Movement Strategy Center - Individual Donations

Individual Donations

Individual Donations are contributions made for the use of a charitable organization voluntarily without receiving or expecting any substantial benefit in return.

CHECKS AND CASH: All checks should be made payable to “Movement Strategy Center” with the project’s name stated in the memo section. Donations should be mailed to MSC's lock box or dropped off at the MSC office. Our admin team will provide a receipt for all funds dropped off at MSC.
ONLINE DONATIONS: Please refer to the BetterUnite page for more information.

Substantiation

All individual contributions should be documented with written communication from the donor specifying the amount and purpose of the gift (the name of the project and any specific program or the project and "general support"). An email with this information is generally sufficient.

Acknowledgement Letter

Per IRS guidelines, Movement Strategy Center provides written acknowledgement of all charitable contributions (except for online donations) noting the date and amount of the contributions as well as any donor restrictions regarding the use of the funds. MSC will draft acknowledgment letters for individual donation for each project at the end of each quarter.

For all donation acknowledgment inquiries, please contact info@movementstrategy.org.

Pledges

A charitable pledge is an agreement between a donor and a nonprofit in which the donor promises to make a future donation or series of donations to the nonprofit. In simple terms, it can be described as a promise to make a gift.

Most pledges are "soft pledges" - the donor has made a promise but is not legally obligated to make the gift. In the case of very large gifts, it's useful for the nonprofit and the donor to execute a pledge agreement, legally binding the donor to follow through on their commitment so that the nonprofit knows it can rely on those funds.

FSPs may use this pledge agreement template to execute pledges with their donors. Please note that if a donor intends to give through their donor-advised fund (DAF), they are typically not able to sign a pledge agreement.

In Kind Donations

What are in-kind donations?

In-kind donations are donations of non-monetary items, including tangible goods or professional services.

Important Considerations for In-Kind Donations:

Any single item valued at over $5,000 will require a qualified appraisal and additional forms for the donor to receive a deduction. MSC does not provide tax advice and donors should consult their tax advisors.
Services that typically wouldn’t be purchased by the organization wouldn’t qualify as an in-kind donation.
Volunteer hours are not necessarily in-kind unless the volunteer provides a specialized skill like a lawyer, accountant, or computer specialist, for example.

In Kind Donation Process:

Please complete the In-Kind Donation Receipt form when you have received an in-kind donation. MSC’s operations and finance team will review the information and send a tax receipt to the donor. MSC’s finance team will record the estimated value of the donation as revenue for your project.

In-Kind Donations

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