There is another great strategy if you want to fund a DAF. You are allowed to donate stocks, and the donation is valued at the current market rate. This actually results in a double benefit because you dont pay any cap gains that you may have had.
For example, say you bought $5k AAPL a year ago and it is now worth $10k, when you fund the DAF with these shares you save on the $5k cap gains, on top of the $10k charity deduction you are getting. A variation of this strategy would be, even if you wanted to retain your AAPL position, you can essentially donate the shares, purchase new shares at the same time to replace them and now your position has a new higher cost basis, for your eventual sale thereby saving you on future cap gains.
I am thinking of doing this with any stock position that I currently have high percentage gains, in order to reset the cost basis and maximize the charity deduction at the same time.
I contacted The Donors Fund and they confirmed they can accept stocks as long as they arent penny stocks or unlisted stocks, but prefer it to be valued at least $10k but may be negotiable.