Simplify Your Charitable Giving with Donor-Advised Funds

Did you know that giving through a donor-advised fund (DAF) is easy and makes reporting your charitable giving on your taxes simpler than ever?

DAFs are accessible to most people, and they are easy to set up and use. They are one of the fastest growing financial tools for giving. In 2023, gifts from DAFs to charities reached a new high of $52.16 billion, about 10 percent of all charitable giving in the United States.

As a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, National Jewish Health can receive gifts from your DAF to support our ongoing work to help patients living with lung, heart, immune and related conditions.

What is a Donor-Advised Fund?

A donor-advised fund (DAF) is like a charitable checking account. Working with a third-party fund manager, investment organization or your local community foundation, you can set up a fund with an irrevocable contribution in the form of cash, securities or other assets. Your fund will be invested for tax-free growth, increasing your giving potential over time.

How It Works

Start by setting up your DAF with the fund manager of your choice. Some fund managers require a minimum contribution — often between $5,000 and $25,000 — to establish a DAF, but others don’t require any specific amount.

Whenever you are ready, you can make tax-deductible gifts from your fund to any qualified charity. The fund manager distributes the gifts on your behalf. Remember, these contributions are designated for charitable giving and cannot be withdrawn for your personal use.

Give Smart. Do Good.

DAFs offer these key benefits:

Simplify your taxes. Instead of tracking each individual gift, you only report your contributions to the DAF account. Each contribution is tax-free, and once it is in the DAF, can be donated to the qualified charity of your choice.
Grow your giving capacity. Because your DAF contributions are invested while in the fund, you can increase your giving capacity to make a tangible difference for the charities you support. The growth on your DAF contributions is tax-free, and designated for charitable giving.

How to Give to National Jewish Health Through Your Donor-Advised Fund

To make a gift, simply let your DAF manager know the amount you would like to give to National Jewish Health and share the following information with them:

Organization legal name: National Jewish Health
Employer identification number: 74-2044647
Address: 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, CO 80206

To make a future impact on our patients, you can also name National Jewish Health in your will as a beneficiary of your DAF. Every gift you share with our institution supports the life-changing work of our physician-scientists who are dedicated to providing the best possible care to our patients.

Learn More

Contact Gordon P. Smith, MBA, CFRE, at 1-800-423-8891, Ext. 6549, or smithgo@njhealth.org for more information.