Honoring innovation, collaboration, and impact
The DAF Giving Summit Awards highlights visionary leaders driving philanthropy forward.
The purpose
The DAF Giving Summit awards celebrate excellence in philanthropy, recognizing individuals and organizations that drive innovation, impact, and leadership.
Award categories highlight key areas such as collaborative impact, DAF innovation, and groundbreaking initiatives that shape the future of giving.
Award categories
Collaborative Impact
This award honors partnerships that demonstrate the incredible outcomes made possible through collaboration.
Transformative Gift
This award celebrates a donor or advisor whose DAF gift led directly to a significant impact.
Synergy for Change
This award highlights partnerships that serve donors, charities, and beneficiaries collaboratively.
Advisor Excellence
This award celebrates professional advisors who go above and beyond to collaborate with clients, peers, and DAF programs to drive outsized philanthropic impact.
DAF Trailblazer
This lifetime achievement award recognizes a career of extraordinary impact.
Summit Award
The Summit Award acknowledges an organization’s innovation and contributions to the broader DAF community.
Pioneering DAF Sponsor
Recognizes a DAF sponsor that has introduced groudbreaking initiatives, technology, or partnerships to enhance donor engagement, streamline grantmaking, and expand philanthropic impact.
A look back at the winners
DAF Giving Summit Awards timeline
For the 2025 awards, the eligibility window is from January 1, 2024 to April 30, 2025.
Apr 21, 2025
Nominations open
Jun 30, 2025
Nomination deadline
Aug 1, 2025
Winners & finalists notified
Sep 17, 2025
Winners announced at the 2025 DAF Giving Summit
Meet our awards committee
Sara Barba
Janell Turner
Jaimi Cortes
Dien Yuen
Gideon Taub
Help us recognize philanthropic excellence
We invite you to be part of this prestigious program by submitting your nominations. There is no limit to the number of nominations an individual can submit; please feel free to submit nominations in one or more categories. Nominations open April 21, 2024.
Recusal policy and impartiality
The DAF Giving Summit Awards Committee’s actions will follow the guidelines outlined in our Awards Program Policies.