Pressure builds to increase giving requirements and expand charitable deductions

Over $1.1 trillion currently sits in private foundations and donor-advised funds (DAFs) in the U.S. These two charitable intermediary tools have grown tremendously in recent years, fueled by tax-deductible contributions for the wealthiest of Americans.  By 2019, 12.7% of all individual giving went to DAFs and an additional 15.1% went to private foundations – an…