You can use DAFpay in 3 easy clicks on any donation form where you see the DAFpay button. You enter your login credentials for your Donor Advised Fund account, confirm your gift size and submit.

You can use DAFpay with your existing Donor Advised Fund account. There’s no additional set up required to starting using DAFpay and you don’t need to create a new username and password.

DAFpay is built and operated with comprehensive security tools and compliance protocols in accordance with all applicable regulations related to data privacy and protection. None of your DAF account information is recorded by DAFpay or shared with any parties. Because your transaction is processed by DAFpay Network and sent electronically to the nonprofit you’re supporting, your gift is more secure than when sent via checks in the mail to each nonprofit, which is prone to loss, theft, fraud and human entry errors. By using DAFpay, both the donor and the nonprofit are able to track gifts in real time for the first time ever.

After you complete your DAF grant with DAFpay, you’ll receive an email with a unique tracking number. You can use that tracking number in the “Track My Gift” section of this website to see the precise status of your gift.

Nonprofits will see in their own dashboards the details of your gift immediately when it’s made through DAFpay. They’ll see the gift size, the Donor Advised Fund it’s coming from, and your name and email, so long as you did not give anonymously. They are also able to see the same gift status details as the donor does when they track a gift through DAFpay.

DAFpay supports enhanced Donor Advised Fund giving from all 1,151 DAFs and is compatible with over 70% of the DAF market by volume.

Over 7,000 nonprofits use DAFpay to enhance their DAF fundraising efforts, including some of the countries largest and most recognized organizations like American Cancer Society, Susan G. Komen, Michael J. Fox Foundation and Peta.

There is no expense for a donor to use DAFpay. Nonprofit organizations pay for the DAFpay feature in their donation forms or on their websites through a variety of packages that can include a processing fee and/or a subscription cost, depending on what best meets their needs.

Soliciting and receiving donor advised fund donations has always been a confusing and cumbersome process for nonprofits. DAFpay helps them: Raise more money by making DAF giving as easy as possible for supporters. Build stronger relationships with donors that give with a DAF by thanking them immediately and making an impact faster with their gift, thanks to electronic funds transfers from DAFpay. Eliminate the administrative hassle of manually receiving and entering DAF gifts as checks in the mail.

When you log into your Donor Advised Fund account, most grants initiated through the DAFpay button will appear as they typically do - under the nonprofit organization's name. Some organizations choose to receive their gifts via the “DAFpay Network.” DAFpay Network is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that serves as a payment facilitator for DAFpay and processes gifts to reach the nonprofit you’re supporting faster and safer. If a gift was sent through the DAFpay Network, you can click into the details of the gift to see the specific nonprofit organization that the gift supported.

Absolutely, you can email us at dafpay@givechariot.com and we’ll respond as soon as possible to address any questions or problems you’re encountering.