Chariot

What Chariot does

Chariot Giving, Inc. is a New York-based fintech building purpose-built infrastructure for the U.S. donor-advised fund (DAF) market, which it sizes at $326B in committed giving with $65B in annual charitable grants (2024). The company operates three integrated products: DAFpay, an embeddable button/component that lets donors initiate real-time DAF grants at nonprofit checkout without leaving the donation form; Gift Processing, an AI-powered back-office platform that unifies offline gifts (EFTs, checks, PayPal, Benevity, DAF) and auto-codes them into CRMs and accounting systems; and Disbursements, a grant-payment rails product for DAF sponsors and foundations to send electronic or check payments to 1.4M+ eligible U.S. nonprofits. Underlying the platform is the Chariot Deposit Account (Demand Deposit Account provided by Column N.A., Member FDIC) and integrations with Footprint (KYC/KYB) and Unit21 (AML/transaction monitoring); the platform is SOC 2 Type II certified. DAFpay Network, Inc., a registered 501(c)(3), is used as a third-party intermediary to facilitate payments to non-user nonprofits.

Chariot monetizes via a 2.9% DAFpay transaction fee on the Free Access tier, an annual Chariot Subscription that waives DAFpay fees in exchange for advanced features, and Disbursements service fees tiered between standard and Enterprise customers. Distribution combines self-serve signup, embedded availability across 70+ fundraising platform partners (Givebutter, Funraise, Bonterra, Blackbaud, DonorPerfect via Givecloud, Neon One, GoFundMe Pro, Salesforce-affiliated stacks), enterprise direct sales for high-volume nonprofits and grantmakers, and a public API used by partners such as TIFIN Give, Founders Pledge and Groundswell. The company is venture-backed (~$15M total, including an $11M Series A led by Maveron in August 2024, with Spark Capital, SV Angel and Y Combinator) and employs 11-50 people. As of 2025-2026, Chariot reports 60,000+ nonprofits on its platform, $200M+ added to nonprofit fundraising, and notable enterprise customers across health, civil rights, environment, education, international relief and community sectors (Mayo Clinic, Memorial Sloan Kettering, ACLU, American Cancer Society, IRC, Wikimedia, Susan G. Komen, No Kid Hungry, charity: water, ADL, Boys and Girls Clubs), alongside DAF sponsor customers including TIFIN Give, Founders Pledge, Dallas Jewish Community Foundation, Daffy, Groundswell and Good Today.

Name

Chariot

Legal name

Chariot Giving, Inc.

Website

https://givechariot.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Chariot Giving is a New York fintech that builds purpose-built infrastructure for the U.S. donor-advised fund market, offering DAFpay for donor checkout, AI-powered Gift Processing for nonprofits, and Disbursements rails for grantmakers, used by 60,000+ nonprofits and major DAF sponsors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. DAFpay Transaction Fees: 2.9% of any donation initiated through DAFpay (rounded to the nearest whole dollar); collected via monthly invoice, deduction through DAFpay Network, charge to Payment Method, or direct debit from Chariot Deposit Account. Can be eliminated by subscribing to a Chariot Subscription plan.
2. Chariot Subscription: Recurring subscription plans for advanced features and functionality (e.g., DAFpay volume with no DAFpay Fees); governed by supplemental Order Forms agreed at signup. Enterprise tier offers discounted DAFpay volume, deploy-anywhere, and custom implementation.
3. Disbursements Service Fees: Fees associated with grant payment processing for DAF sponsors and grantmakers using the Disbursements rails (electronic transfers + check delivery + verification + exception handling); tiered for Enterprise vs. standard customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion6 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Chariot is a financial technology company that builds infrastructure for charitable giving centered on the Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) market. Its platform combines a DAFpay button that lets donors give directly from their DAF at nonprofit checkout, an AI-powered Gift Processing engine that unifies offline gifts (EFTs, checks, PayPal, workplace giving), and a Disbursements rails engine that sends grant payments electronically or by check to verified nonprofits.

