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Make October 8 your biggest giving day
DAF Day is the national giving day for donor-advised funds. Join tens of thousands of people making October 8, 2026 the biggest DAF giving day of the year.
Why it matters
DAFs are the most powerful giving tool helping donors give bigger and better.
Median DAF revenue growth from 2021-2025
75%
Nonprofits have received more DAF gifts over the past 4 years.
The 2026 DAF Fundraising Report by Chariot & K2D Strategies is the only large-scale and data-driven research conducted on the nonprofit experience with DAFs.
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The team behind DAF Day
DAF Day was started in 2024 by Chariot to mobilize DAF donors, nonprofits, and DAF providers to amplify their impact in one shared giving moment.
Chariot is the team behind DAFpay—the "Pay with DAF" button you may have seen on your favorite nonprofits’ donation forms. DAFpay is a TIME Best Invention, integrated with 70+ fundraising platforms, and embedded on over 100,000 nonprofits' donation forms — including American Cancer Society, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and University of Pennsylvania.
DAF donors like you are among the most impactful givers in philanthropy. DAF Day is your day.
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Give to verified nonprofits
From healthcare to education, arts to the environment — DAF Day brings together nonprofits across every mission area. Browse the Giving page to find the organizations that matter to you.
Every nonprofit listed on the DAF Day Giving page has completed Chariot's compliance verification—a process that goes beyond basic EIN lookups to confirm the organization, its banking details, and the person representing it are all legitimate. And because Chariot monitors that on an ongoing basis, you can trust your grant reaches exactly where you intended.
And if your DAF is provided by one of Chariot’s grantmaker partners like Daffy or Dallas Jewish Community Foundation, your funds are delivered electronically, securely, and nearly instantly through Chariot.
Don't have a DAF yet?
Open an account with a DAF provider before DAF Day and you'll be ready to give bigger and better on DAF Day.
A donor-advised fund is one of the most tax-efficient ways to give, and millions of donors are choosing DAFs to improve their philanthropy. According to a DAF Research Collaborative report, DAFs are the second most commonly recommended giving approach by financial advisors, after direct giving.
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How to Participate
*Chariot is a financial technology company, not a bank. Chariot Deposit Accounts are a Demand Deposit Account provided by Column N.A., Member FDIC. The Chariot Deposit Account is required to access Disbursements or Gift Processing. Deposits in Chariot Deposit Accounts are eligible for FDIC insurance up to $250,000 per depositor, for each insurable capacity in which the account is held.
**Chariot runs an industry-leading compliance program and your verification signals to potential DAF donors that not only is your organization DAF eligible, but also that a verified Control Person with validated identity is engaged to utilize the donation promptly & effectively. Chariot accounts also all include a Chariot Deposit Account (CDA) to receive rapid, data-rich grant payments from participating DAF providers.