DAFinitive offers a searchable online database of donor‑advised funds, aggregating publicly available information from over 800 U.S. sponsors and select international sponsors. Users can query fund names, donors or advisors, sponsor details, founding year, location, interest areas, giving data, and keywords from sponsor notes, with the data regularly refreshed and archived for reliability. The platform helps foundation staff, wealth‑management advisors, and nonprofit development professionals conduct prospect research and stewardship without providing personal contact information.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Philanthropic professionals and organizations often lack a centralized, searchable source of information on donor-advised funds (DAFs), making it difficult to identify fund names, sponsors, donor interests, and giving histories for prospect research and stewardship.
Solution
Dafinitive provides an online database that aggregates publicly available data on DAFs from over 800 U.S. sponsors and select international sponsors. Users can query the platform by fund name, donor or advisor name, founding year, sponsor, location, interest areas, giving amounts, and keywords from sponsor notes. The service continuously updates records, verifies external links, and archives them via the Wayback Machine to maintain data integrity. While personal contact details are excluded to comply with GDPR and U.S. privacy regulations, the platform offers detailed insight into the philanthropic footprint of existing and potential constituents, supporting more informed prospect research and outreach planning.
Target Audience
Primary users are foundation staff, donor‑advised fund managers, wealth‑management advisors, and nonprofit development professionals who conduct prospect research and donor stewardship.
Features
- Searchable fields include fund name, donor/advisor names, sponsor organization, year founded, geographic location, interest areas, and giving information
- Keyword search across sponsor-provided notes for nuanced insights
- Regularly refreshed data with verification of external hyperlinks and archived backups
- Coverage of DAF sponsors across the United States and select international entities, with new funds added weekly
- Transparent display of sponsor-defined minimum contribution levels and any disclosed fund amounts or ranges