Prepare Your Year-End Giving

For contributions to a DAF to be receipted for the 2026 tax year, we recommend you begin your contribution by the dates below. Need help? Check out our help article and video on making a contribution.

Please note, if there are any transaction errors that delay your contribution beyond December 31, 2026, your contribution receipt will reflect a 2027 date of receipt.

• ACH/eCheck (via a linked bank account) – no later than December 23, 2026
• Credit/Debit Card (via a linked credit/debit card) – no later than December 28, 2026
• ACH (initiated at your bank) – no later than December 28, 2026
• Bank Wire – no later than December 28, 2026
• Physical Check
  Hand-deliver to our office, or if dropping off after hours, leave it in the lock box outside the door, no later than December 31, 2026, or mail your check with a postmark no later than December 31, 2026. Mailed envelopes must have a time/date postmark on them to ensure the contribution is counted for 2026; if mailing on the 30th or 31st, be sure to request this in-person at the post office. Make checks payable to “The Signatry” and write the fund name or number in the memo line.

Please mail to:
The Signatry
7171 W. 95th St, Suite 501
Overland Park, KS 66212

For contributions to a DAF to be receipted for the 2026 tax year, we recommend beginning your contribution early in December.

Start by: December 7, 2026

1. Confirm Ownership
   Ownership must be confirmed by December 28, 2026, for your contribution receipt to reflect a 2026 date of receipt.
2. Contribution Notification Form
   Please submit the Contribution Notification Form. Without this form, we cannot guarantee that the gift amount will be attributed to the intended fund or that you will be receipted for the amount.
3. Initiate the Transfer
   Once you complete the form, you must initiate the transfer with your financial advisor or broker.

You should receive an email confirmation from The Signatry once we have received and posted your stock contribution. Please confirm that your email preferences are updated to include stock notifications.

Learn more about stock contribution receipts and gift valuation.

If you would like to make a gift of a nonliquid asset before the end of the year, we encourage you to please start the process by November 13, 2026, for real estate and November 25, 2026, for business interest.

Learn more about the opportunity to give generously from your noncash resources.

Donating Nonliquid Assets

 

Year-end dates apply to investments with subscription deadlines of December 1, 2026 through January 15, 2027.

To allow for proper due diligence, an alternative investment recommendation should be submitted by October 26, 2026. All due diligence documents should be submitted by November 2, 2026.

Submit an alternative investment recommendation form or email alternatives@thesignatry.com to get started. Please note that only current donors to The Signatry may recommend an alternative investment.

The Signatry accepts many types of cryptocurrency as fund contributions.

Initiate cryptocurrency contributions no later than December 28 for the gift to be completed by December 31, 2026.

Click here to begin your cryptocurrency contribution. Please complete the entire form to ensure the contribution is finalized and connected to the intended fund.

For grants to be disbursed by year end, submit grant recommendations by:

• December 1, 2026 for new grant recipients. New recipients include nonprofits that The Signatry has never supported.
  • Due to the large volume of new recipients in the month of December, we cannot guarantee year-end delivery for new recipients submitted after December 1.
• December 15, 2026 for existing grant recipients.

In the grant purpose notes, include any information the charity needs to know, such as whether it is for a year-end campaign, matching grant, or other time-sensitive projects.

Note:

• If the fund balance is invested (in an investment pool or advisor managed account), grants will take longer to send. Please get started as soon as possible.
• Grant recommendations submitted after these dates will be processed on a best-effort basis. We can’t guarantee completion before year-end.
• Wondering if you can use a DAF to support a nonprofit’s event? Please see our guidelines for charity events and membership dues.

To open a new donor advised fund and get your first contribution processed by year end, please submit the application by December 28, 2026.

Once the new fund is approved by our team, please review the contribution deadlines above to see what type of contribution you may be able to make in time to be receipted for the 2026 tax year.

Did you know you can make distributions from your IRA to charity? Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs) can be a part of your year-end giving plan with The Signatry.

The Signatry receives IRA Qualified Charitable Distributions into a special type of fund called a “Designated Fund,” which is dedicated to the support of a single charitable organization.

Please contact Donor Care by December 23, 2026, if you are interested in opening a designated fund.

Start the process as soon as possible in order to ensure that your contribution is completed by December 31, 2026.

Our regular business hours are Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Central Time. In addition to being closed on weekends, our offices will also be closed on the following days to allow our staff time with friends and family:

Holidays

• Thursday, November 26, 2026
• Friday, November 27, 2026
• Thursday, December 24, 2026
• Friday, December 25, 2026
• Friday, January 1, 2027