Administrative Fees for Donor-Advised Funds
May 27, 2012 | Read Time: 6 minutes
| Organization | Administrative fees | 2011 Assets |
|---|---|---|
| American Endowment Foundation | Fees are on a tiered schedule, starting at 0.70%. | $226,356,817 |
| AMG Charitable Gift Foundation | Fees for all accounts are 1% on the first $500,000; 0.75% on the next $500,000 and above. For funds over $1-million: 0.87% on the first $1-million; 0.62% next $3-million; 0.37% over $4-million. | $30,126,478 |
| Arizona Community Foundation | Fees are $500 minimum or 1%. | $125,000,000 |
| The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore | Fees are 1% of first $1-million; 0.25% of the next $4-million; 0.10% on amounts above $5-million. | $74,777,265 |
| Ayco Charitable Foundation | Fees are a blended rate based on aggregate assets, with 0.75% on the first $250-million; 0.70% on $250- to $300-million; 0.65% on $300- to $350-million; 0.60% over $350-million. | $269,971,800 |
| Baltimore Community Foundation | Fees are 0.25% to 1% on endowed funds, based on the size of the fund; on nonendowed funds, 0.5 – 1.5%, based on size of fund. | $53,519,127 |
| Boston Foundation | Fees are 0.15%. | $368,424,074 |
| California Community Foundation | Fees are 1.25% of assets less than $1-million; 0.75% of assets from $1- to $5-million; 0.50% of assets from $5- to $20-million; 0.25% of assets from $20- to $40-million; 0.15% of assets over $40-million. | $387,374,758 |
| Calvert Social Investment Foundation | Fees are 1% first $100,000; 0.75% next $400,000; 0.50% next $500,000; 0.25% next $9 million; 0.125% amounts over $10 million. | $64,099,305 |
| Charities Aid Foundation America | Fees are based on incoming donations in each calendar year on a sliding scale, as follows: 5.0% of first $200,000; 2.5% of the next $550,000; 1.0% of the next $250,000; 0.5% over $1,000,000. | $13,479,179 |
| Chicago Community Trust | Fees are 0.6 % up to $1-million. | $1,200,000,000 |
| Christian Legacy Foundation | Fees are 1% or $10 per month, whichever is greater; there is a sliding scale over $1-million. | $55,297,099 |
| Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston | Fees are 0.50% on the first $1-million; 0.25% on the next $2-million; 0.20% over $3-million. | $243,406,714 |
| Communities Foundation of Texas | Fees are 1% up to $1-million; 0.6% for $1- to $3-million; 0.4% over $3-million. | $252,826,000 |
| Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta | Fees are 1% for the first $100,000; 0.85% for the next $400,000; 0.70% for the next $500,000; 0.65% for more than $1-million. | $372,097,860 |
| Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan | Fees are 0.5% of 12 quarter average for endowed funds. There is a sliding scale for nonendowed donor-advised funds: 1% up to $500,000; .75% from $500,001 to $1-million; .5% over $1-million. | $119,654,219 |
| Community Foundation in Jacksonville | Fees are 1% up to $2-million. There is a sliding scale for funds in excess of $2-million, beginning at 1% for the first $2-million; 0.8% for the next $4-million; 0.6% for the next $4-million; 0.4% over $10-million. | $75,781,760 |
| Community Foundation of Louisville | Fees range from 0.125% to 1%. | $158,427,741 |
| Community Foundation of New Jersey | Fees are 1% up to $1-million; 0.5% from $1- to $5-million; 0.35% over $5-million of fair-market value charged monthly. Minimum annual fee is $200. | $145,351,014 |
| Community Foundation Serving Richmond and Central Virginia | Fees are 1% unrestricted support to the community foundation and an annual minimum of $350; discounted support from donor-advised funds of $1-million and up (0.75% on first $1-million; 0.5% on the rest). | $122,627,617 |
| Dallas Foundation | Fees are 1.25% of first $250,000; 1.15% of next $250,000; 0.85% of next $500,000; 0.70% of next $4-million; 0.55% over $5-million. | $68,890,876 |
| Dayton Foundation | Fees are 0.90%. | $28,517,000 |
| Denver Foundation | Fees range from 1.15% to 2%. | $239,083,786 |
| Donors Trust | Fees are 1% of account balance annually. | $56,867,000 |
| East Bay Community Foundation | Fees are 1.25%. | $153,243,160 |
| Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund | Fees are 0.60% or $100 ($1,000 for companies), whichever is greater, for the first $500,000; 0.30% for the next $500,000; 0.20% for the next $1.5-million; 0.15% for the next $2.5-million; flat-fee schedule available on request for $5-million and above. | $5,568,150,374 |
| FJC | Fees are variable based on account balances. | $168,921,000 |
| Foundation for the Carolinas | Fees are 1.5% tiered. | $367,684,921 |
| Funding Exchange | Fees are 1% of assets. Minimum is $1,000. | $87,000,233 |
| Greater Cincinnati Foundation | Annual minimum fee is $250. | $165,457,215 |
| Greater Des Moines Community Foundation | Fees are 1% with $250 annual minimum fee. | $72,771,556 |
| Greater Houston Community Foundation | Fees are 1.5% up to $100,000; 1.25% up to $500,00; 1% up to $1-million; 0.85% up to $3-million; 0.65% up to $5-million; 0.40% up- to $10-million; negotiated from $10-million up. | $246,480,000 |
| Greater Miami Jewish Federation | Fees are 1% to maximum of $15,000 annually. | $39,506,299 |
