Hi, all,

Here's a challenge I have come up against as I sit here getting all the
year-end IRS stuff pulled together. We have a donor/board member who wanted
to contribute the cost of extesnive facility repairs, to the tune of about
$1,200. Instead of giving us a donation of this amount, he hired a
contractor to do the work and paid him directly. Now I am trying to figure
out how we should acknowledge his gift for his tax purposes.

My rationale is that since no funds came in or out of our hands, it cannot
be considered a donation to us. Instead it is an in-kind donation. How does
this theory strike anyone else? Any suggestions?

Many thanks,
Erica

Erica S. Maniez
Museum Director, Issaquah Historical Society
425/392-3500
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www.issaquahhistory.org

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