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  • 1.  Donor paid for 10 tickets but only used one

    Posted 12 days ago

    Hello All,

     

    I have a situation where a donor paid for a table of 10 but only used 1 ticket.  Do I still include the FMV as if they used the whole table or do the FMV for only 1 ticket?  Thanks!

     

    Regards,

    Shelli

     

    Shelli Goldzband

    Pronouns: she/her/hers

    Manager, Gift Processing and Data Management, Development Operations | National Parks Conservation Association

    Direct Line: 202.454.3346 | Cell Phone: 202.981.1986 | sgoldzband@npca.org | npca.org

    My regular working hours are 8:30AM to 5:30PM EST Monday – Thursday. I will respond to messages within those hours. Please note NPCA is closed on Fridays.

    Your parks. Your turn.

     



  • 2.  RE: Donor paid for 10 tickets but only used one

    Posted 12 days ago

    By the way, the donor wants to turn the 9 unused tickets into an event contribution.

     

    Regards,

    Shelli

     

    Shelli Goldzband

    Pronouns: she/her/hers

    Manager, Gift Processing and Data Management, Development Operations | National Parks Conservation Association

    Direct Line: 202.454.3346 | Cell Phone: 202.981.1986 | sgoldzband@npca.org | npca.org

    My regular working hours are 8:30AM to 5:30PM EST Monday – Thursday. I will respond to messages within those hours. Please note NPCA is closed on Fridays.

    Your parks. Your turn.

     






  • 3.  RE: Donor paid for 10 tickets but only used one

    Posted 12 days ago
    The strict answer here is that you can't convert the tickets into a donation. At the time of purchase, the donor did not have a charitable intent as regards the non-gift portion of the ticket. They bargained for a set of services that you stood ready to provide, but which they did not use. In general, benefits must be declined at the time of donation to preserve the tax deductibility of the full contribution. 


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  • 4.  RE: Donor paid for 10 tickets but only used one

    Posted 12 days ago

    Thanks!  This will also help if the donor pushes back.

     

    Regards,

    Shelli

     

    Shelli Goldzband

    Pronouns: she/her/hers

    Manager, Gift Processing and Data Management, Development Operations | National Parks Conservation Association

    Direct Line: 202.454.3346 | Cell Phone: 202.981.1986 | sgoldzband@npca.org | npca.org

    My regular working hours are 8:30AM to 5:30PM EST Monday – Thursday. I will respond to messages within those hours. Please note NPCA is closed on Fridays.

    Your parks. Your turn.

     




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  • 5.  RE: Donor paid for 10 tickets but only used one

    Posted 12 days ago
    It does not matter how many were used. They still received the benefit of all ten. They could have declined the other 9 - or possibly donated the others in advance as a GIK. But after the fact that does not work.


    John Taylor Principal, John H. Taylor Consulting, LLC 919.816.5903 Big ideas; small keyboard





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