Standard Percentage discount for Non-Profit

[AndrewSA]

I'm doing a quote for a non-profit and am going to include a percentage discount that will be donated. Is there an average percentage usually? 30%?

[StevenGWebb]

If you are going to make a donation to the non-profit be sure they provide you with the evidence for your taxes. 30% sounds like a heavy rebate/donation. We only figure about 25% of sales to labor. From my point of view you are kicking back a larger percentage as a donation that you'd be paying an employee. Then again, you weren't clear if that 30% was from sales, net, or gross profit. I think 15% of sales is generous. You must be a heck of a tipper at restaurants.

[DeannaD]

I've done a lot of work with nonprofit fundraisers (club soccer tournaments) and we would "ask" for 20% of the gross. I always thought that was high, but we never had issues getting vendors (concessions, action photographer, etc). Just a data point for you.

[AndrewSA]

yes, I was just figuring the gross total. I thought 30% would be high, but just wanted to throw out a number to see what others are doing.

This is for some executive head shots, so it's time, location fee and milage. No print sales or anything like that, just a disk with files. Can I do a overall discount for all these or is there some tax issues with what can be recognized as a donation from a non profit?

[Tom]

I am not a CPA or a tax attorney, but I think you can only deduct your actual expenses donated.

So if you gave a free portrait shoot to a non-profit, you could deduct milage, cost of the disk or disks and that is it. I do not believe you can do any more than that.

[Lin]

Disregarding a charitable contribution on your part, the discount for a non-profit is no sales tax.

[Steelsun]

You can't "discount" your price and claim it as a deduction.
Instead charge full price, then write them a check for the 25% or whatever discount.

This way you get to claim it on your taxes as a charitable donation, and they get to claim it as donated income.

[marysledd]

I'm going to second that you can only claim the actual value of a donated item, and donating services is not included. I'm not sure about that, but it seems familiar.

[AndrewSA]

thanks for all the replies...