Assets held at Vanguard or Vanguard Brokerage Services

Contributing assets held at Vanguard directly to a Vanguard Charitable donor-advised fund (DAF) philanthropic account is easy. Once your accounts are linked, you can make contributions directly through vanguard.com. Learn how to link your accounts. 

Assets held outside Vanguard or Vanguard Brokerage Services 

• Receiving firm: Vanguard Brokerage Services 
• Vanguard Charitable brokerage account number: 76580331 
• DTC clearing number: 0062 
• Further credit to: [Your Vanguard Charitable account number and name] 
• Please ensure you have relayed your preferred cost basis when providing delivery instructions. 

If you are contributing a mutual fund held outside Vanguard or Vanguard Brokerage Services, and the holding firm cannot initiate the transfer, send a completed Letter of Authorization form with a Medallion signature guarantee and an official account statement less than 90 days old from your current institution. 

Cash Gift 

Contribution by Check 

Submit your contribution form. 

• If submitting your contribution form through your secure online account, enclose the deposit slip provided upon completion with your check. 
• If submitting a paper Make a Contribution form, enclose this form with your check.  

Please make your check out to Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program.  

Use the applicable mailing address below:

Contribution by wire or ACH

Contribution by wire or ACH, provide your bank with wiring instructions. 

• Wire to: FRB ABA 011001234 - BNY, 225 Liberty St., New York, NY 10286 
• For credit to: Account 0724947 - Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program 
• Make payable to Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program. 

Please add your Vanguard Charitable account number and name to the "memo," "notes," or "additional information" field if available. 

Physical Stock Certificate 

Send a completed Letter of authorization form with a Medallion signature guarantee, and properly endorse the certificate. 

• Write “Vanguard Brokerage Services” between the words “appoint” and “attorney” on the back of each certificate. 
• Fill in the current date and sign your name exactly as it appears on the front of the certificate. All registered owners must sign in the presence of an authorizing officer. 
• Obtain a Medallion signature guarantee. 

Our organization’s history

Travel through time and learn about how Vanguard Charitable became a philanthropic leader.

To achieve our mission, we offer the highest-value donor-advised fund (DAF). We specialize in supporting donors who are committed to thoughtful philanthropy with an eye toward making the greatest charitable impact possible. 

“Knowing that I’m not going to need everything that I have, the next step is to do something for others.” – A Vanguard Charitable donor since 1999