Charity Central - Sample Donation Receipts - Official Donation Receipt For Income Tax Purposes

Sep 15, 2026

Official donation receipt samples for Canadian charities to support income tax purposes, covering both cash and non-cash donations. The templates include receipt number, charity legal name and address, charity BN/registration number, donation date, donor identification and address, receipt issuance date and location, and an authorized signature. Each sample calculates eligible gift amounts for tax using separate lines for total received, value of any advantage, and the resulting eligible amount, and records appraised property details when applicable.

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Official Donation Receipt For Income Tax Purposes

Sample #1 - Cash gift (no advantage)

Sample #2 - Cash gift with advantage

Sample #3 - Non-cash gift (no advantage)

Sample #4 - Non-cash gift with advantage

Sample official donation receipts Sample \# 1-Cash gift (no advantage) Official Donation Receipt For Income Tax Purposes Receipt \# Charity name Canadian charity address Charity BN/Registration \# Date donation received: Donated by: (First name, initial, last name) Address: Eligible amount of gift for tax purposes: Date receipt issued: Location issued: Authorized signature: For information on all registered charities in Canada under the Income Tax Act please visit: [Canada Revenue Agency](Canada Revenue Agency www.cra.gc.ca/charities)[ ](Canada Revenue Agency www.cra.gc.ca/charities)[www.cra.gc.ca/charities](Canada Revenue Agency www.cra.gc.ca/charities) Sample \#2-Cash gift with advantage Official Donation Receipt For Income Tax Purposes Receipt \# Charity name Canadian charity address Charity BN/Registration \# Date donation received: Donated by: (First name, initial, last name) Address: Total amount of cash received by charity = A Value of advantage = B (cash/fair market value of property or services) Eligible amount of gift for tax purposes: = C (line A minus line B) Date receipt issued: Location issued: Authorized signature: For information on all registered charities in Canada under the Income Tax Act please visit: [Canada Revenue Agency](Canada Revenue Agency www.cra.gc.ca/charities)[ ](Canada Revenue Agency www.cra.gc.ca/charities)[www.cra.gc.ca/charities](Canada Revenue Agency www.cra.gc.ca/charities) Sample \#3-Non-cash gift (no advantage) Official Donation Receipt For Income Tax Purposes Receipt \# Charity name Canadian charity address Charity BN/Registration \# Date donation received: Donated by: (First name, initial, last name) Address: Eligible amount of gift for tax purposes: (fair market value of property) Description of property received by charity: Appraised by: Address of appraiser: Date receipt issued: Location issued: Authorized signature: For information on all registered charities in Canada under the Income Tax Act please visit: [Canada Revenue Agency](Canada Revenue Agency www.cra.gc.ca/charities)[ ](Canada Revenue Agency www.cra.gc.ca/charities)[www.cra.gc.ca/charities](Canada Revenue Agency www.cra.gc.ca/charities) Sample \# 4-Non-cash gift with advantage Official Donation Receipt For Income Tax Purposes Receipt \# Charity name Canadian charity address Charity BN/Registration \# Date donation received: Donated by: (First name, initial, last name) Address: Total amount received by charity = A (fair market value of property) Value of advantage = B (cash/fair market value of property or services) Eligible amount of gift for tax purposes: = C (line A minus line B) Description of property received by charity: Appraised by: Address of appraiser: Date receipt issued: Location issued: Authorized signature: For information on all registered charities in Canada under the Income Tax Act please visit: [Canada Revenue Agency](Canada Revenue Agency www.cra.gc.ca/charities)[ ](Canada Revenue Agency www.cra.gc.ca/charities)[www.cra.gc.ca/charities](Canada Revenue Agency www.cra.gc.ca/charities)

FAQs

What information does the official donation receipt template require?

It lists the charity name and address, charity BN/registration number, donation received date, donor name and address, receipt number, eligible amount for tax purposes (plus supporting fields), receipt issuance date and location, and an authorized signature.

How is the eligible amount calculated for cash gifts with advantage?

The template provides the total cash received (line A), the value of any advantage (line B), and the eligible amount for tax purposes as line A minus line B (line C).

What additional fields are included for non-cash gift receipts?

Non-cash samples require the fair market value of the property as the eligible amount, plus a property description received by the charity, the appraiser name, appraiser address, and related appraised details.

Sep 15, 2026

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