable, a leading U.S. grantmaker and sponsor of donor-advised funds (DAFs), celebrated issuing over $1 billion to more than 13,000 eligible charities just over one year after the program began.
Read moreVanguard Charitable Welcomes Distinguished Harvard Professor to Board of Trustees
June 12, 2024
Vanguard Charitable, a leading nonprofit and premier sponsor of donor-advised funds (DAFs), announced today the appointment of board member Luis M. Viceira. Viceira is the George E. Bates Professor in the Finance Unit and Senior Associate Dean Emeritus for the Global Initiative, Executive Education and HBS Online at the Harvard Business School (HBS), as well as a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).
Read moreNew study: With donor-advised funds, unexpected giving leads donors to expand their philanthropy
April 17, 2024
Vanguard Charitable, a leading nonprofit and sponsor of donor-advised funds (DAFs), today released a new edition of Why Giving Matters: Responsive granting with donor-advised funds spurs greater total giving, a report that includes more than a decade’s worth of insight into donor giving from over 32,000 Vanguard Charitable DAF accounts as well as donor survey responses on giving sentiments and behavior.
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Feb 05, 2024
Vanguard Charitable donors bucked a national trend of declining giving in 2023 and increased granting by 39% for the year, the organization announced.
Nov 06, 2023
It’s arguably the best donor-advised fund affiliated with an asset-management firm for donors who plan to maintain higher account balances.
Aug 10, 2023
The sponsor of donor-advised funds announced Thursday that granting increased 11% in fiscal year 2023, which ended in June, surpassing $2 billion for the first time in Vanguard Charitable’s quarter-century history.
July 05, 2023
While both private foundations and DAFs can be used to grant to public charities, a DAF offers grantmaking capabilities with added flexibility and scale, because the sponsoring organization conducts due diligence and handles the administrative side of grantmaking.
Vanguard Charitable by the numbers
$22 billion
Dollars granted by Vanguard Charitable since inception (as of April 30, 2025).
2 million
Individual grants issued to charity since inception (as of April 30, 2025).
28,000
Active accounts as of June 30, 2024.
$3 billion
Total fiscal year '24 grant dollars (through June 30, 2024).
222,000 +
Total fiscal year '24 individual grants (through June 30, 2024).
59,000 +
Number of charities supported in fiscal year '24 (through June 30, 2024).
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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
- Jun 07, 2022 | Vanguard Charitable appoints D. Deone Powell as inaugural general counsel and chief legal officer
- 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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What is a donor-advised fund?
A donor-advised fund (DAF) is a charitable giving account designed exclusively to invest, grow, and give assets to charities for meaningful and lasting impact. Here's how it works: You donate assets into a DAF and recommend how those assets should be invested. Your contribution is tax deductible and the assets in the DAF grow tax-free. When you're ready, recommend a grant to a charity you care about, and we take care of the rest.
Who is Vanguard Charitable?
Vanguard Charitable is the nation’s leading provider of donor-advised funds. We were founded by Vanguard in 1997 as an independent 501(c)(3) to make it easier for donors to increase their impact through low-cost, long-term charitable investments. Guided by Vanguard’s time-tested principles of low-cost investing, we balance the highest levels of service and convenience with the lowest cost ratios in the industry. Our philanthropic accounts enable donors to take their giving further, amplifying the impact of charitable donations over time.
Meet our president
Rebecca Moffett
President
Rebecca is the third president of Vanguard Charitable, a national donor-advised fund provider and one of the nation's top grantmakers. Throughout Rebecca’s 18-year tenure at Vanguard Charitable, she has held multiple leadership roles touching all aspects of Vanguard Charitable’s business. As a long-time donor-advised fund leader and advocate, Rebecca focuses on furthering the benefits of giving for donors, nonprofit partners, and communities around the globe.
She has earned her bachelor’s degree and MBA from Saint Joseph’s University. In her charitable endeavors, Rebecca is an alum of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeastern Pennsylvania and is also active in her church community. As president, Rebecca drives Vanguard Charitable's mission to increase philanthropy and maximize its impact over time.
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