How to Open a Pershing Renaissance Charitable Donor-Advised Fund

• Review and provide the Pershing DAF Program Circular to your client donor(s).
• For all investment account documentation, Renaissance Charitable Foundation (RCF), not the donor, must be listed as the account owner.
• Your firm may require you to be licensed in Indiana to proceed. Check with your compliance department before getting started.

Setting up and managing a new donor-advised fund (DAF) through the Renaissance Charitable Foundation (RCF) is quick and easy. Follow the steps below to get started.

• RCF entity information can be found here to complete the investment account paperwork

• Submit your account paperwork for e-signature to the below recipients:

• RCF will return signatures within 5-7 business days.
• Establish the RCF-owned investment account after signed paperwork is returned.

Ensure the newly established investment account is added to the RCF Pershing data feed under prefix TU5.

Do NOT move forward to step 3 until the investment account is fully open with the account number and signed paperwork.

You’ll need the primary financial advisor’s CRD number and the investment account number to complete this step.

• New Advisor: start the application here
• Existing Advisor: please log-in to your account and select ‘Add an Account’

Check your inbox for a DocuSign request from DAFappSupport@reninc.com with the Subject Line Sign Your DAF Application. The email goes to the primary advisor and donor(s) listed on the application only.

• New Advisors and Your Client: You and your client will receive a welcome email from do_not_reply@reninc.com containing a link to complete your credentials. Use it to log in and set your permanent credentials within 48 hours. If you or your client missed this window, go to rcf.donorfirstx.com, select Log In and then click Create or Reset Password.
• Existing Advisor: You will find the new account under Account Listing in the Donor Portal.

Note: The account will have $0 balance until the next step is complete, please wait to recommend a grant until the balance appears.

Once the investment account is funded, please send the below information to rbcrcf@reninc.com with Subject Line: Proof of Funding [Account Name].

• Body of the Email:
  • Donor Name
  • DAF Account Code (in the Subject Line of the Docusign Request)
• Screenshot of the investment account or statement that includes:
  • Investment Account number
  • Asset Type
  • Number of shares / cash amount
  • Asset Name
  • Date of initial funding

Ren will review and post the contribution to the account.

Once Ren does a final review, the account will be placed in grant ready status

Please Note: Once your grant has been submitted and passed vetting, an invoice will be available in the Donor Portal under DAF Insights, where you will find instructions on how to fund your grant.