topic Various items were put in a charity bin that specified Cathlic Charities. This is located a church parking lot. What address do I put down? in Deductions & credits

Various items were put in a charity bin that specified Cathlic Charities. This is located a church parking lot. What address do I put down?

mandmalbert — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:35:12 GMT

A sign on the bin states the items will be sold and a portion of the money will be given to Catholic Charities.

Based on the sign on the box, this may not be a charitabl...

RichardG — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:35:13 GMT

Based on the sign on the box, this may not be a charitable donation. Only gifts directly to a qualified charity are deductible. It sounds as though the box was operated by some other type of organization, which in turn made a charitable donation to the Catholic Church.