You can find 2023 U.S. tax deadlines and rules below. These are meant to serve as a helpful guide— this isn’t legal advice, and individual situations may vary.

See our detailed guide to charitable tax strategies for more on tax law changes in 2023, and email us for more information on how to give.

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Donations via credit card, ACH, Google Pay, PayPal

U.S. tax deadline:

All credit card, ACH, Google Pay, and PayPal donations must be made by midnight on December 31st in your time zone to be eligible for a 2023 tax deduction.

Donation instructions:

Paying online by credit card is the fastest and easiest way to donate, and the safest way to ensure your donation is processed before the end of the year.

While ACH donations generally take 3-5 days to process, donations must be initiated by midnight on December 31st in order to be eligible for a tax deduction.

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Check donations

U.S. tax deadline:

Check envelopes must be postmarked by USPS on or before Saturday, December 30th to be eligible for a U.S. 2023 tax deduction.

Donation instructions:

If mailing a check, you must send it via USPS to:

GiveDirectly, Inc.
PO Box 3221
New York, NY 10008

Checks mailed to GiveDirectly via FedEx, UPS, or other 3rd party carriers will be returned to sender.

Wire transfer donations

U.S. tax deadline:

Wire transfer donations must be received by Friday, December 29th to be eligible for a U.S. 2023 tax deduction. It can take several business days after a wire is initiated for the transfer to occur.

Donation instructions:

Here are our bank details for a wire transfer.

To provide our team with your gift designation and tax receipt information, please email [email protected].

Stock & mutual fund donations

U.S. tax deadline:

Stock must be transferred by your firm/broker by Friday, December 29th to be eligible for a 2023 U.S. tax deduction.

Stock donation instructions:

The details for transferring stock are below; it typically takes several business days after a transfer request is made for the transfer to occur.

Account name: Give Direct Inc.
Account number: 220-66222
DTC#: 0352
Bank name: J.P. Morgan Clearing Corp

To provide our team with your gift designation and tax receipt information, please email [email protected].

Mutual fund shares donation instructions:

To donate mutual fund shares please email [email protected] with the following information, which you can find by contacting your brokerage:

Delivering Firm Name:
Delivering Acct #:
Delivering Acct Name:
Share Quantity:
Symbol:

Crypto donations

U.S. tax deadline:

Crypto must be transferred by December 31, 2023 to be eligible for a U.S. tax deduction in 2023.

When donating a crypto asset which you have held for more than one year, you may be eligible for a deduction equal to the fair market value of the asset at the date of the donation. If you have held the asset for one year or less, your deduction’s value will be the lesser of the fair market value of the asset at the time of the donation and the cost basis of the asset. Read more on the IRS website.

Crypto donation instructions:

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Donor Advised Fund (DAF) donations

U.S. tax deadline:

Grants to GiveDirectly made through donor advised funds cannot be used to claim a deduction for charitable contributions, as only your donation to your donor advised fund is tax-deductible. Read more on the IRS website.

DAF donation information:

Processing time for donations varies by the sponsoring organization. Typically it takes 4-5 business days between recommendation and arrival for donations made through DAFs.


If you’re looking to learn more on U.S. law on tax-deductible charitable donations (including minimum donation size requirements), you can read more on the IRS website.

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