Church donation receipt: Donation Substantiation Rules
The Donation Substantiation Rules carries 17 published figures read from 8 sources' own pages, from 75 to 500,000 USD, read 18 October 2026.
Sacristo sells its own paid plan in this category (our pricing). It is not counted here: every figure in this index is another provider's own published price, read from its own page.
- 1675 to 83,396
- 83,396 to 166,717
- 166,717 to 250,038
- 250,038 to 333,358
- 333,358 to 416,679
- 1416,679 to 500,000
Bands
| Bucket | Value |
|---|---|
| 75 to 83,396 | 16 sources |
| 83,396 to 166,717 | 0 sources |
| 166,717 to 250,038 | 0 sources |
| 250,038 to 333,358 | 0 sources |
| 333,358 to 416,679 | 0 sources |
| 416,679 to 500,000 | 1 source |
8 of the 10 named sources read in full publish a figure; 2 publish none, read 18 October 2026.
By element
| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| elementform 8283 | 500USD | 500 to 500USD | 2 |
| elementqualified appraisal | 5,000USD | 5,000 to 5,000USD | 4 |
| elementwritten acknowledgment | 250USD | 250 to 250USD | 5 |
| elementquid pro quo disclosure | 75USD | 75 to 75USD | 3 |
| elementclothing and household items | 500USD | 500 to 500USD | 1 |
| elementappraisal attached to the return | 500,000USD | 500,000 to 500,000USD | 1 |
| elementvehicle donation | 500USD | 500 to 500USD | 1 |
Every figure, with its source
One row per source: the figure the source's own page publishes, the page, and the day it was read. A figure that is not on a page we read is not on this one.
The sentence each figure was read from (17)
- IRS Publication 561 (HTML), Determining the Value of Donated Property, read 2026-10-17:
Deductions of More Than $500,000
- eCFR 26 CFR 1.170A-13, recordkeeping and return requirements for deductions for charitable contributions, read 2026-10-17:
(c) Deductions in excess of $5,000 for certain charitable contributions of property made after December 31, 1984 —
- IRS: substantiating charitable contributions, read 2026-10-17:
For claimed contributions over $5,000, generally a qualified appraisal prepared by a qualified appraiser must be obtained.
- IRS Publication 526 (HTML), Charitable Contributions, read 2026-10-17:
Deductions Over $5,000
- IRS Publication 561 (HTML), Determining the Value of Donated Property, read 2026-10-17:
Deductions of More Than $5,000
- eCFR 26 CFR 1.170A-13, recordkeeping and return requirements for deductions for charitable contributions, read 2026-10-17:
(3) Deductions in excess of $500 claimed for a charitable contribution of property other than money —
- IRS About Form 8283, read 2026-10-17:
Individuals, partnerships, and corporations file Form 8283 to report information about noncash charitable contributions when the amount of their deduction for all noncash gifts is more than $500.
- IRS Publication 561 (HTML), Determining the Value of Donated Property, read 2026-10-17:
Deduction over $500 for certain clothing or household items.
- IRS Publication 1771, Charitable Contributions - Substantiation and Disclosure Requirements, read 2026-10-18:
boat, or airplane if the claimed value exceeds $500.
- IRS: charitable organizations - substantiation and disclosure requirements, read 2026-10-17:
A donor can deduct a charitable contribution of $250 or more only if the donor has a written acknowledgment from the charitable organization.
- IRS: substantiating charitable contributions, read 2026-10-17:
A donor claiming a deduction of $250 or more is also required to obtain and keep a contemporaneous written acknowledgment for a charitable contribution.
- IRS: charitable contributions - written acknowledgments, read 2026-10-17:
The written acknowledgment required to substantiate a charitable contribution of $250 or more must contain the following information:
- IRS Publication 526 (HTML), Charitable Contributions, read 2026-10-17:
Contributions of $250 or More
- IRS Publication 1771, Charitable Contributions - Substantiation and Disclosure Requirements, read 2026-10-18:
organization for any single monetary contribution or noncash contribution valued at $250 or more
- IRS: charitable organizations - substantiation and disclosure requirements, read 2026-10-17:
A charitable organization must provide a written disclosure statement to any donor of a quid pro quo contribution over $75.
- IRS: substantiating charitable contributions, read 2026-10-17:
A charitable organization must provide a written disclosure statement to donors of a quid pro quo contribution in excess of $75.
- IRS Publication 1771, Charitable Contributions - Substantiation and Disclosure Requirements, read 2026-10-18:
charitable contributions where donors receive goods or services in exchange for a single payment in excess of $75.
Read in full, publishes no figure
2 named sources were read in full on the dates shown and print no usable figure. They are counted, never filled in.
- eCFR 26 CFR 1.6115-1, disclosure requirements for quid pro quo contributions, read 2026-10-17: every candidate on the page was refused
- 26 U.S.C. 170 (govinfo, United States Code), read 2026-09-11: every candidate on the page was refused
Methodology
Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2).
8 of the 10 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 2 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 0 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere.
The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source for each breakdown it prices, in USD (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences for one breakdown), so a page that gives figures for several breakdowns gives one for each and N counts 17 figures, never sentences; 65 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded.
The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): one row per element and threshold - the $250 contemporaneous written acknowledgment, the $75 quid pro quo disclosure and its good-faith estimate, the non-cash bands that pull in Form 8283 and an appraisal, the 'no goods or services' statement, the timing test - each quoted verbatim from the statute, regulation or IRS page that states it, with the effective date and the changed-since; the derived piece is the ELEMENT CHECKLIST scored against what a receipt actually contains, so a church can see which of its statements would fail, which nobody publishes as a table
65 candidate sentences on these pages were refused by a reviewer; each refusal and its reason is recorded in the review ledger.
Sources (10)
- IRS: charitable organizations - substantiation and disclosure requirements(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- IRS: substantiating charitable contributions(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- IRS: charitable contributions - written acknowledgments(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- IRS Publication 526 (HTML), Charitable Contributions(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- IRS Publication 561 (HTML), Determining the Value of Donated Property(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- IRS About Form 8283(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- eCFR 26 CFR 1.170A-13, recordkeeping and return requirements for deductions for charitable contributions(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- eCFR 26 CFR 1.6115-1, disclosure requirements for quid pro quo contributions(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- 26 U.S.C. 170 (govinfo, United States Code)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- IRS Publication 1771, Charitable Contributions - Substantiation and Disclosure Requirements(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
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The Donation Substantiation Rules carries 17 published figures read from 8 sources' own pages, from 75 to 500,000 USD, read 18 October 2026.
8 of the 10 named sources read in full publish a figure; 2 publish none, read 18 October 2026.
Donation Substantiation Rules, element form 8283: median 500 USD across 2 sources, read 18 October 2026.
Donation Substantiation Rules, element qualified appraisal: median 5,000 USD across 4 sources, read 18 October 2026.
Donation Substantiation Rules, element written acknowledgment: median 250 USD across 5 sources, read 18 October 2026.
Donation Substantiation Rules, element quid pro quo disclosure: median 75 USD across 3 sources, read 18 October 2026.
Donation Substantiation Rules, element clothing and household items: median 500 USD across 1 source, read 18 October 2026.
Donation Substantiation Rules, element appraisal attached to the return: median 500,000 USD across 1 source, read 18 October 2026.
Donation Substantiation Rules, element vehicle donation: median 500 USD across 1 source, read 18 October 2026.
Cite as: "Sacristo Donation Substantiation Rules", updated 2026-10-19, https://sacristo.com/datasets/donation-substantiation-rules/.
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