DAF Day is October 8, 2026 – Make a Lasting Impact Through Your Donor-Advised Fund

DAF Day is October 8, 2026 – Make a Lasting Impact Through Your Donor-Advised Fund

Donor-advised funds (DAFs) are a flexible and powerful way to support the causes you care about most. They allow donors to make a charitable contribution, receive an immediate tax benefit, and recommend grants from the fund over time.

If you already have a Donor-Advised Fund, Catholic Education Arizona invites you to consider how your charitable giving can make a lasting difference in the lives of students in need. On DAF Day, recommend a grant from your Donor-Advised Fund to Catholic Education Arizona and help open the door to a life-changing Catholic education for students who might not otherwise have the opportunity.

Benefits of Giving from a Donor Advised Fund

  • Create a flexible vehicle for ongoing charitable giving.
  • Benefit from a tax- and cost-efficient alternative to establishing a private foundation.
  • Receive a charitable income tax deduction in the year you contribute to your fund.
  • Recommend grants to the charitable organizations and causes that matter most to you.

How a Donor-Advised Fund Works

  1. Make a contribution. Establish or add to a Donor-Advised Fund with an irrevocable gift of cash, appreciated securities, or other eligible assets through a sponsoring organization.
  2. Grow your charitable assets. Funds may be invested and have the potential to grow tax-free, increasing the amount available for future charitable giving.
  3. Recommend grants. Recommend grants from your Donor-Advised Fund to qualified charitable organizations, such as Catholic Education Arizona, on a schedule that works for your philanthropic goals.

Make Your DAF Day Gift Transformational

Your Donor-Advised Fund can do more than make a gift—it can change the trajectory of a child’s life. A grant to Catholic Education Arizona helps provide tuition scholarships for underserved students, giving them access to an education rooted in academic excellence, faith, character, and service.

This DAF Day, turn your charitable dollars into opportunity. Recommend a grant to Catholic Education Arizona and help make a Catholic education possible for a student in need.

To learn more about how your Donor-Advised Fund can support Arizona students, visit MyImpact.CatholicEducationArizona.org or call 602-218-6542.