The pain
Sound familiar?
- International grants from a DAF mean equivalency determination or expenditure responsibility — cost, delay, special fees, and “not suited for time-sensitive needs.”
- Some sponsors won't recommend foreign charities at all, and at least one community foundation stopped administering international giving over the cost.
- You want the simplicity DAFs promise — one receipt, clean records — to extend across the border.
The answer
How Premier answers
A domestic grant experience
Recommend a grant to Weza Care Solutions, a US 501(c)(3); your sponsor sees a US public charity.
The compliance is already done
We carry the equivalency / expenditure-responsibility work on the Kenyan organizations so you don't have to.
Reporting your sponsor will accept
Verified, dated impact and capacity data, per commitment.
The proof
- 1,091
- partner visits in 2025
- 174
- capacity assessments
- 501(c)(3)
- tax-deductible giving
The model
What it looks like
Recommend a grant from your DAF to the 501(c)(3)
we hold and distribute monthly to vetted, pre-cleared organizations
each distribution is conditioned on reporting
you (and your sponsor) receive verified impact reporting
You recommend where your giving goes; our board retains final discretion over every distribution. A pledge is an expression of intent — nothing is charged or owed, and no payment details are collected; we finalize together on your call. Premier gifts are designed to be tax-deductible through Weza Care Solutions, a US 501(c)(3).
This posture carries extra weight here: we say recommend, and final discretion over every distribution rests with the 501(c)(3) board — what US DAF rules require.