I&#x27;ve never understood that about deducting charitable donations. I&#x27;ve always had the principle that I shouldn&#x27;t be getting <i>anything</i> for my charity. Otherwise, it wouldn&#x27;t really be a donation to me. It would be make it conditional. I&#x27;m giving this money away, but give me some back from the taxpayers?<p>I might sound like a sucker, but that&#x27;s just always been my thought on it. My mother once said something to me like that as a kid and I&#x27;ve applied it donating.