
<h2>Description</h2>



<p>This is Colorado Nonprofit Association&#8217;s sample gift acknowledgement letter. You may use this as a template for your organization. However, this is only one of many templates and suggestions for thank you letters.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Although nonprofits are not required to provide&nbsp;receipts or gift acknowledgements for contributions of less than $250 (unless it is a&nbsp;<em>quid pro quo</em>&nbsp;contribution), it is a best practices to&nbsp;<strong>acknowledge all charitable gifts to the organization</strong>.&nbsp;Gift acknowledgements should be sent to the donor as soon as possible &#8211; typically, within 1 to 2 days of receipt.&nbsp;</p>



<h3>All gift receipts/thank you letters should include:</h3>



<ul>
<li>Amount or description of non-cash contribution</li>



<li>Date the contribution was received</li>



<li>Statement that your organization is recognized as a 501(c)(3) organization by the IRS</li>



<li>Statement that, &#8220;no goods or services were received in exchange for this gift,&#8221; OR the fair market value of any goods or services provided (e.g. value of tickets to an event)</li>
</ul>



<h2>Additional Outside Resources</h2>



<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/tools-resources/saying-thank-you-to-donors" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Gift Acknowledgements: Saying &#8220;thank you&#8221; to donors</a>, National Council of Nonprofits</li>



<li><a href="https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p1771.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Charitable Contributions: Substantiation and Disclosure Requirements</a>, IRS Publication 1771</li>



<li><a href="http://nonprofithub.org/nonprofit-marketing-plan/best-donor-thank-you-letters/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">These 12 Ways to Thank Donors Will Keep Them from Saying Goodbye</a>, Nonprofit Hub</li>
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