Create an IRS-compliant donation receipt in seconds. Enter your nonprofit's details, watch the receipt build live, then print it, save it as a PDF, or copy the text. Works for cash, in-kind, recurring, and year-end gifts.
Describe the property, not a dollar value. The IRS asks the organization not to assign a value to non-cash gifts; that is the donor's responsibility.
When a donor receives something in return, only the amount above the fair market value of those goods or services is tax-deductible.
EIN:
Date:
Dear ,
Description of donated property:
Thank you for your generosity. Please keep this acknowledgment with your tax records.
This letter serves as your official receipt. is a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. No goods or services of value were provided beyond what is stated above.
Tip: in the print dialog, choose "Save as PDF" as the destination to download a copy.
A donor needs a written acknowledgment from your nonprofit to claim a charitable deduction of $250 or more. Here is what the IRS expects that acknowledgment to contain.
The legal name of the charity that received the gift. Including your EIN is good practice, though not strictly required.
The dollar amount for cash gifts, or a description (but not a value) of any non-cash, in-kind property donated.
A statement of whether the donor received any goods or services in return and, if so, a good-faith estimate of their value. If they received nothing, say so explicitly.
A donor must have a contemporaneous written acknowledgment to deduct any single contribution of $250 or more. Many nonprofits send a receipt for every gift regardless of size.
Not tax or legal advice. This tool and explainer are provided for general informational purposes only and reflect a plain-language summary of IRS guidance (see Publication 1771) as of June 2026. Requirements can change and individual situations vary. Confirm your acknowledgments with a qualified tax professional and review current IRS guidance before relying on them.
Toggle the receipt type above to switch the acknowledgment language. Here is how each variant works.
The everyday receipt for a one-time monetary gift made by card, check, or cash. State the exact amount and the goods-or-services statement, and you have a compliant acknowledgment.
For donated goods, supplies, or property. You describe the item but do not assign it a dollar value, the donor is responsible for establishing fair market value for their own return.
For monthly or quarterly donors. You can acknowledge each individual gift, but most organizations send a single year-end summary instead, which is simpler for the donor at tax time.
A single statement totaling everything a donor gave during the tax year, the format most recurring and repeat donors expect each January. Generating these for your whole list one by one is exactly the kind of work donor software should do for you.
Issuing receipts is only half the job. The other half is keeping every gift, donor, and acknowledgment in one place.
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Kindly records every donation, sends instant acknowledgments, and builds year-end summaries automatically, all part of one platform for donors, volunteers, events, and members on a single predictable subscription.
