Administrative Fees at Donor-Advised Funds: A Sampling

American Society for Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (New York)

Fees are 1% of assets’ market value, or 10 to 25% of earnings.

AMG Charitable Gift Foundation (Englewood, Colo.)

Fees are 1% of the first $500,000 of assets and 0.75% of $500,000 to $1-million for funds up to $1-million; for funds greater than $1-million, 0.87% of the first $1-million, and 0.62% of next $3-million, and 0.37% of assets more than $4-million. Per-trade fee is $39.95.

Ayco Charitable Foundation (Albany, N.Y.)

Fees are 0.75% of first $250-million; 0.7% of assets between $250- to $300-million; 0.65% of $300- to $350-mllion; and 0.6% of assets of more than $350-million.

Baltimore Community Foundation

For endowed funds, fees are 1% of first $1-million in assets; for non-endowed funds, they are 1.5% of the first $500,000. Larger funds charge lower fees.

Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (Great Barrington, Mass.)

Fees are 1.5%, or a minimum annual fee of $350.

California Community Foundation (Los Angeles)

Fees are 1.25% of assets under $1-million; 0.75% of assets $1- to $5-million; 0.5% of assets $5- to $20-million; 0.15% of assets $20- to $40-million; 0.15% of assets more than $40-million. Minimum fee is $125 per quarter.

Calvert Social Investment Foundation (Bethesda, Md.)

Fees are 1% of the first $100,000 in assets; 0.75% of assets $100,000 to $500,000; 0.5% of assets $500,000 to $1-million; 0.25% of anything over $1-million.

Catholic Community Foundation (St. Paul)

Fees are 1% of assets.

Central Indiana Community Foundation (Indianapolis)

Fees are 1% of assets for endowed funds, with a sliding scale for funds of more than $1-million. Fees for funds in which all money is granted each year are 2%, with a sliding scale for funds of more than $500,000.

Christian Legacy Foundation (Tampa, Fla.)

Fees are 1% of assets for funds of more than $50,000. Smaller funds carry no fees.

Cleveland Foundation

Fees are on a sliding scale, based on fund size.

Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina (Charleston)

Fees are 1% of assets.

Columbus Foundation (Ohio)

Fees are 1% of the first $500,000 in assets; 0.8% of assets $500,000 to $1-million; 0.6% of assets $1- to $3-million; 0.4% of assets more than $3-million. Minimum quarterly fee is $120, or $75 for funds using preselected Vanguard Mutual Funds.

Communities Foundation of Texas (Dallas)

Fees are on a sliding scale, starting at 1% of assets.

Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta

Fees are on a sliding scale, starting at 1% of assets.

Community Foundation of Greater Memphis

Fees are 1.25% of the first $1-million in assets; 1% of assets $1- to $3-million; 0.75% of $3-million or more in assets.

Community Foundation of Louisville (Ky.)

Fees range from 0.125% to 1%.

Community Foundation of New Jersey (Morristown)

Fees are 1% of the first $1-million in assets; 0.5% of $1- to $5-million in assets; 0.35% of assets more than $5-million. Minimum annual fee is $200.

Community Foundation Serving Richmond and Central Virginia

Fees are 1% of less than $1-million in assets; 0.75% of first $1-million; 0.5% for larger funds.

Dallas Foundation

Fees are 1.25% of first $250,000 in assets; 1.15% of assets $250,000 to $500,000; 0.85% of assets $500,000 to $1-million; 0.7% of assets $1- to $5-million; 0.55% for higher amounts. Minimum fee is $500.

Dartmouth College (Hanover, N.H.)

No fees.

Dayton Foundation (Ohio)

Fees are 0.9% of assets up to $1-million; 0.45% of assets above $1-million.

Denver Foundation

Fees range from 1.15% to 2% of assets.

Donors Trust (Alexandria, Va.)

Fees are 1% of assets.

East Bay Community Foundation (Oakland, Calif.)

Fees are 1.25%, or a minimum of $500 per year, of assets less than $5-million; 1% per year of assets $5- to $10-million; 0.75% of assets more than $10-million.

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund (Boston)

Fees are 0.6% of assets, or $100, for individual accounts, whichever amount is greater.

FJC (New York)

Fees are varied based on account balances; no minimum fees.

Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund (New York)

Fees are 0.85% of assets up to $500,000; 0.7% of assets $500,000 to $1-million; 0.5% of assets $1- to $2.5-million; 0.3% of assets $2.5- to $10-million; 0.2% of funds larger than $10-million.

Greater Cincinnati Foundation

Fees are 1% of assets up to $500,000; 0.75% of assets $500,000 to $1-million; 0.5% of assets $1- to $2.5-million; 0.25% of $2.5- to $5-million; 0.1% of funds larger than $5-million; or $250 annually, whichever is greater.

Greater Houston Community Foundation

Fees are 1% of assets.

Greater Miami Jewish Federation

Fees are 1% of assets, to a maximum of $15,000.

Greater Milwaukee Foundation

Fees are 1% of a fund’s market value at the beginning of the year, or a minimum of $500 annually; a sliding scale fee applies to assets greater than $1-million.

Heartland Charitable Trust (Dubuque, Iowa)

Fees are 1% of assets up to $500,000; 0.75% of assets $500,000 to $1-million; 0.5% of larger funds.

Horizons Foundation (San Francisco)

No fees for donors who give at least $1,000, or 1% of their fund (whichever is greater) to the foundation annually. Otherwise, fees are 1% of assets up to $1-million; 0.75% of $1- to $2.5-million; 0.55% of $2.5- to $5-million; and 0.35% of larger funds.

Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland

Fees are 0.55% of assets, with a minimum fee of $150 per year.

Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties

Fees are 0.5% of assets up to $500,000, and 0.2% of larger funds.

Jewish Community Foundation (Los Angeles)

Fees are 1.5% of a fund’s daily average assets.

Jewish Federation/Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago

No fees.

Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta

Fees are 0.25% of assets per quarter.

Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia

Fees are 0.6% of assets up to $1-million; 0.5% of assets $1- to $2.5-million; 0.45% of $2.5- to $5-million; 0.25% of larger funds. Fees are 0.25% annually for assets invested in money market funds, if their annualized investment performance is greater than or equal to 3%.

Kansas State University (Manhattan)

Fees are 0.75% of assets up to $250,000; 0.5% of assets $250,000 to $500,000; 0.4% of assets $500,000 to $1-million; 0.3% of larger funds.

Liberty Hill Foundation (Santa Monica, Calif.)

Fees are 5% of new gifts of assets up to $99,999; 2% annually of assets $100,000 to $249,999; 1% annually of funds larger than $250,000.

Lutheran Community Foundation (Minneapolis)

Fees are 1% of assets.

Marin Community Foundation (Novato, Calif.)

Fees are 0.5% of assets, or $500 annually, whichever is greater.

Mission to the World (Lawrenceville, Ga.)

No fees.

National Christian Foundation (Atlanta)

No fees for assets under $50,000; 1% of larger funds.

National Philanthropic Trust (Jenkintown, Pa.)

Fees are blended based on the assets in the fund, and range from 0.1% to 0.85% annually.

New York Community Trust

Fees are 0.4% of the fund’s average market value, or 2.5% of grants made, whichever amount is larger.

Northern Trust Charitable Gift Program (Chicago)

Fees are 0.85% of assets up to $1-million; 0.75% of $1- to $2.5-million; 0.65% of $2.5- to $5-million.

Opportunity International (Oak Brook, Ill.)

No fees.

Oregon Community Foundation (Portland)

Fees are 0.8% of assets up to $2-million; 0.5% of $2- to $5-million; 0.3% of $5- to $10-million; 0.1% of larger funds.

Philadelphia Foundation

Fees are 1% of assets.

Pittsburgh Foundation

Fees are 1% of asset up to $500,000; 0.75% of $500,000 to $1-million; 0.7% of $1- to $2-million; 0.65% of $2- to 5-million; 0.6% of $5- to $10-million; 0.5% of larger funds.

Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund (St. Petersburg, Fla.)

Fees are 1.25% of assets up to $100,000; 0.75% of assets $100,000 to $1-million; 0.5% of $1- to $2.5-million; 0.25% of larger funds.

Renaissance Charitable Foundation (Indianapolis)

Fees are 0.95% of assets up to $500,000; 0.7% of $500,000 to $1-million; 0.45% of $1- to $2.5-million; 0.2% of larger funds.

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (New York)

Fees are 3% to 7% of grants made; 0.25% of quarterly asset balances.

Rotary Foundation of Rotary International (Evanston, Ill.)

Fees are 0.75% of assets.

San Francisco Foundation

Fees are 1% of assets up to $3-million; 0.75% of $3- to $10-million; 0.5% of $10- to $25-million; 0.25% of larger funds. Minimum fee is $250.

Schwab Charitable Fund (San Francisco)

Fees are 0.6% of assets up to $500,000; 0.30% of assets $500,000 to $1-million; 0.2% of assets $1- to $2.5-million; 0.15% of assets $2.5- to $15-million; 0.1% of assets of $15-million or more; varied of assets of $30-million or more.

Seattle Foundation

Fees are 1.5% of assets, with a minimum fee of $1,500.

T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving (Baltimore)

Fees are 0.5% of assets up to $500,000; 0.39% of $500,000 to $1-million; 0.18% of $1-million to $2.5-million; 0.12% of $2.5- to $5-million; 0.1% of $5-million to $15-million; 0.09% of funds $15-million and larger.

The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore

Fees are 1% of assets up to $1-million; 0.25% of assets $1- to $5-million; 0.1% of assets greater than $5-million. Minimum fee is $100.

Tides Foundation (San Francisco)

Fees for standard funds are 1% of gifts from individuals; 1.5% of gifts from institutions; 5% on gifts for international funds.

Tulsa Community Foundation (Okla.)

Fees are 0.35% of assets.

U.S. Charitable Gift Trust (Wilmington, Del.)

Fees are on a sliding scale from 1.32% to 2.52% of assets.

United Jewish Communities of MetroWest (Whippany, N.J.)

Fees are 1% of asset up to $1-million; 0.5% of $1- to $3-million; 0.375% of $3-$5.5-million; 0.25% of $5.5- to $10-million; 0.1% of larger funds. Minimum fee is $350.

United Jewish Foundation and Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.)

Fees are 0.5% of assets, to a maximum of $10,000 annually.

University of Florida (Gainesville)

Fees are 1% of assets.

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program (Boston)

Fees are 0.6% of assets up to $1-million; 0.14% of assets $1- to $30-million; 0.04% of assets $30- to $100-million; no fee for assets of $100-million and higher.

Winston-Salem Foundation (N.C.)

No fees for non-endowed funds, though donors must maintain an asset balance of at least $1,000. Organization retains any net growth earned on these accounts. Fees for endowed funds are 1% of assets up to $1-million; 0.75% of $1- to $3-million; 0.5% of $3- to $10-million; 0.25% of funds larger than $10-million, minus 0.25% at each level if the assets are invested within the foundation’s investment pool.

World Vision (Federal Way, Wash.)

Fees vary by type of fund, from no fee to 0.6% of assets.