Chariot is a payment network connecting nonprofits to the donor-advised fund market [1]. Founded in 2022, the company is based in New York City, NY, USA [2] and participated in Y Combinator's Summer 2022 batch [3]. The company operates with a team of 24 [4].
Chariot provides financial infrastructure for the $326 billion donor-advised fund market [1][5]. The company's platform manages end-to-end DAF payments and powers DAFpay, an integrated DAF payment option [5]. Chariot's technology is embedded on over 100,000 nonprofits' donation forms, including those of American Cancer Society, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and University of Pennsylvania [5]. The platform also operates as a primary payment option on fundraising platforms including GoFundMe and GiveButter [5].
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- Chariot is building the financial infrastructure for the $326 billion donor-advised fund (DAF) market, the fastest-growing segment of philanthropy. Our gift processing platform is an end-to-end solution for managing DAF payments, making it easier for grantmakers to send grant payments and nonprofits to receive, reconcile, and enrich their donation data. Chariot also powers DAFpay, the industry’s first integrated DAF payment option and a TIME’s Best Invention of 2025. It is embedded on over 100,000 nonprofits’ donation forms—including American Cancer Society, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and University of Pennsylvania—and is a primary payment option on leading fundraising platforms like GoFundMe and GiveButter. Hundreds of millions are already moving through Chariot’s platform, and we’re just getting started.[5]
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