Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs)
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Focus Area: Flexible giving vehicle for individual donors
Program Description
A donor-advised fund (DAF) is a flexible giving vehicle that allows donors to make charitable contributions, receive immediate tax benefits, and recommend grants to nonprofit organizations over time. The New World Foundation works closely with donors to align their interests with thoughtful grantmaking strategy.
Key Benefits
- Flexible giving vehicle
- Immediate tax benefits
- Ability to recommend grants over time
- Access to NWF's ongoing partnerships and collaborations
- Benefit from NWF's due diligence
- Deep field knowledge and relationships with grassroots leaders
- Introduction to emerging ideas and organizations shaping change on the ground
Collaborative Options
Donors have the option to pool resources with others through collaborative funds, amplifying impact and joining a learning community.
How to Establish a DAF
Interested donors should send a brief description of their interests and how NWF can work together.
Contact Information
Email inquiry through contact form at: https://newwf.org/our-model/donor-advised-funds/
How to Apply
How to Apply
- Prepare Your Information
- Brief description of your interests
- Description of how NWF can work together with you
- Submit Contact Form
- Complete the contact form on the DAF page with:
- Name (Required)
- Email (Required)
- Message describing interests and collaboration ideas (Required)
- Next Steps
- Foundation will review your inquiry and contact you to discuss setup and strategy
Contact Method
- Use the web form at: https://newwf.org/our-model/donor-advised-funds/
What The New World Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 120
- Total given
- $10.34M
- Median grant
- $21K
- Range
- $5,434–$1.5M
- By dollars: California 38%, New York 18%, Minnesota 15%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Washington, DC; Boston, MA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 52% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Homeboy Industries · Los Angeles, CA
Forgiveness
$1.5M
Shared Capital Cooperative · St Paul, MN
Forgiveness
$1.5M
ICA Fund · Oakland, CA
Forgiveness
$800K
Jfflabs Inc · Boston, MA
In support of providing technical assistance and capacity building to jffventures and…
$500K
Project Equity · Oakland, CA
In support of creating quality jobs through employee ownership initiative
$500K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Foundation
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