DAF GIVING

Turn your donor-advised fund into food, hope, and stability

More than 479,000 neighbors across Middle and West Tennessee face food insecurity.

Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) giving is one tangible way to make an impact and nourish our neighbors facing hunger today!

Recommend a grant online now!

If you don't see your DAF sponsor

Use the information below to recommend a grant through
your provider or financial advisor:

Legal name: Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle TN, Inc.
Address: 331 Great Circle Road, Nashville, TN 37228
Federal tax ID: 62-1049447

How it works

How to recommend a grant from your DAF

Visit your DAF sponsor's website or use the DAF Direct widget.

Use the information above to set
up your designation.

Submit

Ask your sponsor or advisor to include you as the donor by name.

Let us know

What Is a Donor-Advised Fund?

Think of a DAF as a charitable investment account that allows
you to direct funds to support the causes you care about most.

Give

Contribute cash or other financial assets to your DAF.

Grow

Your funds can be invested and grow tax-free.

Grant

When you're ready, direct funds to nonprofits like Second Harvest.

Why We Give Through a Donor-Advised Fund

Kren and George Teren have lived in Nashville since 1986 and have long been aware of Second Harvest. But it wasn’t until their adult daughter suggested an annual gift to the organization that the Terens began making meaningful financial contributions on a yearly basis.

“Because we can give back, we absolutely should!” says Kren. “And we want to involve our kids so they will learn about the impact of making charitable donations, have a voice of their own, and ultimately be inspired to give back in the future, on their own.”

The family donates to Second Harvest using a donor-advised fund because it helps simplify record-keeping of the tax deduction and streamlines making a gift.

"It is simpler, easier, and there is less paperwork to keep track of by using a DAF as opposed to giving to charitable organizations directly,” Kren explains.

Second Harvest does not provide legal, tax, or financial advice. Please contact your financial advisor to determine whether DAF giving is right for you.

If you have questions about Second Harvest and our DAF giving program, please contact:
Marian Eidson at Marian.Eidson@secondharvestmidtn.org.