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Sample Text to be included in Receipt/Letter Acknowledging donation of less than $250 where the donor does not receive anything of value in return for  \nhis/her contribution. (Note for the sake of simplicity, you can use the text provided in“II”for call cash donations.)  \n– Thank you for your contribution of $50 on [date] . You should retain this receipt/letter in your records for tax purposes.  \n– The official registration and financial information of (Name of Organization) maybe obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free within Pennsylvania, 1-800-732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement  \nII. Sample Text to be included in Receipt/Letter Acknowledging donation of $250 or more where the donor does not receive anything of value in return for his/her contribution.  \n– Thank you for your contribution of $250 on [date] . You should retain this receipt/letter in your records for tax purposes. As you may be aware, the IRS no longer will accept a canceled check as substantiation of a charitable contribution of $250 or more.  \n– This letter further serves to verify that you did not receive anything of value in exchange for your contribution. Therefore, the entire amount of your donation may be tax-deductible according to the law.”  \n– The official registration and financial information of (Name of Organization) maybe obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free within Pennsylvania, 1-800-732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement.  \nIII. Sample Ticket/Event Disclosure  \n• Tickets: $100. Only $55 is tax-deductible, the balance is the fair market value of food/entertainment.  \n• Of each ticket, $45 represents the fair market value of the food and entertainment. This portion is not deductible as a charitable contribution  \nDear  :  \nThank you for your generous support of the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO) Tenth Annual Conference, Nonprofits: the Heart of our Communities. Those in attendance enjoyed a full day of education and training on a variety of issues, and an enthusiastic response was received throughout the day. From the morning plenary session led by Audrey Alvardo, the many workshop sessions, the luncheon keynote by Gregg Behr, and the Nonprofit Marketplace, the conference was a huge success.  \nOn behalf of the Board of Directors and staff of PANO, I would like to thank you for your generous donation in the amount of $. Your contribution helped underwrite the costs ofthe meeting. We couldn’t have done it without you.  \nShared with permission from the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations.  \nSAMPLE FUNDRAISING ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  \nWe are thrilled that you took advantage of the opportunity to exhibit in our Nonprofit Marketplace at the Annual Conference. The fair market value of the exhibit space was   . The amount is not deductible as a charitable contribution. Please subtract the cost of the exhibit space from your contribution to determine the tax deductible donation.  \nYou should retain this letter in your records as a receipt for tax purposes. As you may be aware, the IRS no longer will accept a canceled check as substantiation of a charitable contribution of $250 or more.  \nI look forward to continuing to work with you in advancing the nonprofit sector and improving the quality of life in Pennsylvania  \nSincerely,  \nName  \nTitle  \nPANO is a 501 (c) 3 organizations deductions to which are tax deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law. The official registration and financial information of (Name of Organization) may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free within Pennsylvania, 1-800-732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement.”  \nIV. Sample Gift in Kind Acknowledgement  \nDear   :  \nThank you very much for your gift of 12 books and several magazines about desktop publishing and related topics to the ABC Nonprofit. 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