How to Make a Donation as a Gift for Someone

Not sure what to give the person who already seems to have everything? Most charitable organizations allow people to make contributions in the name of another person as a tribute or gift. It's a wonderful way to both support a charity and solve gift-giving dilemmas.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• IRS Forms
• Ledger Books
• Phone Books
• Telephone Book
• Phone Books
• File Cabinets
• Internet Access
• File Folders
• Computers
• Tax Preparation Software
• Ledger books

1. Determine the kind of charity that would be most appropriate for the person receiving the tribute or gift.

2. Research charities in that category, using the phone book or an online charity-listing site.

3. Select the charity you want to send a donation to in the name of another person as a tribute or gift.

4. Read the donation instructions if making an online donation, making sure you fill out the gift or tribute fields.

5. Ask the charity to send the recipient a card telling them that a donation has been made. (Oftentimes, the donation amount is withheld; you can always choose to do so.)

Tips & Warnings

• Tributes and/or gifts can be made for all kinds of occasions: births, marriages, birthdays, anniversaries, graduations and holidays.
• Making a donation in someone else's name is also a great way to honor a deserving individual, such as an outstanding parent, teacher or boss.

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on 1/13/2006 Gift certificates from justgive.org are tax-deductible for the purchaser, and the recipient can choose which charity to give to!