It doesn't quite work that way.
You may enter all the charitable contributions you made throughout the year.
You do that by clicking Federal,
then Deductions & Credits along the top
Scroll down to "Charitable Donations" and click Show more
Scroll down to "Donations to Charity in 2019" and click Start
Now AFTER you enter the donations, (and other things like Home Mortgage Interest and Medical Expenses) you will get a choice of taking these Itemized Deductions, OR the Standard Deduction. Whichever you choose is what is subtracted from your income. (look at your 1040 line 9)
Next, the tax on this remaining income is calculated and it goes from there.
Deductions are NOT added to a refund. Never have been.
Taxes are complicated, that's why we are here.
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