National Philanthropic Trust



National Philanthropic Trust (NPT) was founded in 1996. Since that time, NPT has raised more than $27.0 billion in charitable contributions and currently manages $16.3 billion in charitable assets. NPT has made nearly 430,000 grants totaling more than $15.5 billion to charities all over the world and ranks among the largest grantmaking institutions in the United States.

Our mission is to increase philanthropy in society through assisting in the establishment and administration of donor-advised funds.


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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST (NPT) is a public charity dedicated to providing philanthropic expertise to donors, foundations and...more

Morgan Stanley to let clients use donor-advised funds focused on drug discovery
Foundation: National Philanthropic Trust

Morgan Stanley is launching a new program, called Morgan Stanley GIFT Cures,that enable clients through a donor-advised fund to help them donate money to find treatments for diseases. The program...more

Did the 2017 tax law change the way Americans give to charities? Here's what early data show
Foundation: National Philanthropic Trust

... last year, according to an early assessment released Wednesday by the Blackbaud Institute for Philanthropic Impact. ... who is on the board of Giving USA, which publishes a benchmark annual...more

Record Grant-Making at Fidelity Charitable, National Philanthropic Trust
Foundation: National Philanthropic Trust

Donor-advised fund account holders at Fidelity Charitable and National Philanthropic Trust set records in 2018 for the number of grants...more

National Philanthropic Trust Donors Recommend Record 46000+ Grants Exceeding $1 Billion in ...
Foundation: National Philanthropic Trust

National Philanthropic Trust, the largest national, independent ... most comprehensive digital narrative of the last 500 years in philanthropy. More...more

Growing popularity of donor-advised funds is changing philanthropy
Foundation: Pittsburgh Foundation, National Philanthropic Trust

“We are in the midst of a transformative era in the history of philanthropy,” said Eileen Heisman, president and CEO of The National Philanthropic...more

The Year in Philanthropy: 2018 Research Roundup
Foundation: Foundation Source, National Philanthropic Trust

The donor-advised-fund juggernaut continued to set records in 2018, according to National Philanthropic Trust's annual report, released in...more

Eileen R. Heisman
Foundation: National Philanthropic Trust

Eileen R. Heisman, ACFRE, is President & CEO of National Philanthropic Trust. A nationally recognized expert on charitable and planned giving, she will share her significant experience in...more

Notable Examples of Philanthropy
Foundation: National Philanthropic Trust

The National Philanthropic Trust references the word philanthropy in a history of modern philanthropy. This word comes from the Greek...more

Firms Seek Strategies for Charitable Giving
Foundation: National Philanthropic Trust

... time and effort in some capacity, according to the National Philanthropic Trust. ... He admits that influences on a philanthropy program often are highly ... For example, a firm's philanthropy...more



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