Product overview

Chariot operates as a unified financial technology platform for charitable giving, structured around three core products that work together: DAFpay enables donors to give from their Donor Advised Fund directly on a nonprofit's website at checkout; Gift Processing is the AI-powered back-office platform that unifies offline gifts from EFTs, checks, PayPal, and workplace giving partners like Benevity, then auto-codes and syncs them to CRM/accounting systems; and Disbursements is the grant payment service for DAF sponsors and foundations to send funds electronically or by check to 1.4M+ domestic nonprofits. The Chariot Deposit Account (FDIC-insured via Column N.A.) underlies Disbursements and Gift Processing, while the Chariot Digital Mailbox is an add-on module that ingests physical mail and deposits checks into the deposit account. The DAFpay Network, a registered 501(c)(3), supports payments to Non-User Nonprofits that do not have a Chariot Deposit Account. Supporting ecosystem assets include the public DAFpay.com donor-facing site, the DAF Day national giving campaign, and the annual DAF Fundraising Report research product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DAFpay: Chariot's donor-facing DAF grant request initiation tool embedded on nonprofit or fundraising platform websites to enable seamless DAF donations.
• Gift Processing
• Disbursements
• DAF Day

Products and services

• DAFpay DAFpay is a donor-facing Donor-Advised Fund payment button embedded on nonprofit or fundraising platform websites. It enables donors to initiate real-time grant requests from thousands of DAF providers directly at checkout, displays donor balances to encourage larger gifts, and transmits donor contact details in real time to the nonprofit. Sold to U.S. nonprofits and fundraising platforms.
• Gift Processing Gift Processing is an AI-powered end-to-end gift processing platform for nonprofits. It unifies multiple payment sources (EFTs, checks, PayPal, Benevity), enriches and auto-codes gifts using configurable rules and AI, and syncs coded gifts to CRM and accounting systems via native integrations, custom exports, or APIs. Sold to U.S. nonprofit fundraisers and gift processing teams.
• Disbursements Disbursements is a grant payment service for grantmakers, DAF sponsors, foundations, and community foundations. It sends full grant details and funds to eligible 1.4M+ domestic nonprofits via ACH electronic transfers or mailed checks, with IRS eligibility validation, OFAC/AML screening, bank account/control-person verification, Positive Pay and Stop Payment protections, and exception handling.
• Chariot Digital Mailbox

Quantifiable outcome

• 82% of TIFIN Give grant volume paid electronically within 4 months; $34.1M granted; 5,175 grants processed
• +13 more outcomes

Named customers35 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration47 records

AI capability7 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered critical infrastructure partner, core compliance vendor, critical legal/payments entity, flagship grantmaker partner, core channel partner, major fundraising platform partner, major fundraising platform partner (beta), major fundraising platform partners, broad long-tail partner ecosystem (60+ additional fundraising platform integrations), major workplace giving integration and angel investor (ceo of chariot is an angel investor).

