Third-Party Donations

I am not able to view the donation made directly to the church (via my financial adviser) either under Donation History or Donor Statements. The donation in question was made in November 2019. This would be considered a 'Third-Party Donation.
The HELP section states:
Third-Party Donations
You will be able to see all of the other donations that you have made through a third-party. You will be able to select date ranges and see specific categories such as donated fast offerings.
Any ideas?

Was it a qualified charitable distribution from an IRA? If so, then it doesn't show up in the donation history. Instead you should have received a separate "Agency Donation Acknowledgement Letter" from church headquarters which gives the amount and allocations. I don't know the specific reason why this kind of donation is treated differently but it may because it has different tax consequences (i.e. it is pre-tax and therefore can't be claimed as an itemized charitable deduction).

Thank you for this information. It was indeed a qualified charitable deduction from an IRA. I have also not received a separate Agency Donation Acknowledgement Letter from church headquarters.

My mother made a similar distribution at the beginning of November. Her letter was dated Dec 5th so if you haven't received the acknowledgement you may want to contact Treasury Services to make sure it got credited correctly. Information on how to contact them is found on this page: https://www.ldsphilanthropies.org/gift- ... ts/ira-qcd

Thank you. It has now been corrected. After my financial adviser called treasury services for the third time they were able to correct the problem. The problem was that they had used my correct MRN but mixed up the spelling of my name. After they made the correction I was immediately able to see the donation on the churchofjesuschrist.org website under 'third party donations'. Also a .pdf arrived in my email which was the Agency Donation Acknowledgement Letter.

How do I pay tithing through a qualified charitable donation from an IRA? I can't find any instructions to give to my financial advisor.

cltp wrote:How do I pay tithing through a qualified charitable donation from an IRA? I can't find any instructions to give to my financial advisor.

See the page IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution.

Most financial advisors know how to do this. It's a common thing to make donations to a charity (church or otherwise) directly from an IRA.

I learned from personal experience this process can take 2 weeks or more, so if you're looking for a tax benefit for this year, you might want to start the process soon.

I cannot see Third-Party Donation Tab on my donations page.
I've made third-party donations for many years.
On my aunt's lds account I found a Third-Party donation tab and helped her download the official statement.
But the same tab is not showing up on my account. I'm looking for the official signed statement.

I tried logging into the lds website using an incognito window and I've tried a different computer, but neither show the "third-party" donation tab.

Ideas?

What was the category of the donation? Some items, like Youth Camp are not automatically tax deductible.

If that wasn't it, then most likely the donation wasn't matched to your membership record.

brentb76 wrote: Mon Mar 16, 2026 3:46 pm I cannot see Third-Party Donation Tab on my donations page.

The Donations page user interface has changed from previous years. I have third party donations and view them on the Donations page at the Donations > History > Third-Party Donations menu.


If you did not receive a Third Party Donations Acknowledgement Letter (Agency Donation Acknowledgement Letter
to Agency Participant) from the Church for your third party donations then you should contact Treasury Services by email at donations@churchofjesuschrist.org or call 801-240-2554.

My account doesn't show "Third-Party Donations" menu options, but then I've never made any.

russellhltn wrote: Mon Mar 16, 2026 6:40 pm My account doesn't show "Third-Party Donations" menu options, but then I've never made any.

Mine didn't either until I started my QCD in 2024.