Community Foundation of New Jersey

Donor Advised Fund Agreement Form

Donor Advised Fund Agreement

Step 1 of 9 - Primary Donor 1

  • Primary Donor (required)

  • Secondary Donor (optional)

    Leave fields blank if no second donor

  • Professional Advisor Information

    You are invited, but not required, to provide the contact information for the professional advisors with whom you partner to manager your finances.

  • This person is my…
  • Give the person’s title or describe their role below
  • Provide this person with read-only access to your fund?
  • Provide this person with access to change the investment allocation in your fund?

  • General Information

  • e.g. Smith Family Fund or Fox River Fund
  • Enter Street, State, Zip Code
  • Enter the name of the show or publication title

  • Gift Information

    Please click here to reference the Terms & Conditions, including fund minimums and fees.

  • Cash or Check

    Make checks payable to the Community Foundation of New Jersey.

    Post Office Box 338, Morristown, NJ 07963-0338.

    Shipping Address: 35 Knox Hill Road, Morristown, NJ 07960.

  • Securities

    We will email you the DTC instructions and additional guidelines for making this gift.

  • Complex Asset

    There are a number of opportunities to expand the boundaries of your giving and unlock the full philanthropic potential of complex assets. Please call CFNJ at (973) 267-5533 to discuss these types of gifts.

  • Please describe the gift (interfund, credit card, personal property, real estate, testamentary)

  • Future of Your Fund

    You have several options for the administration of your fund upon your resignation, incapacity, or death. Please select your preferred options below.

    Fields will appear depending on your selections.

  • Successor Advisor(s)

    Name successor advisor(s) to have advisory privileges (e.g. your children).

  • How much discretion do you want the successor advisor(s) to have in recommending grants?
  • If you choose to determine the area(s) of interest hat grants from this fund should support after you are no longer serving as the fund’s advisor, please describe them…

  • Successor Advisor I

    Fill in all fields

  • Successor Advisor II

    Fill in all fields

  • Successor Advisor III

    Fill in all fields

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  • Designated Beneficiary(ies)

    Direct CFNJ to make grants to support specific nonprofit organizations. Please indicate the nonprofit organization(s) you wish to support upon your resignation, incapacity, or death. If you wish to identify more than four organizations, please contact us. NOTE: If the organization(s) you selected are no longer in good standing with the IRS or have ceased to exist, CFNJ will find organizations with closely-aligned missions doing similar work to receive the grant(s), unless otherwise instructed.

  • Field(s) of Interest

    Direct CFNJ to make grants to fund organizations working in an identified area(s) of interest and/or geographic area(s).

  • Please describe your preferred area(s) of interest and/or geographic area(s):

  • Unrestricted

    Direct CFNJ to make grants from your fund where the needs are greatest.

  • Time Frame

    Please indicate your desired timeframe for the distribution of your fund’s assets following your resignation, incapacity, or death.

  • Enter the number of years as a whole number.

  • Gifting

    If your estate plans include a gift to your fund at CFNJ, or you are interested in exploring this option, please notify CFNJ below. This information will help with the development of the succession plan for your fund. You may check more than one box.

  • Recognition and Thanks

  • Our website (www.CFNJ.org) includes a list of funds that are part of CFNJ. Would you like to be included in that list?

  • Custom Grant Letter

    Each grant made from an advised fund is mailed with a custom grant letter. Specify below how you would like the name(s) of the fund advisors to appear in the custom grant award letter.

  • e.g., Mr. and Mrs. Mark Smith, Jane and Mark Smith, The Smith Family Fund

  • How would you like to be thanked by nonprofits?

    An organization that has received grants from the fund may wish to send information to you directly. Please indicate your contact preference for the custom grant letter.

  • Investment Options

     

    For reference, please launch our Investment Options page in a new tab/window.

     

    The assets of your fund can be invested in one of four pooled investment options or customized. If you need additional information, please contact CFNJ. Please click here to reference the Terms & Conditions, including fund minimums and fees.

  • I would like to recommend a customized investment option. CFNJ should contact me to discuss.

  • Enter the percentage of investment you‘d like to invest in this fund
    Please enter a number from 0 to 100.
  • Enter the percentage of investment you‘d like to invest in this fund
    Please enter a number from 0 to 100.
  • Enter the percentage of investment you‘d like to invest in this fund
    Please enter a number from 0 to 100.
  • Enter the percentage of investment you‘d like to invest in this fund
    Please enter a number from 0 to 100.
  • Enter the percentage of investment you‘d like to invest in this fund
    Please enter a number from 0 to 100.

