Even if private shares aren’t liquid yet, you can still donate them through a donor-advised fund (DAF) like Daffy. When you donate private stock to Daffy, the shares are not sold. Instead, the ownership of the shares is transferred to Daffy Charitable Fund.

Through Daffy’s Private Stock Donation Program, Daffy will hold your shares until they can be sold or a future liquidity event occurs. Once the shares are sold, the proceeds will be invested in the portfolio assigned to your account and you can begin making donation recommendations. In the meantime, you can add other assets to your fund—cash, stock, or crypto—and start giving immediately.