FAQ

No.  You can keep track of your grant recommendations in DonorView, where you can see the status of your grant recommendation.  When the grant status changes from ENTERED to POSTED your grant has been processed.

Grant distributions are processed in the form of a check.  The check, which is sent directly to the charity, is accompanied by a grant letter, which will contain the grant purpose as well as your fund name, primary and joint advisor name and address when full recognition is selected.

Many do, please consult with your employer.

No.  Grant checks can only be mailed directly to the grantee organization. If you have a special event for which you would like to present your gift to the grantee charity, make sure to add a note to the Grants Team when you recommend the grant, and they will send you a copy of the grant letter for this purpose.

A grant is typically processed in 5 to 7 business days or less.

The minimum grant amount is $100.

You can make an unlimited number of grants from your fund, provided that there are sufficient funds. Additional fees may apply to high-volume grant-making.

If you have not made grant recommendations for three years, iGiftFund will make every effort to contact you or your advisor(s) to request that a recommendation be made.

Yes.  You can recommend a grant to be made anonymously or with partial anonymity.  Partial anonymity grants will only show the name of your fund in the grant letter.

You have two options for using your donor advised fund to support charities outside the U.S.  You can recommend a grant to a US-based charity that works overseas, or you can recommend a grant to a qualified US intermediary charity that will, in turn, make a grant to your preferred organization. Contact us for more information.

You can recommend grants to charitable organizations that are tax-exempt under IRS Code Section 501(c)(3) and that are public charities under Code Section 509(a)(1), (2), or (3).  These eligible recipient charities also include religious organizations and educational institutions.

Under IRS regulations, we cannot approve grants recommended to pay for goods or services, legally binding pledges, dues, membership fees, tuition, goods from charitable auctions, admission fees (including bifurcated gifts), grants recommended to or for the benefit of an individual, for political campaigns or candidates. 

When submitting grants to a missionary, our Grants Team will reach out to you to confirm that the individual is not a relative or spouse of any of your relatives.  The grant will be issued only when this is confirmed and with a statement on the grant letter stating that the grant is subject to the full discretion and control of the grantee charity and to be used to support the missionary efforts of the named individual.

Click here to read about eligible and ineligible grant recipients in our Program Description and Guidelines.

You can recommend grants to charitable organizations that are tax-exempt under IRS Code Section 501(c)(3) and that are public charities under Code Section 509(a)(1), (2), or (3).  These eligible recipient charities also include religious organizations and educational institutions.

We have an extensive database of these qualified charities in DonorView that includes the most up-to-date information from the IRS.

If an organization is not currently listed in our database, this does not necessarily mean that a grant cannot be made to the organization. However, it will require further review.  If you don’t find your organization in the DonorView portal, you can recommend the grantee.  Please note that you don’t have to wait for approval to recommend the grant in the portal.  We will vet the organization once we receive the grant recommendation and will contact you if there are any problems.

The best way to recommend grants is via DonorView, our online portal.  You may also download a grant recommendation form from our Forms page, which you can complete and then email, mail, or fax to our Grants Team.  Keep in mind that the latter results in a longer processing time, as the grant recommendation has to be entered into the grants processing queue by our Grants Team.