Gifts to Charity

Official source

You can deduct contributions or gifts you gave to organizations that are religious, charitable, educational, scientific, or literary in purpose. You can also deduct what you gave to organizations that work to prevent cruelty to children or animals. Certain whaling captains may be able to deduct expenses paid in 2025 for Native Alaskan subsistence bowhead whale hunting activities. See Pub. 526 for details.

To verify an organization's charitable status, you can:

Check with the organization to which you made the donation. The organization should be able to provide you with verification of its charitable status, or

Use our online search tool at IRS.gov/TEOS to see if an organization is eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub. 78 data).

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Gifts to Charity

Official source

You can deduct contributions or gifts you gave to organizations that are religious, charitable, educational, scientific, or literary in purpose. You can also deduct what you gave to organizations that work to prevent cruelty to children or animals. Certain whaling captains may be able to deduct expenses paid in 2025 for Native Alaskan subsistence bowhead whale hunting activities. See Pub. 526 for details.

To verify an organization's charitable status, you can:

Check with the organization to which you made the donation. The organization should be able to provide you with verification of its charitable status, or

Use our online search tool at IRS.gov/TEOS to see if an organization is eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub. 78 data).