You could treat a monetary contribution to a charitable organization as a deductible contribution for federal tax purposes only to the extent you didn't receive a benefit in return. So if you mean you contibuted money to a qualifying charitable organization and you didn't receive any tangible benefit from it, then you can treat it as a charitable contribution.
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