The RFF Gift Fund allows you to set up your own donor advised fund by making one simple gift of $50,000 or more to RFF--providing immediate tax benefits and enabling you and your family to make contributions to RFF and other philanthropic organizations without the time, expense, and legal hassles of establishing a private foundation. Through the RFF Gift Fund, a contribution by the donor is placed in an individual account under professional investment management. All income generated from the contribution remains in the donor's account and compounds, tax-free, until charitable distributions are made.

Many financial institutions offer donor-advised funds, irrevocable accounts from which you can recommend grants to any qualified nonprofit organization. With the RFF Gift Fund, service fees are wavied. We work closely with donors to track performance of the fund and we don't require that you have a pre-existing account with us.

In addition to obtaining the benefit of an immediate tax reduction, making a contribution of appreciated securities to the RFF Gift Fund offers several additional tax advantages over a bequest or simple cash gift, such as the ability to avoid capital gains tax, deduct full fair-market value of contributions, and exclude the gift from the estate to avoid probate. We encourage you to consult your financial advisor on all personal tax-related issues.

Interested donors are invited to contact Barbara Bush, Director of Major Gifts, at 202-328-5030 or bush@rff.org.