How DAFs Work
For Donors
Open a donor advised fund and give to the causes you care about, on your timeline.
Held to a higher standard
Independently rated for transparency and financial health, with our finances audited and published every year.
501(c)(3) · EIN 20-428608201 · Two paths
Give through a donor advised fund, or do through fiscal sponsorship.
People come to us for one of two reasons: to give, or to do.
Give
Donor Advised Funds
If you want to give, a donor advised fund is a simple, tax-efficient account you open at United Charitable. You contribute assets, recommend grants to the causes you choose, and we handle the rest.
Do
Fiscal Sponsorship
If you want to do, fiscal sponsorship lets you run a charitable program as a project of United Charitable. You gain nonprofit status and the backing to operate from day one, without forming your own 501(c)(3).
02 · Plain language
What does United Charitable do?
United Charitable is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that helps people give through donor advised funds and helps social entrepreneurs run charitable programs through fiscal sponsorship. We manage the accounting, compliance, and administration behind both.
That back-office work is the whole point. It is what lets a donor give appreciated stock without untangling the tax paperwork alone, and what lets a social entrepreneur launch a program without spending a year forming a nonprofit first. You stay focused on the mission. We keep the back office sound.
03 · Find your path
Find your path.
Partner With Us
For Advisors
Offer your clients charitable planning without adding work to your practice. We run it behind the scenes.
How FSPs Work
For Program Managers
Bring a charitable idea to life as a fiscally sponsored project of United Charitable.
Athletes Charitable
For Athletes
Build a giving program that reflects your values, through Athletes Charitable, a division of United Charitable.
04 · Impact
Impact, with the right support behind it.
Generosity goes further when what stands behind it is sound. Every grant we move is screened for compliance, and our financials are independently audited and published each year.
$275.7M
Total contributions received, 2010–2025
$90M
Distributed from donor advised funds to charities, 2010–2025
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All Accounts
All active accounts, as of 2025
Those grants have reached communities across the United States and around the world, including Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, and Zimbabwe.
What our community says
United Charitable’s fiscal sponsorship lets us focus our efforts on the core of our work, to advocate with governments and the United Nations for the protection of children in countries affected by war.
— Program manager, Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict
A fiscally sponsored project of United Charitable
Find your path
Find your path.
How DAFs Work
For Donors
Open a donor advised fund and give to the causes you care about, on your timeline.
Partner With Us
For Advisors
Offer your clients charitable planning without adding work to your practice. We run it behind the scenes.
How FSPs Work
For Program Managers
Bring a charitable idea to life as a fiscally sponsored project of United Charitable.
Athletes Charitable
For Athletes
Build a giving program that reflects your values, through Athletes Charitable, a division of United Charitable.