About American Endowment Foundation

The Bring Light Donor Account at American Endowment Foundation is a donor advised fund, a type of charitable giving program that allows you to combine the most favorable tax benefits with the flexibility to support your favorite charities at any time.

The Bring Light Donor Account helps you simplify your giving and maximize your charitable impact.

• Make tax-deductible contributions to the Bring Light Fund and support multiple giving goals.
• Maintain flexibility to recommend grants to your favorite charities at any time.
• Organize your giving, view projects, learn and collaborate in giving communities.

Want to add money to your Bring Light Donor Account? Click here

Bring Light chose American Endowment Foundation (AEF) as our donor advised fund provider because they are a trusted, respected, and independent sponsor of donor advised funds nationwide. AEF shares Bring Light's vision of inspiring a new generation of philanthropy, and is thrilled to bring the benefits of a donor advised fund to the users of Bring Light.

As a 501(c)(3) public charity serving a national constituency since 1993, AEF’s total donor advised fund assets now exceed $130 million. Their sole business is donor advised fund administration, which includes compliance monitoring, state and federal filings, charity review, and grant disbursements - all in accordance with IRS guidelines.

Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator, has awarded AEF its highest rating for the fifth consecutive year. According to their report, "AEF...demonstrated exceptional financial management, outperforming most of its peers in its efforts to allocate and grow its finances in the most responsible way possible."