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1: Donor-Advised Funds

Offer donor-advised funds

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Donor-advised funds are the most popular giving vehicle in philanthropy and NPT is the largest national independent provider. We offer donor-advised funds that are tailored to meet the needs of: Individual Donors, Financial Advisors, Financial Institutions, and Private Foundations.

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  • Individual DonorsNPT serves hundreds of donors in the United States and around the world, providing expert philanthropic guidance and professional administrative services. With $25,000 or more, an individual, family, trust, corporation or nonprofit organization can open a donor-advised fund account with NPT. The donor-advised fund account can be customized to fit your personal philanthropic interests.

  • Financial AdvisorsNPT's Independent Charitable Gift Fund (ICGF) is a donor-advised fund program that allows financial advisors to receive compensation for helping to manage their client's donor-advised fund account. The rate of compensation for advisors is based on the amount invested in the donor-advised fund. Contributions to an ICGF donor-advised fund are invested in low-cost, exchange-traded funds.

  • Financial InstitutionsNPT works with financial institutions that want to offer a company-branded donor-advised fund program. Our customized solution provides a financial institution's clients with a sophisticated, web-based giving experience. Our current financial institution partners include Fortune 500 companies and some of the largest banks in the country.

  • Private FoundationsFoundations are powerful giving vehicles but can be costly and time-consuming to maintain. NPT can help you convert your foundation to a donor-advised fund account with less overhead, improved tax deductions and increased grant flexibility. Your foundation administrators can act as advisors and successors to the account in perpetuity. You can even keep the name of your foundation intact. Alternatively, donor-advised funds can work in tandem with your foundation. A donor-advised fund can receive part or all of a private foundation's mandated annual five percent payout.

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