American Endowment Foundation (AEF) is the nation’s leading independent donor advised fund sponsor. Founded in 1993, AEF works closely with its donors and their wealth, legal, and tax advisors, to allow the donor's trusted financial advisor to manage, on their custodial platform, the assets gifted by their clients to AEF. AEF facilitates philanthropic impact through this model. > Experience: Founded in 1993, AEF has approximately $5 billion in charitable assets under management and over 10,000 donor advised funds. > Independence: Advisors custody & manage investments on their custodial platform > Flexibility: AEF accepts, can hold or invest in alternative assets > Attention: Personalized, knowledgeable, responsive, service