National Philanthropic Trust Releases 2013 Donor-Advised Fund Report

(Press release, November 11, 2013) — The 2013 Donor-Advised Fund Report, the source for statistics on donor-advised funds (DAFs), details double-digit growth in assets and contributions in 2012.

The report, published in November since 2006, from National Philanthropic Trust (NPT) found significant increases in both the creation of and giving to DAFs, including an 18.9 percent growth in assets under management, now totaling $45.35 billion. Contributions to DAFs grew by 34.6 percent, totaling $13.71 billion — representing more than 4 percent of all charitable giving or more than 6 percent of all individual giving in the U.S.