Giving record guides
Practical, no-fluff guides on donation receipts, year-end statements, and the IRS rules behind them.
Donation Receipt Requirements: What the IRS Actually Requires (2026)
What a nonprofit donation receipt must say to be IRS-compliant - the required wording, when you must send one, and templates for cash, non-cash, and quid pro quo gifts.
Read guideYear-End Giving Statements for January
A calm January checklist for tiny nonprofit treasurers to batch year-end giving statements fast and keep donor records clean.
Read guideHow to Write a Receipt for an In-Kind Donation (Non-Cash Gifts)
The right way to acknowledge donated goods and services - what to describe, why you must never assign a value, and a copy-paste template.
Read guideQuid Pro Quo Donations: The $75 Disclosure Rule Explained
When a donor gets something in return - a dinner, auction item, or event ticket - special IRS disclosure rules kick in. Here is the $75 rule in plain English.
Read guideTracking Tithes & Offerings in a Spreadsheet (And When to Stop)
A practical setup for tracking church giving in Excel or Google Sheets - the columns you need, the two-person counting rule, and the signs you’ve outgrown the spreadsheet.
Read guideDonorLedger vs DONATION: web or desktop?
Compare DonorLedger and DONATION for tiny nonprofits: web-based year-end statements vs offline desktop donation tracking.
Read guideDonorLedger vs Little Green Light: which fits tiny nonprofits?
Compare DonorLedger and Little Green Light for donation records, receipts, and year-end statements—especially for volunteer treasurers.
Read guideDonation Receipt Wording for Tiny Nonprofits
Copy-paste donation receipt wording for cash, in-kind, and quid pro quo gifts, plus year-end statement tips for tiny nonprofits.
Read guideYear-End Donation Statements Made Easy
A simple January-ready guide for tiny nonprofits on clean year-end donation statements, donor records, and IRS-safe wording.
Read guideStop doing January by hand
DonorLedger records every gift, sends IRS-compliant receipts, and generates every donor's year-end statement in one click.
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