  • Terms and Conditions

    FUND AS COMPONENT OF THE FOUNDATION

    Funds established at the Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ) are component funds ofCFNJ, a 501(c)(3) public benefit corporation. All contributions to CFNJ’s funds are treated as gifts to apublic charity and are generally tax-deductible, subject to individual limitations. Contributions of property other than cash and marketable securities may be added to a fund only with the written consent of CFNJ. CFNJ does not provide tax or legal advice; we recommend consulting a professional advisor with questions about a gift to CFNJ.

    INVESTMENT OF ASSETS

    In making a gift to CFNJ, donors give up all right, title and interest to the assets contributed. In particular, donors cannot choose investments, investment managers or brokers after their gift has been made, with the exception of a recommended customized investment approach as stated below. The Board of Trustees and investment committee of CFNJ have the right to make any or all investment decisions regarding gifts received, except that fund advisors have advisory privileges with respect to fund investments. All assets contributed to funds will be managed in CFNJ’s investment pools, subject to certain approved exceptions. Investment allocations among CFNJ’sinvestment pools can be changed. All income and capital gains or losses will be allocated to the fund on a monthly basis. A donor may recommend a customized investment approach through an outside investment advisorfor funds carrying a significant balance. CFNJ’s Board must approve the recommended advisor, the advisor’s proposed investment strategy and underlying investments. For current investment fees, please contact CFNJ.

    USE OF THE FUND

    All distributions shall be for charitable, educational, scientific, literary, or religious (including any combination of such purposes) and for administrative purposes, all in furtherance of the purposes of CFNJ. Grants must be for charitable purposes, and those grants may be recommended to any 501(c)(3) organization or verified charitable entity located in the United States or any nongovernmental organization outside of the United States having a verifiable charitable purpose. Grants may also be given for charitable purposes to non-501(c)(3) organizations if the charitable expenditure can be verified through a process called expenditure responsibility. Expenditure responsibility is required for any organization not described in IRS Section 170(b)(1)(A), including for-profit companies, private operating foundations and new public charities that do not yet have 501(c)(3) status and disqualifying supporting organizations. Grants given within the United States must be for a minimum of $100. Grants to organizations outside of the United States or grants requiring expenditure responsibility within the United States must be for a minimum of $1,000. CFNJ shall assume responsibility for check writing, bookkeeping, investment management, tax reporting, auditing and evaluation of projects, and for making available to the fund advisors and fund representatives reports of fund income, expenses and grantmaking, as appropriate.

    RESTRICTIONS ON GRANTS

    In compliance with the Internal Revenue Code, grants are not permitted, for non-charitable purposes; for political contributions or to support political campaign activities; or for any purpose that would provide benefits, goods or services to a donor to the fund, the fund’s advisor(s) or other related parties. A fund advisor is subject to IRS penalties if the fund’s donor(s), advisor(s) or otherrelated parties receive benefits, goods or services in connection with a grant recommendation. This includes grants to satisfy pledges made by any person, including a fund advisor, and non-deductible (or partially tax-deductible) memberships, event tickets, sponsorships, registration fees in tournaments and cause-related marketing activities. Grants are generally not allowed to private non- operating foundations, unless certain exceptions are met. Please contact CFNJ if you have questions about the exclusion of benefits from grant recommendations and/or multiple-year payments.

    FEES AND MINIMUMS

    While there is no set-up fee to open a fund at CFNJ, with certain exceptions, gifts must meet specific initial gift minimums, which vary by fund type. A list of current fees and initial gift minimums is available upon request. CFNJ reserves the right to change its fee or minimum policies at any time.
    Supporting Fees
    CFNJ’s annual operating budget is supported in large part by the fees we receive from managing theassets of Donor Advised Funds, enabling CFNJ to have a powerful impact in the state. Supportingfees cover the costs of the Foundation’s core services, including philanthropic advising, grantmaking, gift and grant processing, investment and charitable asset management, planned giving services, new fund development, civic leadership activities, communications and non-profit capacity building. Subject to change, supporting fees are calculated as follows:
    • 75 basis points on funds up to $1 million
    • 50 basis points on funds between $1 million and $5 million
    • Contact CFNJ regarding funds above $5 million
    Please note: the minimum annual fee is $500.
    Investment Fees
    Funds invested in several of our funds incur costs related to third-party investment management andconsulting and bank custodian servicers. CFNJ’s investment fee is a blended rated based on theasset values and current fees charged by our underlying investment managers and custodians; returns are net of those fees.

    ROLE OF ADVISORS

    Donors establishing an advised fund may designate any person over 18 years of age to be an advisor on the fund. A fund can have more than one fund advisor. If a fund is advised jointly, upon the death of one fund advisor, the remaining fund advisor(s) retains the privileges associated with the fund.

