Put your funds to work. Today.
Hundreds of billions of dollars sit in donor-advised funds while nonprofits wait for support.
#HalfMyDAF exists to change that.
DAF-holders pledge to distribute at least half of their balance to nonprofits, and any grants they make become eligible for matching grants from our community of funders.
Our mission: Move more money, sooner.
October, 2026
Dear Friends,
Our fall funding round is now closed, and we want to start with a thank you. To the donors who moved their DAF dollars, the nonprofits who spread the word, and the funders who made the matches possible: we are so inspired by this community.
This was our biggest year yet. Donors submitted 2,758 grants, representing $35,576,000 in DAF giving to nonprofits.
Our community’s impact has grown every year since 2020 – together, we’ve now moved more than $[X] to nonprofits across the country.
We keep doing this work because the need is greater than ever. Every dollar in a DAF is a dollar that could be funding a food bank, a classroom, or a clinic today. Giving sooner means nonprofits can plan, hire, and respond, rather than wait.
We’ll be back in 2027 with two more rounds of matching grants. In the meantime, there are easy ways to stay involved: support the nonprofits you care about, tell other DAF-holders about #HalfMyDAF, ask your DAF sponsor to contribute to the matching pool that makes this program possible.
With gratitude,
Jennifer & David Risher
* Please note that we will not match grants to organizations that promote hate speech, hate crimes, gun violence, or restrictions on reproductive health.