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      It’s Time to Move the Money out of Donor-Advised Funds

      Because DAFs have no payout requirement, the money often fails to move in a timely way to charities addressing urgent needs.

      Helen Flannery
      Sep 09, 2023

      Last year, we wrote about how donor-advised funds, or DAFs, had become the top recipients of charitable giving in the United States. At the time, we were astounded to discover that DAF sponsors made up 6 of the top 10 and 9 of the top 20 most successful public-charity fundraisers in the country.

      We’ve updated the data for 2021—the most recent year for which complete data is available—and the picture has only gotten more stark. Donor-advised fund sponsors now make up 7 of the top 10 and 11 of the top 20 public charities in the United States.

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      Applauding Biden Push to End US Hunger, Groups Demand 'Deeper' Structural Reforms

      "To end hunger we need a serious effort to address poverty and its root causes," said one anti-hunger campaigner. "A framework that is focused on dismantling structural inequities and ensuring broad based prosperity for all is essential."

      Julia Conley
      Sep 27, 2022

      Anti-hunger groups in the U.S. on Tuesday applauded the White House's new strategy to ensure everyone in the U.S. has sufficient, healthy food by 2030--while warning that though there are more than enough resources in the wealthiest country in the world to eradicate hunger, ending the crisis by the end of the decade will require major systemic changes as well as increased assistance to low-income households.

      "This strategy builds on existing programs to ensure the food and nutrition security of the millions of Americans who face challenges putting food on the table."

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