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.
Donor-advised funds (DAFs) are charitable giving vehicles that allow donors or organizations to make a charitable contribution.DAFs provide an immediate tax deduction in the current year for...more
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