Life cycle of a private foundation: Written acknowledgments

The written acknowledgment required to substantiate a charitable contribution of $250 or more must contain the following information:

• Name of the organization;
   
• Amount of cash contribution;
   
• Description (but not value) of non-cash contribution;
   
• Statement that no goods or services were provided by the organization, if that is the case;
   
• Description and good faith estimate of the value of goods or services, if any, that organization provided in return for the contribution; and
   
• Statement that goods or services, if any, that the organization provided in return for the contribution consisted entirely of intangible religious benefits, if that was the case.

A separate acknowledgement may be provided for each single contribution of $250 or more, or one acknowledgement, such as an annual summary, may be used to substantiate several single contributions of $250 or more.

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