How do I enter my charitable donations in TurboTax?
You can deduct charitable donations if you make them to qualified organizations and you itemize your deductions.
To itemize, you need to:
Keep track of what you contributed to charity during the year
Maintain supporting documentation, such as receipts
That might sound like a lot of recordkeeping, but it can pay off if your total itemized deductions are higher than the Standard Deduction.
For tax year 2025, the Standard Deduction is:
Single taxpayers: $15,750
Married taxpayers filing a joint return: $31,500
Heads of household: $23,625
To get started, enter your donations into TurboTax.
TurboTax Online
Go to the Donations to Charity screen under Deductions & Credits.
Answer Yes to the question Did you make any donations to charity in 2025 ?
Follow the onscreen instructions to finish entering your donations.
TurboTax Desktop
Open your return.
Go to Federal Taxes.
Go to Deductions & Credits.
If asked How do you want to enter…?, select I’ll choose what I work on.
Nex to Charitable Donations, select Visit All.
Answer Yes to the question Did you make any donations to charity in2025?
On the Donations screen, answer Yes to the question Do you want to enter your donations for 2025?
Fill out your donations on the Let’s enter your donations one at a time screen.
Once all your donations have been entered, select Done on the Review All Your Charities screen.
