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The impact of giving through a donor advised fund.

A donor advised fund is a tool. What people do with it is the interesting part. Here is how donors at United Charitable have put their funds to work.

01 · Donor stories

How people use their donor advised fund.


01

To strengthen a legacy

The Walker Johnson & Nasia fund honors a family matriarch by supporting health, education, and the arts, carrying her values forward through the gifts it makes.

02

To honor someone they lost

Since 2013, one family has used the I Will Wait for You: The Rick Salmastrelli fund to support Lawrence High School and keep Rick’s memory present in the place he loved.

03

To lead with charity

Fred Baerenz, President and CEO of AOG Wealth Management, built giving into how he runs his business and his personal life.

04

To use influence for good

DJ Reader, a social entrepreneur, matched both funds and time to support a Cincinnati high school.

05

To support a cause that matters

Robert Dudek uses the Rainbow of Hope Freedom fund to champion human rights at home and abroad.

06

To pass values to the next generation

The Claybrooks opened their fund in 2015 and have worked alongside their kids and grandkids to support more than 50 organizations, from their church to Herndon High School.

07

To turn a platform into something lasting

The Platform² fund, started by NBA player Wendell Carter Jr. and his parents, supports young people in STEM and financial literacy.

02 · Reach

Generosity that reaches near and far.

The grants our donors recommend travel far beyond their own communities — across the United States and into Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, and Zimbabwe.

Since 2010, donors have contributed more than $224 million to their donor advised funds and recommended over $90 million in grants to 2,781 charities. That generosity spans 39 states, with an additional $7.7 million in international grants extending its impact around the globe.

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What our donors say

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