Our approach

Philanthropy is changing before our eyes.

The DAF Literacy Project was launched after two friends gave a talk on philanthropy at a conference hosted at Google X in 2025. This website was created as a simple repository for that audience to find objective resources.

No one involved in this project has a financial interest in promoting DAFs. More specifically, no one works for a financial institution aiming to attract funds into new DAF accounts, and no one works for a charity aiming to attract donations from DAF accounts. The links on this page reflect our unbiased perspective. We simply believe in the importance of philanthropy, and we happen to know a good bit about that world.

With the increasing popularity of Donor Advised Funds, your own private “mini-foundation” could not be easier. It also could not be more anonymous, if you desire that level of privacy.

Whether you have a staffed family foundation, or you make donations out of your piggy bank, we encourage you to give to good causes.