Hannah Gibney

Spear’s Review

Hannah Gibney, head of transformation at Stewardship, has been integral to the growth of the award-winning philanthropy services team at Stewardship, a Christian donor-advised fund.

Stewardship’s philanthropy services team looks after about 900 clients, of which around 25 belong to its upper ‘philanthropy fund’ tier. Fund sizes range from £1 million per year all the way to about £60 million. 

As a donor-advised fund, Stewardship acts for clients, making grants on their behalf, which can help with anonymity as well as the administrative burden. Gibney says: ‘A lot of our clients talk about the joy of being able to fully let go of the funds and say, “We are actually just being generous with this money. There’s no ulterior motive here.”’

Adviser Profile

Hannah has been instrumental in helping to grow Stewardship’s Philanthropy Services team since it was set up in 2019. In 2023, the team’s client base grew to over 900 and total philanthropy donations increased by over 11 per cent to over £53 million. The team won ‘Best Philanthropy Offering or Initiative’ in the 2023 Wealth for Good Awards and ‘Philanthropy Team of the Year’ in the 2020 STEP Private Client Awards. She works in close partnership with major donors and their advisers to provide expert, tailored support so her clients can enjoy maximum impact from their philanthropy. Hannah is on Stewardship’s Senior Leadership Team, is a Philanthropy Impact member and a trained facilitator of Generous Giving’s ‘Journey of Generosity’ retreat.