Donor Advised Fund
Your Generosity Simplified and Elevated
You can give all types of assets into the GCDAF like cash (wire, check or credit card), stock and real estate. You receive a tax-deductible receipt in the year of the donation. With an easy-to-use online account, you can advise grants anytime, track your giving and avoid the tax-time hassle of collecting receipts from various organizations.
How to Get Started
Open a Fund Account
Discover an easy way to expand your impact and simplify your giving.
Apply
Complete the secure online application to get started.
Contribute
Donate cash, stocks, cryptocurrency, real estate, or even a portion of your business, and receive a tax receipt.
Disburse
Use your online account to advise disbursement of the funds to support your favorite charitable organizations.
Benefits of the Great Commission Donor Advised Fund
- Immediate Income Tax Deduction — You receive a tax-deductible receipt for potential tax savings in the year of the donation.
- No Administrative Fees — Cru Foundation offers no administrative fees, annual service or balance fees. Plus, we offer low-cost investment options.
- Investment Options — You can advise how contributions are invested according to six investment profile options. Learn more about our investment options here.
- Simplicity — Consolidate your giving into a single, user-friendly online account. You can log in anytime to view your statement, contributions and grant history. Advise grants online and avoid the hassle of multiple charitable receipts at tax time.
- Flexibility — You advise the amount and timing of grant distributions to Cru, your church or other charitable organizations of your choice, with the option of remaining fully anonymous.
- At Your Service — You’ll receive personalized care from experts who share your Christian values and want to help you achieve your stewardship goals.
- No Minimum Balance — There is no minimum that must be kept in the Fund nor a minimum that must be distributed throughout the year.
- Shared Values — You’ll have peace of mind knowing your gifts are managed by professionals who share your biblical values.
- Grant-Making Freedom — There are no required grants to Cru. You have the freedom to recommend grants wherever the Lord leads.
What Next?
One Family's GCDAF Testimony
For the Norlings, their Great Commission Donor Advised Fund account is a powerful tool that helps them simplify their giving and live out their Christian values.
Use a GCDAF to rev up your strategic stewardship and accumulate gospel presentations.
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How a Donor Advised Fund
Accelerates Your Giving Goals
Use a GCDAF to rev up your strategic stewardship and respond to giving opportunities that align with your passions and desires. With the added flexibility of giving from a donor advised fund, you are able to make strategic, time-sensitive gifts whenever you feel led.
By utilizing the GCDAF with Cru Foundation, you can rest assured your generosity is growing strategically. Take it a step further and discover a giving strategy that aligns with your long-term generosity goals through our Estate Design process.
Join us today in making an eternal impact as we help people discover and grow in the grace of Jesus Christ through strategic, generous giving.
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Strategic Giving Options
Why consider giving stock or assets instead of cash?
Instead of cash, consider a gift of appreciated stock to the Great Commission Donor Advised Fund (GCDAF) to simultaneously avoid capital gains taxes and receive a tax deduction for the whole amount!
Other types of appreciated assets, like real estate or business interests, can be put in the GCDAF for the same benefit. Our team can answer any questions you may have about gifts of appreciated assets.
Once you have opened a Great Commission Donor Advised Fund (the Fund) with Cru Foundation, there are options for cash contributions into the Fund that do not incur a processing fee:
1. Mail a check to:
Cru Foundation
100 Lake Hart Dr. #3600
Orlando, FL 32832
Checks should be made payable to Great Commission Foundation (Cru Foundation is also acceptable).
→ Please ALWAYS include a note that indicates the name of the Fund and Fund ID. Notify Cru Foundation of your contribution by emailing us at info@crufoundation.org
2. Wire Transfer using Cru’s account information.
→ Email us at info@crufoundation.org to request the wire transfer form and then please ALWAYS send a copy of the completed form to Cru Foundation for proper processing.
3. Online BillPay through your bank.
This should be made out to:
Cru
PO Box 628222
Orlando, FL 32862-8222
→ Please ALWAYS notify Cru Foundation of the amount of your contribution and include the Fund ID. Also, please include the name of the Fund on the memo line.
Other cash funding options:
Note: There are processing fees assessed by each credit card provider (varies by card) and also for e-checks (0.75% by e-check processor). You will receive a receipt for the full value of your donation — the Fund is charged for the fees.
- Online Check via the online portal (0.75% fee charged by e-check processor)
–> Log into your Dashboard and select “Contribute Funds” on the left-hand side. Complete the necessary information and Proceed to Donation Details. From that page, you can select “Online Check” and the Payment Type and use your bank account information to contribute into the Fund. - Credit card contribution (fee varies by credit card provider)
–> Log into your Dashboard and select “Contribute Funds” on the left-hand side. Complete the necessary information and Proceed to Donation Details. From that page, you can select “Credit Card” as the Payment Type and use your credit card to contribute into the Fund.
If you have any questions about cash contributions into a GCDAF, please email us at info@crufoundation.org or call us at (800) 449-5454
Stock & Mutual Fund Gifts
For stock and mutual fund gifts, shares are transferred into an account owned by Cru Foundation. A Stock Administrator then sells the shares. Once the proceeds are received, it is deposited and credited according to your directions into the Fund.
Typically, you will need to alert your financial advisor or broker that you would like to contribute appreciated securities to Cru Foundation.
The advisor will then transfer the applicable shares using Cru Foundation’s transfer and broker account information (which can be found here). In some instances, the transfer can happen the same day that you make the request to your financial advisor. Mutual funds can take additional time as the custodian might require additional processes.
→Please ALWAYS notify Cru Foundation of your gift transfer using the Stock Notification Form so that your gift is allocated appropriately. Email a copy of your completed form to info@crufoundation.org or call (800) 449-5454 with any questions.
Please note: The shares of stock arrive in our brokerage account without information about the person donating the shares nor the purpose of the gift. Please always notify us of your stock transfer.
Cryptocurrency
You can donate cryptocurrency to a Great Commission Donor Advised Fund. Cru Foundation has partnered with Engiven to facilitate the transfer of cryptocurrency. The Engiven platform is safe and secure to gift your cryptocurrency to your Donor Advised Fund account effectively!
Contribute cryptocurrency to a Great Commission Donor Advised Fund
Provide your Fund name or Fund ID number and the proceeds will be placed into the Fund.