| Greater Milwaukee Foundation | Fees are 1% of beginning-of-year market value ($500 minimum fee per year); there is a sliding scale for funds greater than $1-million. | $175,519,000 |
| Horizons Foundation | Fees are 1% or leadership gift of $1,000 minimum. | $2,524,719 |
| Jewish Communal Fund | Fees are 0.75% or $150 for assets up to $5-million (whichever is greater); 0.50% up to $20-million; 0.10% up to $40-million; 0.05% on $40-million or more. | $1,070,259,058 |
| Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties | Fees are a variable percentage based on fund balance. | $408,747,582 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor | Fees are 0.90%. | $1,270,556 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta | Fees are typically 1% of the yearly average of the fund (typically a $200 minimum per year). For funds with assets over $250,000 there is a $3,000 administrative fee with an additional 0.25% asset fee. | $32,889,859 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia | Fees are 0.60%. | $27,881,572 |
| Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County | Fees are 0.75% up to $2-million; 0.50% up to 5-million; 0.25% from $5-million up. | $29,896,000 |
| Jewish Federation/Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | Fees range from 0.10% to 0.50% depending on how assets are invested and the size of the fund. | $90,700,980 |
| JustGive | Fees are 4.5% per contribution. | $870,000 |
| Lutheran Community Foundation | Fees are 1% up to $1-million; 0.50% over $1-million. | $59,500,000 |
| Maine Community Foundation | Fees are $200 or 1.25%, whichever is greater. | $106,316,312 |
| Marin Community Foundation | Fees are 0.5% of market value. | $136,924,415 |
| Minneapolis Foundation | Fees are 1%. | $246,000,000 |
| National Christian Foundation | Fees are percentages on a tiered schedule. | $1,432,200,000 |
| National Philanthropic Trust | Fees (blended) range from 0.10% to 0.80%. | $1,025,680,020 |
| Nature Conservancy | No fees. | $18,930,955 |
| Omaha Community Foundation | Fees are 1.25% up to $1-million; 0.75% up to $5-million; 0.50% up to $20-million. | $65,348,769 |
| Opportunity International | Fees are 10% when money is donated to fund. | |
| Orange County Community Foundation | Fees are 1% for endowed and 2% for nonendowed on a tiered schedule. | $75,717,308 |
| Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund | Fees are 1.25% on the first $100,000; 0.75% up to $1-million; 0.50% up to $2.5-million; 0.25% over $2.5-million. | $141,400,000 |
| Renaissance Charitable Foundation | Fees are unique to each donor-advised fund program. For the most popular program, the fee is 0.75% for funds up to $1-million; 0.65% up to $2.5-million; 0.55% up to $5-million; 0.35% for amounts over $5-million. | $324,946,583 |
| Rotary Foundation of Rotary International | Fees are 1.3%. | $8,955,180 |
| Saint Paul Foundation | Fees are 1% of first $1-million; 0.7% up to $2.5-million; 0.35% thereafter; and a minimum fee of $350. | $297,281,197 |
| San Diego Foundation | Fees are 0.5% to 2.0% depending on the type of fund. | $313,579,440 |
| San Francisco Foundation | Fees are 1% for up to $3-million; 0.75% up to $10-million; 0.50% up to $25-million; and 0.25% above $25-million. Minimum annual fee is $500. | $403,070,858 |
| Schwab Charitable Fund | Fees are 0.60% on the first $500,000; 0.30% up to $1-million; 0.20% up to $2.5-million; 0.15% up to $15-million; 0.10% on $15-million and above. Minimum fee is $100. | $3,045,077,422 |
| Seattle Foundation | Fees are 1.5% on the first $500,000 and tiered to 0.25%, with a minimum annual fee of $1,500. | $202,990,651 |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Fees are 1% on the first $3-million; 0.75% up to 10-million; 0.50% up to $25-million; 0.25% over $25-million. | $941,584,840 |
| Stonewall Community Foundation | Fees are 5% of income to fund in the year. | $723,767 |
| T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving | Fees are 0.50% up to $500,000; 0.39% up to $1-million; 0.18% up to $3-million; 0.12% up to $5-million; 0.10 % up to $15-million; 0.09% for $15-million and above. | $107,035,967 |
| Tides Foundation | Fees are $500 per year. | $116,122,220 |
| Tulsa Community Foundation | 0.35% administrative fee and 0.40% investment-management fee. | $110,542,088 |
| U.S. Charitable Gift Trust | Fees are tiered on the fund value starting with 0.65% for the first $500,000, and lower amounts apply to higher fund sizes. | $194,761,394 |
| United Jewish Communities of MetroWest | Fees are 1% up to $1-million; 0.50% up to 3-million; 0.375% up to 5.5-million; 0.25% up to 10-million; 0.10% greater than $10-million. Annual minimum fee is $350. | $51,359,274 |
| United Jewish Foundation and Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit | Fees are 0.75% capped at $15,000 annually. | $55,091,750 |
| University of Rochester | Fees are for transactions only. | $14,763,252 |
| Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | Fees are 0.60% on the first $500,000; 0.45% up to $1-million; 0.15% up to $30-million; 0.05% up to $70-million; 0% on assets over $100-million. | $2,328,295,308 |
| WaterStone | Fees are 1.25% up to $1-million; 1.1% up to $5-million; 0.75% over $5-million; minimum fee of $295. | $142,988,699 |
| World Vision | Fees are 0.75%. | $17,011,513 |
| Young Life | Fees are 1%. | $1,130,441 |
