A donor-advised fund (DAF) is an investment account that you can use to make gifts to nonprofits that matter to you! DAFs offer an immediate tax benefit and the flexibility to support your preferred charities right away or over time.

Giving through a DAF offers some benefits for you:

Keep it simple: Your DAF provider manages your record-keeping, disbursements (including an option for automatic disbursements), and tax receipts, giving you a single document during tax season.
All the the timing: You can choose the timing of your contribution, including through automatic gifts on a schedule of your choice. Plus, when using a DAF, your contribution makes a big difference to the causes you care about, yet your cash flow is unaffected, since your DAF is already holding funds that you've earmarked for donating.
Lots of (cash and non-cash) options: You can fund your DAF with assets of your choice, including cash, stock, securities, real estate, and even cryptocurrency. Giving via DAF can be a tax-smart strategy for gifting appreciated stocks.

Your gift to Puppet Showplace makes a big difference:

Thanks to donors, we've been able to launch and grow the Creative Residency for Black Puppeteers (the only program of its kind in the country!) and New Works Incubator programs, helping artists with create and premiere works that have now reached over 50,000 audience members in 18+ U.S. states and 6+ countries.
Donor support provides the support we need to pilot new ideas, like our Multilingual Pilot, which in its first year, presented shows that included Russian, French, Spanish, and Mandarin.
Your gift helps make puppet shows affordable for all families through our Card to Culture program, our Pay-What-You-Can program, our Summer Outdoor Series, and more.

Give via Donor Advised Fund (DAF) to make your gift go even further!