Give Through Your Donor-Advised Fund

Your donor-advised fund can change the trajectory of a student’s life. When you support CISPA through your DAF, you provide stability, resources, and hope to students across Pennsylvania—through a simple and flexible giving method you already use.  

Supporting CISPA through your donor-advised fund is a simple, flexible way to invest in students and schools across Pennsylvania. 

A donor-advised fund (DAF) is a simple and tax-efficient way to support the causes you care about. You contribute to your DAF, receive an immediate tax deduction, and recommend grants to nonprofits like CISPA over time. It’s one of the easiest ways to manage and maximize your charitable giving. 

If you already have a donor-advised fund, making a gift to CISPA is an easy way to direct your charitable dollars toward education, student well-being, and long-term community impact. 

What is a donor-advised fund?

Why give through a donor-advised fund?

Giving through a donor-advised fund offers flexibility and simplicity while allowing you to make a meaningful investment in students and schools.

Benefits of giving through a DAF include:

Flexibility

Recommend a grant whenever the timing is right for you

Simplicity

Your fund administrator handles administrative details and recordkeeping

Impact

Direct your charitable dollars toward student success and community well-being

Long-Term Planning

Align your giving with your family’s values and philanthropic legacy

A DAF allows you to focus on impact while simplifying the giving process.  

How Your DAF gift supports CISPA

Gifts made through donor-advised funds help CISPA provide Integrated Student Supports in schools across central and southwestern Pennsylvania, ensuring students have what they need to stay engaged and succeed.  

DAF contributions support: 

  • School-based mentoring and out-of-school-time programs 

  • Mental health and wellness supports 

  • Attendance and family engagement interventions 

  • Family and basic needs assistance 

  • Partnerships that help students stay on track to graduate 

Your generosity helps students navigate challenges and build a path toward long-term success.  

How to make a DAF gift
to CISPA

You can recommend a grant to CISPA through your donor-advised fund provider. Common DAF sponsors include:  

  • Fidelity Charitable 

  • Schwab Charitable 

  • Vanguard Charitable 

  • Community foundations 

Please use the following information when making your recommendation: 

Legal Name: Communities in Schools of Pennsylvania 

EIN: 25-1728518 

Address: 2151 Market St. Camp Hill, PA 17011 

Already made a DAF gift?

If you’ve already recommended a grant to CISPA through your donor-advised fund, thank you! We’d love to know so we can properly acknowledge your gift.  

Questions About Giving Through a Donor-Advised Fund?

We’re happy to answer questions or help you facilitate your gift. 

Contact:
Jessica Knapp 
President & CEO 
jessica@cisofpa.org
(717) 233-4330