Pricing
Fees in line with the biggest names in giving.
Similar admin fees, lower fund fees than the climate pools at Fidelity Charitable and Vanguard Charitable. Here are the exact numbers.
Admin fees in line with the industry.
Lower as you grow.
Pick a balance to compare what each sponsor charges.
ClimateDAF
0.60%
Fidelity Charitable
0.60%
Vanguard Charitable
0.60%
Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund
0.90%
ClimateDAF admin fee, by balance
Each rate applies only to the dollars in its band. Altruist’s DAF admin fee (0.50% on the first $500,000), plus a 0.10% Carbon Collective advisory fee on the first $500,000 only.
Fund fees above plain index funds.
But below the climate pools at Fidelity Charitable and Vanguard Charitable.
Includes fossil fuels
Big-sponsor index pools
0.01–0.21%
No fossil fuels
ClimateDAF portfolios
0.40–0.47%
Climate options
Fidelity Charitable and Vanguard Charitable climate pools
0.59–0.93%
Why more than an index pool?
- The only way to offer super cheap funds is massive scale. That’s our end goal, but we can’t survive offering unprofitable funds until then.
- Our green bond fund is actively managed by an awesome team that hand-picks each bond, so the fees are naturally higher. CCSB is managed by Carbon Collective, which earns a management fee from the fund in addition to its advisory fee.
Fund fees are paid inside the funds, not billed to your DAF. Sources and datesClimateDAF: combined fund expense ratios by mix, including CCSB at 0.50%, as of October 23, 2026. Index pools: broad stock and bond index pools at Fidelity Charitable, Vanguard Charitable and Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund (up to 0.21%, per its published fee schedule, as of October 23, 2026). Impact pools: Vanguard Charitable Global Positive Impact (0.59%) and Fidelity Charitable Environmental Impact Access Pool (0.93%). Vanguard Charitable figures as of June 30, 2025; Fidelity Charitable figures from its fee page, retrieved October 23, 2026.
All in
What a $100K ClimateDAF costs in a year.
At a steady $100,000 balance. No other fees.
Your ClimateNOW Prize commitment is a grant from your DAF. It goes to the winning climate project, not to us.
