CENTRALIZE YOUR CHARITABLE GIVING

Have you considered starting your own foundation? Are you concerned about making the most of your philanthropy while minimizing administrative distractions?

A Donor Advised Fund (DAF) allows you to centralize your charitable giving and turn over the administration of it to a valued partner, JCF MetroWest. We handle the processing of your donations and grants, mail statements to you on a quarterly basis, manage the investments in your fund and ensure that distributions are made from it on a timely basis. Click here to download a fact sheet and learn more.

Our robust DAF program allows you to make contributions to your fund and later recommend grants from it at times that are convenient for you. Requesting grants is as simple as completing a form on our website or faxing a completed form to us. Grants may be made to a wide range of organizations, and JCF takes responsibility for vetting charities of interest to you.

DAFs make philanthropy powerful and easy to use and are an attractive alternative to private foundations. In fact, from a tax-planning perspective, Donor Advised Funds and Supporting Foundations may offer a very attractive alternative to private foundations. Click here to download a fact sheet and learn more.

For families interested in investing their charitable assets outside of JCF investment pools, a Supporting Foundation may be a wise option. Supporting Foundations share JCF MetroWest’s non-profit status but are separately incorporated funds. Click here to learn more about what differentiates Donor Advised Funds from Supporting Foundations.