Donor-Advised Funds

Give through your DAF to families facing pediatric illness

A Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) gift is one of the simplest ways to stand with families at Children’s Health in Dallas, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Children’s, Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, and Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

OPEN YOUR DAF SPONSOR

LET US KNOW ABOUT YOUR GIFT

A Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) is a charitable giving account that allows donors to contribute money or assets, receive an immediate tax deduction, and recommend gifts to qualified nonprofits over time. It provides a simple, flexible way to organize and manage charitable giving.

Use the following on your DAF form

Sponsors need the legal organization name and EIN exactly as they appear with the IRS.

LEGAL NAME

Big Z Foundation

ALSO KNOWN AS/ FORMER LEGAL NAME

Zach Hoefler Memorial Trust

EIN

83-2778277

TAX STATUS

501(c)3 public charity

MAILING ADDRESS FOR DAFS

1314 W. McDermott Dr., Suite 106-522
Allen, TX 75013

HOW TO GIVE THROUGH A DAF

Four steps from recommendation to prosthetics impact

You already have the tax deduction when you funded your DAF. Recommending a DAF to Big Z simply directs those dollars to families who need assistance with essential household needs, travel and hotel accommodations, medical claim cost assistance, and funeral assistance.

Log in to your DAF

1

Open Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable, Vanguard Charitable, National Philanthropic Trust, or your community foundation portal.

Search for Big Z

2

Enter EIN 83-2778277 or “Big Z Foundation.” If the sponsor still lists the former name, search Zach Hoefler Memorial Trust.

Recommend the gift

3

Choose the amount and purpose. Unrestricted gifts fund monthly family gifts. You may also designate scholarships or a specific family-support need.

Tell us it is coming

4

DAFs often arrive without your name. Use the notification form so we can thank you, match the gift, and honor any designation.

THE BIG Z FOUNDATION

No family should have to choose between caring for a sick child and keeping the lights on.

The Big Z Foundation was founded in memory of Zach Hoefler. DAF support helps families facing catastrophic childhood illness with urgent, practical needs while their child is in treatment.

WHY A DAF GIFT SUPPORTS THIS MISSION

Your recommendation becomes a lifeline

The Big Z Foundation was founded in memory of Zach Hoefler. We exist so no family has to choose between caring for a sick child and keeping the lights on.

Monthly family gifts

DAF dollars go straight to rent, utilities, groceries, gas, hotel stays near the hospital, medical co-pays, and funeral assistance for families in treatment.

Hospital social-work partners

We work with social workers at Children’s Health in Dallas, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Children’s, Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, and Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt so help reaches families when the crisis is most acute.

TOP DAF SPONSORS

Give through your DAF from the portal you already use

These links open the sponsor’s gift-recommendation flow. Have EIN 83-2778277 ready.
If you give through a community foundation instead, use the form below.

Fidelity Charitable

Search EIN 83-2778277 and recommend a gift to Big Z Foundation.

Open Fidelity

Vanguard Charitable

Give through your DAF online. Note any designation in the purpose field.

Open Vanguard

Schwab Charitable

Log in, choose Recommend a Gift, and enter our EIN or legal name.

Open Schwab

National Philanthropic Trust

NPT donors can recommend gifts to verified 501(c)(3) charities like Big Z.

Open NPT