JillS56
Expert Alumni

Deductions & credits

There is not enough information in your question to properly respond to your question.  I have a few questions to understand exactly what you gave and how you gave it to the CCRC.

 

The main question not addressed here has the CCRC given you a letter that states any portion of the money you gave to the CCRC is a charitable donation?   If you believe that it should be a charitable donation, then go to the CCRC and ask them about your donation.   Only they can make the determination whether or not it is considered a 501(c)(3) donation that can be claimed on your taxes as a charitable donation.

 

@MaryK4 is correct that if you have a personal gain from the donation made to the CCRC, you cannot claim a charitable donation.    In other words, if the donation was specifically for your unit where it could be said that only you are personally gaining from the donation, you cannot claim it as a charitable donation.

 

If you can provide more details of the donations, we could give you more exact information.    I think you would be able to get a more direct answer as to the deductibility of the donation would be from the CCRC.

 

Another thought is since the CCRC is providing lifetime housing and health care services, can any portion of this be considered as medical expenses.  Again, only the CCRC can answer this question.