Donor-Advised Funds
Donor-Advised Funds (DAF) are a tax-efficient way to manage charitable donations.
Donor-Advised Funds allow donors to make a charitable contribution, receive an immediate tax deduction and then recommend grants from the fund over time.
Lasagna Love partners with some of the largest DAF sponsor organizations and their philanthropic services teams in the United States.
Grants made to Lasagna Love through Donor-Advised Funds can be designated in one of two ways:
- for Lasagna Love to use wherever the need is greatest, supporting the funding for core support.
- for Lasagna Love to use for a specific thematic area that matches the donors’ interests, such as children, mental health, food insecurity, training/support, emergency response, families, or specific communities/areas.
Clients of BNY Mellon, Fidelity Charitable and Schwab Charitable can make a designation through the DAF Direct window on this page.
Lasagna Love’s tax I.D. number is 85-2949240.
For more information, please email donorrelations@lasagnalove.org.
Why Lasagna Love?
There are many reasons to support Lasagna Love’s work around the US and the world. Here are a few:
- With 99% volunteer leadership, it’s crucial to equip our volunteers with the tools they need to help those in need. Lasagna Love, a dynamic movement, has directly impacted over 1.8 million people in under 4 years.
- Lasagna Love has an army of over 54,000 volunteers who deliver over 3,500 lasagnas a week to those who are in need while breaking the stigmas associated with asking for help.
- Lasagna Love is deeply rooted in zero-judgement. We help those in need and do not have qualifiers for what need is. It can be a loss of a job, medical diagnosis, self care, financial or food insecurity, or anything.
- Lasagna Love operates uniquely thanks to a hand-built software and platform that allows specific principles for making the experience easy and dignified. Our volunteers have the power to do only what they want, when they want, and how much they want. Those who request support don’t face typical “red tape” barriers, removing stigmas and ensuring help is readily available in times of need.
We exist to weave kindness back into our communities, bringing a message of you are not alone to those facing private and challenging times.
Lasagna Love is a recognized and trusted charity that:
- Received the Gold Seal rating for transparency, accountability and administration from GuideStar.
- Delegates 98% of donations directly to support the Lasagna Love program.