How to send donations to IJM:

1. IJM can provide you with donation envelopes by filling out our request form. Please note that individuals must include their address with the donation if they would like to receive a receipt.
2. Do not open individual envelopes collected intact if you are sending in multiple envelopes. Please include all sealed individual envelopes in one large one.
3. Contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  to let us know that you are sending in donations and to receive important information about shipping.
4. Send the envelopes to IJM via FedEx, DHL, or another form of shipment that can be tracked.

Tax-deductibility of Donations:

To remain in compliance with the IRS, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) and the standards of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA), IJM uses the following procedures to receipt donations.

1. Donations

Donations refer to all tax-deductible donations, whether cash, check, credit card or stock transfer. International Justice Mission will provide a tax-deductible receipt to donors for the exact amount of their donations. The receipt can be presented to the IRS for tax-deduction purposes.

Examples

• Personally donating a portion of your company's sales.
  Giving 5% of the sales collected through your t-shirt company. You would submit a check to IJM for this amount and be given a tax-deductible receipt.
• Personally donating the proceeds from a fundraising project.
  Holding a concert in IJM's honor and giving the money collected through ticket sales to benefit IJM. You would submit a check to IJM for this amount and be given a tax-deductible receipt.
• Asking people to give money directly to IJM.
  Holding an awareness meeting in which you share about IJM and ask people to donate to the organization. You would collect the individual's donations and send the money to IJM following the procedures outlined above. IJM would send a tax-deductible receipt to the individuals that donated.

2. Donations with Goods and Services Received

These are payments to IJM in which an individual receives a good or service for his or her payment. IJM will give a gift receipt for these payments and will only give a tax-deductible receipt if the payment exceeds the value of the good or service received.

Please note that payments should only be collected for IJM if the good or service provided included a donation. IJM prefers that individuals sell goods and services at market value and personally donate the proceeds to IJM.

Examples

• Having a bake sale, yard sale, etc., in which the price includes a donation to IJM.
  Selling cakes and desserts for $50, when they are valued at $5. Individuals would be given a tax-deductible receipt for $45.