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Advisor/Firm Programest. 2015 · Toronto, ON

GiftPact Foundation

You can open this if: you're a Quantum Private Wealth advisors client.

Quantum Private Wealth-affiliated DAF sponsor. Operational pattern (88.6% payout rate vs. sector 5–10%) suggests GiftPact functions as a flow-through vehicle rather than an endowment — donors granting in close to the same year they contribute. Limited public product information.

Built by or for a specific bank or wealth firm. You come in through your existing firm relationship.

Cost calculator

Estimate fees for your scenario. Grants are never reduced by fees — fees apply after each year's granting.

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Fee schedule not disclosed
Fee schedule not publicly disclosed

Minimums

To open a DAF—

Typically requires Quantum Private Wealth client relationship.

Granting rules

FrequencyOngoing
Max grants/yearUnlimited
Capital encroachmentPermitted
Disbursement rule5% CRA minimum

Assets accepted

  • Cash
  • Public securities

Scale & activity

From T3010 CRA filing · FYE 2024-12-31

Total DAF assets
$37.7M
Annual grants
$33.4M
Actual payout
88.6%
DAF accounts
429
Avg. account
$87,886

CRA registration 839545803RR0001. Payout rate is actual grants divided by total assets over the filing period — a real-world indicator that can differ from the provider's stated disbursement policy.

Fee structure

Admin fee tiers

Balance rangeRate
$0K+· Fee schedule not publicly disclosed—

No public fee information. 88.6% payout rate indicates near-complete annual turnover — this is a flow-through charitable account rather than a growth-oriented endowment.

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Data sources

Confidence: Not publicly disclosed · Last verified 2026-04-21

Value proposition authored by WellFunded