Giving With Fidelity Charitable Donor-Advised Funds Rose 27 Percent in First 9 Months of 2014

"Our donors are highly engaged in their philanthropy, and it is their generosity that drove our record granting," said Amy Danforth, president of Fidelity Charitable. "The fast pace of grant making early in the year may be a promising sign as the year-end giving season-a key fundraising period for charities and when about 40 percent of our donor-recommended grants are made-gets underway."