    SUCCESSOR ADVISORS

    The donor and any fund advisor may designate any person to be a successor advisor to exercise the privileges and duties of a fund advisor. Successor advisors may assume the privilege to advise the fund only after the deaths or resignations of all initial fund advisors named on the fund. The successor advisor(s) may be required to provide written notification and sufficient proof of thedonor’s or fund advisor’s death prior to assuming the privileges and duties of a fund advisor. Successor advisors may appoint further successors. If the successor advisor is a minor, CFNJ’s Board of Trustees reserves the right to require that grant recommendations be made by the minor’s legalguardian. All requests to modify advisor appointments or appoint additional advisors and successor advisors to a fund must be communicated to CFNJ in writing. In addition, a written acknowledgement must be received from CFNJ confirming that the request has been granted. If CFNJ has not received the name(s) of an additional advisor(s) or successor advisor(s) to the fund, or other special instructions,in writing, CFNJ will use the fund’s balance to support CFNJ’s Changemaker Fund. The following Fund Advisory Privileges and Fund Relationship Definitions further explain the role of advisors and other interested parties to funds at CFNJ. These terms correlate to the Fund Agreement forms and will determine the fund’s contacts and advisors.

    FUND RELATIONSHIP AND FUND ADVISORY PRIVILEGES DEFINITIONS:

    Primary Contact: One person per fund who should be contacted first for anything concerning the fund. This individual may or may not have fund advisory privileges. Fund Advisor: Individual has full advisory privileges over a fund, including grant recommendations, investment recommendations, naming the fund and appointment of other fund advisors and successor advisors. (This is the highest level of authority.) Secondary Advisor: Individual also has full advisory privileges over grant recommendations but has no other fund administration advisory privileges. (This is an intermediate level of authority.) Fund Representative: Individual has access to fund information but no fund advisory privileges. (This is the lowest level of authority.) Successor Advisor: The second generation fund advisor; he or she has no advisory privileges until the cessation to act of all initial fund advisors. (Primarily for donor advised funds, committee advised funds and scholarship funds.)

    PAYMENTS FROM AN ADVISED FUND

    CFNJ does not permit expense reimbursements, loans, compensation or other similar payments from an advised fund to any donor, fund advisor or related party. All expenses must be paid by CFNJ directly after appropriate review of the expenses and their payees, and all expenditures must be preapproved by CFNJ prior to being incurred. The expense submitted for review must be charitable in nature or support a charitable purpose.

    FUNDRAISING POLICY

    On rare occasions, CFNJ may consider permitting a fund to raise money. All fundraising activities must be pre-approved by CFNJ. Fund advisors must allow at least 30 days for approval. Use of CFNJ’sname on any fundraising material is expressly prohibited without prior written approval by CFNJ. CFNJ cannot reimburse the donor, fund advisor or related parties for expenses related to fundraising activities. All contributions raised in support of the fund must be made payable to Community Foundation of New Jersey or CFNJ with the name of the fund in the memo line. CFNJ is not responsible for the success of fundraising activities.

    VARIANCE POWER

    As required by law, all assets contributed to funds become irrevocable gifts to CFNJ, and legal control and responsibility for the funds rest with CFNJ. All funds established at CFNJ are subject toCFNJ’s variance power, subject to individual limitations, as set forth in CFNJ’s bylaws. Variance powergives CFNJ the authority to modify any restriction or condition on the distribution of funds for anyspecified charitable purposes or to specified organizations if, in the sole judgment of CFNJ’s Board of Trustees, such restriction or condition becomes unnecessary, incapable of fulfillment or inconsistent with the charitable needs of the community served.

    DESIGNATED FUNDS

    Designated funds can only be established for the benefit of one qualified public benefit organization. If that organization ceases to exist or dramatically changes its charitable purpose, CFNJ will use itsvariance power to find, if reasonably possible, a similar organization that matches the donor’sgeneral intent. Should the donor request that the organization be changed, all remaining assets will be granted to the original organization and a new fund must be established.

