USING DAF FOR INVESTMENTS
FAQs
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Why grant to TheNewClimate? We turn DAFs into a climate endowment.
TheNewClimate was built to do what DAFs do not: invest philanthropic capital directly into projects. Fidelity Charitable is as a donor-advised fund (DAF) sponsor is a great conduit to TheNewClimate. It facilitates grants based on donor recommendations to qualified nonprofits, such as TheNewClimate. Because DAFs were not designed to invest, they're rarely used to do so, as it's costly and inefficient.
And we’ve already proven it works. The seed funding for the National Security Fund came from a DAF at Fidelity Charitable—demonstrating that our approach is operational.
How does TheNewClimate use DAFs differently from traditional philanthropy? Unlike traditional grant-makers, we don’t offer handouts.
Our impact-first fund deploys capital into transformational efforts like Oppenheimer Energy through a variety of financial mechanisms designed to deploy capital, return capital, and recycle capital, using DAFs to create a flywheel of perpetual impact.
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How does TheNewClimate’s spark institutional investments?
We focus exclusively on scaling proven solutions that are on the brink of institutional investment. We de-risk, scale, and connect these opportunities to institutional investors—equipping them not just with the resources, but with the relationships to take the opportunity to the next level.
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Why is now the right time to act with your DAF?
Support for advancing projects in the national interest is at a generational high—just as aging infrastructure demands renewal and public funding falls short. We have a narrow window to ensure that these once-in-a-generation investments are climate-optimized now so that they leave a generation of impact.
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Our focus is on scaling climate solutions that already work. Strategic DAF grants into TheNewClimate enables us to deploy capital while setting the stage for broader institutional investment. Timing matters—and DAFs are one of the only vehicles that can move with the speed this moment requires.
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Learn more about TheNewClimate at our website, www.thenewclimate.inc.
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