• Column N.A.critical infrastructure partnerOthersFDIC-insured Member bank partner providing the Chariot Deposit Account (Demand Deposit Account) that powers Disbursements and Gift Processing; eligible for FDIC insurance up to $250,000 per depositor.
• Footprintcore compliance vendorTechnology or IntegrationKYC/KYB onboarding provider integrated into the Chariot Account creation flow for verifying nonprofit identity and authority.
• Unit21core compliance vendorTechnology or IntegrationThird-party compliance monitoring vendor integrated for AML/transaction monitoring on the Chariot Platform.
• DAFpay Network, Inc.critical legal/payments entityStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegistered 501(c)(3) used by Chariot as a third-party nonprofit entity to temporarily hold and facilitate grant payments to Non-User Nonprofits that lack a Chariot Deposit Account.
• TIFIN Giveflagship grantmaker partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to modernize last-mile grant payments using Chariot Disbursements; TIFIN Give moved 80%+ of grant volume electronic in 4 months; cited as the cornerstone customer story for Disbursements.
• Funraisecore channel partnerTechnology or IntegrationFundraising platform that integrated Chariot's DAFpay into its offering, enabling nonprofits using Funraise to capture DAF gifts and donor identities.
• Givebuttermajor fundraising platform partnerChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFundraising platform offering DAFpay to its nonprofit customers.
• Blackbaud Luminate Online / Teamraisermajor fundraising platform partnerChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFundraising platform partner offering DAFpay integration.
• GoFundMe Promajor fundraising platform partner (beta)Channel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBeta integration partner offering DAFpay access to GoFundMe Pro customers.
• Bonterra (GiveGab / Network for Good)major fundraising platform partnerChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFundraising platform offering DAFpay to its nonprofit customers.
• DonorPerfect via Givecloudmajor fundraising platform partnerChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFundraising platform partner offering DAFpay integration.
• Neon Onemajor fundraising platform partnerChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFundraising platform partner offering DAFpay integration.
• FreeWillmajor fundraising platform partnerChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFundraising platform offering DAFpay as a DAF product for nonprofits.
• Salesforce-affiliated platforms (Engaging Networks, EveryAction, Gravyty, Soapbox Engage, Springboard)major fundraising platform partnersChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFundraising platform partners offering DAFpay integration to their nonprofit customers.
• Anthology, Classy, CauseMatch, ChabadOne, Charidy, CharityEngine, CrowdChange, Custom Donations, Donor Dock, DonorDrive, Donor Fuse, Double, Encoura, EvolvArts, FlexFormz, Fundnation, Funraisin, Generously, GiveCampus, GiveCentral, GiveForms, GiveHub, Give Lively, Give Suite, Givergy, The Giving Block, Giving Docs, GoFundMe, Handbid, ibidmobile.net, Kavua, Kind Kiosk, Kindest, LevCharity, Maaser App, MatchNice, Milaap, Oath, OneCause, Our Community, Overflow, PBCS Technology, Pledge, Rayze.It, SensePass, Summa, The Chesed Fund, Tiltify, Ziggbybroad long-tail partner ecosystem (60+ additional fundraising platform integrations)Channel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLong-tail fundraising platform partners offering DAFpay to their nonprofit customers via dedicated integration pages on givechariot.com.
• Benevitymajor workplace giving integrationTechnology or IntegrationWorkplace giving platform whose data is transformed into Chariot's Gift Processing format so nonprofits can capture individual donor records (referenced across Gift Processing pages and the No Kid Hungry case study).
• Givefrontangel investor (ceo of chariot is an angel investor)OthersTechCrunch reports Chariot's CEO is an angel investor in Givefront (alongside Y Combinator and others); not a commercial product partnership.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Benevity: Benevity is the leading workplace giving and corporate grantmaking platform, processing charitable disbursements from companies to nonprofits. Chariot's Disbursements rails and Gift Processing directly overlap with Benevity's core capabilities, and the two are already integrated (Benevity data flows into Chariot).
• FreeWill: FreeWill offers planned giving, DAF, and estate-gifting infrastructure for nonprofits — directly competing with Chariot's DAFpay at checkout. Both aim to make DAF giving seamless on nonprofit websites and are already channel partners.
• Bonterra: Bonterra (GiveGab, Network for Good, EveryAction) is a leading fundraising software suite for nonprofits and a Chariot channel partner for DAFpay. Both serve the same nonprofit customer base with overlapping donation form and CRM capabilities.
• Funraise: Funraise is a modern nonprofit fundraising platform that has integrated Chariot's DAFpay. Funraise competes with Chariot's free standalone DAFpay signup on the donation form layer, while also acting as a distribution partner.
• Givebutter: Givebutter is a fast-growing free fundraising platform for nonprofits, and one of Chariot's largest DAFpay distribution partners. The two compete for the same SMB nonprofit donation-form workflow.
• Neon One: Neon One provides CRM, fundraising, and marketing software for small and mid-sized nonprofits. As a Chariot DAFpay channel partner, Neon One overlaps with Chariot on donation-form and back-office workflows for the same SMB nonprofit segment.
• Network for Good: Network for Good (now part of Bonterra) provides donation forms, CRM, and fundraising software for small nonprofits, directly competing with Chariot's free DAFpay-enabled donation flow for the long tail of U.S. 501(c)(3)s.

Broad incumbents

• Blackbaud: Blackbaud is the dominant nonprofit software suite (Raiser's Edge NXT, Luminate Online, Teamraiser, Financial Edge NXT). Chariot integrates with Blackbaud CRM and donation forms but competes with Blackbaud's broader back-office and fundraising ambitions.
• Classy (by GoFundMe Pro): Classy, now part of GoFundMe Pro, is a leading online fundraising platform for nonprofits. Chariot is a beta integration partner on GoFundMe Pro, and Classy/GoFundMe Pro competes broadly with Chariot's donation-form and payment capabilities.
• Stripe: Stripe is the dominant internet payments infrastructure and increasingly builds vertical-specific products. Stripe has the resources to build DAF-aware checkout and grant disbursement flows, which would compete directly with Chariot's DAFpay and Disbursements rails.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat8 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ChariotGiving
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@givechariot
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/givechariot

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors4 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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