# How it works ### 🏦 What Is Disbursements? Disbursements is a faster, more secure way for DAF providers to send grant payments directly to nonprofits. Instead of waiting weeks for a check and dealing with fragmented communication, you can receive verified grant payments **electronically, in real time**, straight into your **Chariot Deposit Account**. *** ### ⁉️ Why It Matters Disbursements replaces the costly, delayed, and manual grant payment methods that many funders have relied on for years. It helps nonprofits by: * Eliminating paper checks and postal delays * Providing complete grant details alongside the payment * Ensuring funds come from verified sources * Giving you one central dashboard to manage and track all incoming grants *** ### 👥 Who Sends Grants Through Chariot? Chariot works with a [growing list](https://www.givechariot.com/disbursements) of **grantmaker partners**—including DAF sponsors—who use our Disbursements product to send grants to nonprofits. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://help.givechariot.com/disbursements/how-it-works.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.