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  • 1.  Shipping and Handling of a Art Collection

    Posted 02-07-2025 10:29 AM
    Hi team,

    We have a donor who is gifting an art collection and also has offered to pay for the shipping and handling to get the items to our University. Can we count the payment for the shipping and handling as a gift? (its quite a large amount!)


    Thank you,

    Debbie Reyna
    Director of Gift and Stewardship Services
    Office of Development and Alumni Relations
    The University of Texas at Dallas
    972-883-2095

    SPN, Room 2.120, Gift Drop Off Schedule:
    Monday - Friday 8:30am - 12:00pm and 1:00pm - 3:00pm
    Or contact gifts@utdallas.edu to coordinate a drop-off time


  • 2.  RE: Shipping and Handling of a Art Collection

    Posted 02-07-2025 11:11 AM
    No. At least not unless you assume ownership/title/insurance/etc. in advance of the material being shipped. Otherwise, these costs are the donor's responsibility and not a deductible gift.

    John

    John H. Taylor, Principal
    John H. Taylor Consulting, LLC
    2604 Sevier Street
    Durham, NC     27705

    919.816.5903 (cell/text)

    Serving the Advancement Community Since 1987






  • 3.  RE: Shipping and Handling of a Art Collection

    Posted 02-07-2025 11:36 AM

    Good to know! Our gift agreement, accepting the gift, will be signed before the shipment of the art (which is our normal process anyway). We will request from the donor a copy of the bill of sale and use that value. As always, thanks John!

    Debbie Reyna



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    Debbie Reyna
    University of Texas at Dallas
    deborah.reyna@utdallas.edu
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  • 4.  RE: Shipping and Handling of a Art Collection

    Posted 02-07-2025 11:42 AM
    Another way to handle this is for you to pay all costs associated with transporting the donation to you and allow the donor to make a cash contribution to you to cover YOUR expenses. That's also much cleaner for the donor as the other way results in a GIK and a receipt that does not reflect any value.

    John

    John H. Taylor, Principal
    John H. Taylor Consulting, LLC
    2604 Sevier Street
    Durham, NC     27705

    919.816.5903 (cell/text)

    Serving the Advancement Community Since 1987





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