I have seen this randomly. I am not sure how widespread it is. And
certainly, there is no tax deduction available to the employee as they are
receiving a quid pro quo.
What I am much more in favor of are employers who will make charitable
donations to nonprofit organizations based on volunteer service of their
employees - so nearly the opposite of what you have described!
These programs have been around since the 1980s when I first learned of
them. A company called "Dollars for Doers" helped track those employers
that offered the incentive. Double the Donation now has good information
on these programs:
https://doublethedonation.com/tips/blog/2013/01/dollars-for-doers-grants-definition/
John
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On Thu, Mar 7, 2019 at 7:47 AM Beverly Lyles <
blyles@snu.edu> wrote:
> Just heard of a non-profit that gives a day off each year to all
> employees that give the equivalent of one hour’s pay per month to the
> non-profit. I was wondering:
>
> 1. Does other non-profits so that?
>
> 2. How does that work when it could be considered getting something of
> value for their gift?
>
> Or am I overthinking this?
>
> Beverly Lyles
> Southern Nazarene University
> Bethany, OK 73008
> 405-491-6606
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>