    FUND INACTIVITY

    CFNJ does not require a fund to receive contributions into it nor to make distributions from the fund every year. However, if a fund advisor is no longer willing or able to advise the fund’s distribution, andno successor advisor is named, CFNJ’s Board of Trustees will assume responsibility for grantmaking.
    Dormant Fund Policy
    The Community Foundation of New Jersey annually reviews all of its donor advised funds for inactivity. An inactive donor advised fund is defined as a fund in which there is an absence of contributions to the fund or grant awards issued from the fund for a period of three years. After a three year period of inactivity, CFNJ staff will contact the donor advisors and/or successor advisors (via letter, email and/or telephone) to educate them on how to make grant recommendations and the Changemaker grantmaking by CFNJ. If there is no response from thedonor advisors to CFNJ’s outreach, and there has been five years of inactivity, CFNJ will begin to initiate grants from the inactive funds. If the fund balance is equal to or in excess of the minimum fund size (currently $25,000), then the Board-approved spending policy for the year in question willbe applied to the fund balance and grants will be issued in support of CFNJ’s Changemakergrantmaking. If the value of the fund is less than the current minimum fund size, then the fund will be terminated and the remaining balance will become available for Changemaker grantmaking. After seven years of inactivity, the entire balance of the fund will become available for Changemakergrantmaking as directed by CFNJ’s Board of Trustees. If a donor or successor advisor chooses to become involved in the activity of the fund, then the privilege to advise on the fund reverts back to them, as long as the fund was not fully liquidated. The three year rule for inactivity would resume from the last time of activity in the fund.

    CLOSING A FUND

    A fund advisor may recommend closing a fund by granting up to 100% of the fund balance to aqualified charitable organization, including any of CFNJ’s funds (e.g., field of interest funds,endowment funds, operating funds). Such recommendations must be received in writing, and, ifapproved, funds will be disbursed in accordance with CFNJ’s current grantmaking policies andapplicable laws and regulations. Closing a fund by recommending a grant to another qualified charitable organization that is approved will occur as follows: 80% of the current balance will begranted within 10 business days of the request date, barring any issues with the organization’s statusas a qualified public charity or equivalent. The remaining balance of the fund, including any residual net earnings, will be granted within the following 45 days. Endowed funds are permanent and may not be closed.

    CONFLICT OF TERMS

    In the event of an inconsistency between these terms and conditions and any terms and conditions appearing elsewhere in connection with any fund, these terms and conditions, as interpreted by CFNJ, shall govern, and CFNJ reserves the right to take any actions at any time which, in its discretion, it deems reasonably necessary or desirable for the proper administration of any fund at CFNJ or to comply with applicable law.

    FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

    What is a donor advised fund?
    A donor advised fund is not a separate legal entity like a trust or a corporation. It is a fund defined by the IRS that a sponsoring charity, like CFNJ, creates through a written agreement with a donor. The donor contributes assets to CFNJ, and CFNJ agrees to treat those assets as a separate fund on its books. The donor retains the privilege of recommending charitable grants from the fund and the wayin which CFNJ should invest the fund’s assets.
    Who owns the assets once the gift is made and the fund is opened?
    The law requires CFNJ to make clear in the agreement, and to obtain the donor’s writtenacknowledgement, that the assets in a donor advised fund are the property of CFNJ and that CFNJ has discretion and control over the use and investment of the donor advised fund’s assets. In order for a donor to take advantage of the tax benefits that flow from a charitable gift, the gift has to be complete—that is, the donor has to part with control over the donated assets. The appearance of donor control could put the donor’s tax deduction in jeopardy. Therefore, fundadvisors cannot make pledges on behalf of the fund and can only make non-binding recommendations about grants; they cannot control when and how CFNJ will make grants nor control decisions about which grantees will receive funding.
    What are the limits on donor benefits in connection with donor advised fund grants?
    Donors, fund advisors and related parties (such as family members or business interests) may receiveonly “incidental” benefits from a grant or investment of a donor advised fund. If a donor, fund advisor or related party receives more than an incidental benefit in connection with a donor advised grant, the IRS can assess a penalty of 125% of the amount of the improper benefit. The penalty may be assessed against either the person who recommended the grant or the person who received the benefit. (There is a separate penalty if a donor, fund advisor or related party receives a direct distribution from the donor advised fund, such as compensation or an expense reimbursement.)
    Community Foundation of New Jersey
    Hans Dekker, President
    35 Knox Hill Road
    PO Box 338
    Morristown, NJ 07963-0338
    Phone: 973-267-5533
    Fax: 973-267-2903

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    Acknowledgment and Signatures

    I acknowledge that I have read The Community Foundation of New Jersey’s Fund Terms and Conditions and agree to the fees, terms and conditions described therein. I understand any contribution, once accepted by CFNJ’s Board of Trustees, represents an irrevocable gift to CFNJ.

    CFNJ Board of Trustees has variance power under IRS regulations, and this gift is not refundable to me.

    I hereby certify, to the best of my knowledge, that all information presented in connection with this form is accurate, and I will notify CFNJ promptly of any changes.

  • I have read the above Terms & Conditions.

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