Expert Service
A team of experts on hand to make your giving impactful and tax-effective
Hassle-free
Let us take the burden of governance and administration
Flexible
Add funds via cards, cheque, bank transfer, Direct Debit, investments, shares or property
Our Donor Advised Fund is the single place for you to give tax-effectively in support of the causes you care about. We create a fund for you within Stewardship from which to manage donations to charities, churches and individuals in Christian ministry. Leave us to worry about the governance, administration and reporting requirements while you enjoy giving without complications. The Donor Advised Fund is for those looking to give more than £25,000 per year.
Lighten your load
Receive all the benefits of a charitable trust without the complications. Set up your account in minutes with no need for trustees, annual returns or legal costs.
Connect to the causes you love
Log in to your account at any time to make donations. Gift into your account and search our database of thousands of registered churches, charities and full-time Christian workers.
Maximise your giving potential
We’ll handle your giving tax-effectively, including claiming Gift Aid on cash gifts, accepting tax-efficient gifts of property or shares and enabling UK/US dual-qualified giving in partnership with International Generosity Foundation (IGF), a TrustBridge member and US public charity.
Flexible giving and anonymity
Add to your balance by credit or debit card, cheque, bank transfer, Direct Debit, or non-cash gifts. You can also control your privacy by giving anonymously, or sharing your details with recipients so they can update you.
Investing your fund
You can ask us to invest some or all of your account balance if you plan to grow it over the long-term. We have three externally managed investment portfolios to offer: The Stewardship Balanced Portfolio, The Stewardship Equity Portfolio (previously The Stewardship Growth Portfolio) and The Stewardship Sustainable Investment Portfolio.
Simplify your own charitable foundation
If the administration and compliance for your existing family charitable foundation is becoming a burden, we can help you to transfer this to a Donor Advised Fund.
The intellectual capital within Stewardship makes them ideal partners in the philanthropic journey. Clients I know who have met them have come away impressed and, as a wealth manager, I find them very easy to deal with.
James Ward Rathbone Group plc
For those wanting to do some serious thinking about how best to structure their range of giving, Stewardship offer excellent support.
John Riches RMW Law LLP
Their specialist advisors helped us explore our options to make sure we got the best value from our gift.
Anonymous Donor
The Philanthropy Team took the time to understand our hopes and fears and worked with us to establish a strategy for our giving.
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Start your journey with us
For some, it's a desire to bring about change to our local and global communities. For others, it's a response to God's generosity. Whatever your goal, our first step together is to arrange an initial consultation or visit to discuss your philanthropic needs.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Donor Advised Fund is one of the most cost-effective ways to manage your charitable giving. We retain a modest fee for our work, which varies according to the specific gift arrangements you wish to have in place, along with any additional account management services you require. Find out about our pricing.
Yes, you can securely access your account online. You can top up your account and arrange donations, request withdrawals and investments from our pooled investment funds, and view statements – all within our online portal. You can also authorise someone to manage the online account on your behalf.
Yes, Stewardship can accept gifts of shares and property. Find out how to make a gift of shares for immediate sale. To enquire about gifting shares to be retained in your account or gifting other non-cash assets, please contact our team.
Only the main account holder can gift into the Donor Advised Fund account from their sole or joint bank account. If more than one person would like to give into the same Donor Advised Fund, we can make a bespoke arrangement at your request.
We will ask you to provide Stewardship with an expression of wishes during your lifetime, to guide us in respect of your remaining balance and any legacy gift you may wish to leave. You can name a trusted successor to your account; specify recipients and sums for an immediate or gradual disbursal; or entrust funds to Stewardship for us to give away. You can change this expression of wishes as many times as you like.
You can request donations to UK and overseas churches, Christian charities and secular charities providing they don’t conflict with our Christian objectives, which can be found here. You can also support full-time Christian workers who have registered for support from Stewardship. All donations are made at the discretion of our trustees, and are subject to our due diligence checks.
We do not currently provide payroll giving, but many of our clients choose to select Stewardship as their one chosen charity, transfer the payroll giving funds to their Stewardship account, and do all their giving from there.
Making the Most of your DAF
If you would like to find out more about the features and benefits of your Donor Advised Fund account, then you can watch our short webinar at any time.
Our Fees
Stewardship is a not-for-profit organisation and our costs are always kept as low as possible. We reinvest any extra income into supporting charitable causes such as church planting and training Christian workers. It’s a joy to partner with you in this Kingdom work.
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No account opening fee
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Strengthens Christian causes
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Optional bespoke services available
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Personal Service
Personal one-to-one guidance on hand to make your giving impactful and tax effective
Hassle-free
Let us take the burden of governance and administration
Flexibility
Add to your balance by card, bank transfer, Direct Debit or shares
Safe Space
We facilitate thoughtful discussion around your philanthropic vision
Research
Bespoke research into causes you love and those you’d like to know more about
Peace of mind
Benefit from the wisdom of a board without the burdens of setting up a trust
Innovative
If you have got an innovative idea for supporting a charity with a loan or other investment from your account balance, our specialist team can work with you to make this happen
Missional
Your charitable funds have the potential to go further, strengthening the impact of the ministries and causes you choose to support
Impactful
Experience the joy of giving, with lasting impact for the causes you love
Shape your Impact
Manage your dynamic expression of wishes and we’ll do the rest
Safe Hands
Our experienced team will take care of your distributions with excellence
Planning Ahead
Continue to support the causes you care about beyond your lifetime
Global Giving
Give across a network spanning 85 countries using TrustBridge Global
Integrated
Manage all of your cross-border giving in one place
Collaborative
Join with hundreds of other donors to get resource where it is most needed
Comprehensive
With our expertise in the charitable sector, we can provide the detailed research you need to make a decision
Insightful
Measure tangible impact on a macro and micro scale to give you confidence in your decision-making and planning
Strategic
Using our networks and data-driven insights, we can help you focus future resources and maximise your potential for impact