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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here is a link generally discussing donations to DCPS and how to do it:
https://dcps.dc.gov/page/make-donation-dcps

Direct payments to each school's SAF can be made online; however, this will not generate a receipt sufficient to prove that your payment was a donation and not a payment for service; but if you don't care about that, then this is the easiest way to build up your school's SAF. 
https://dcps.dc.gov/page/paying-student-activities

While a government entity like a public school does not qualify for tax exempt status, donations to them generally are tax decuctible if the funds are used for a public purpose. 
https://www.irs.gov/publications/p526

To make a donation to the SAF tax deductible, you could do it by check/cash with a letter to the principal identifying the purpose and let them deposit the donation.[b] Or you could have your PTA arrange a SAF fundraiser, make the tax deductible donation to the 501c3 HSA, and the HSA can deposit the money in the SAF. As always, check with you tax advisor.[/quote][/b]

But then why not just donate through the HSA/PTA?  That's what they do -- raise funds and disburse them on behalf of the school and parents.  PTAs are always getting eye-rolled here, but their organization enables decision-making with inputs from multiple persepctive, provides accountability, and provides tax-deductibility.

Donating to your schools' SAF means you need to trust whoever makes decisions about it to be good financial stewards.  You are not going to get reports about the spending and you are not going to have a range of eyes on it.[/quote]

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