Virtually all respondents said they considered a DAF to be dormant if no grant is recommended within five years, with 80 percent considering a DAF inactive after three years. In the extent to which there are cases where the time horizon extends to 10 or more years, it is likely to be a case of where a donor intends to build a fund balance to activate the fund toward more impactful grantmaking in the future (10 or more years). (n=136)

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The chart has 1 Y axis displaying Number of Foundations. Range: 0 to 75.
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