With a standard donation, the money is received, spent and gone. With Evergive, the original gift is never spent - it is the returns generated by investing that gift which flow out to charities. A donation made today could still be generating grants for a chosen charity decades or centuries from now.

Grants are made periodically by the trustees of The Forever Trust. When setting up their fund, donors nominate the charities they'd like to benefit, and those nominations are taken into account when grant decisions are made. As with all Donor Advised Funds, final grant decisions rest with the trustees, in accordance with charity law and the Trust's governing documents. This ensures that all grants meet the legal requirements for charitable giving and that the fund is managed responsibly for the long term.

For charities, the practical effect is a more stable and sustained source of income. Rather than depending on repeat campaigns to bring donors back, a single donation through Evergive creates an ongoing stream of support that requires no further action from either party to maintain.