Tax Breaks: Donate Your Frequent Flier Miles To Charity

 

 

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Tax Breaks: Donate Your Frequent Flier Miles To Charity

via Consumerist by Carey Greenberg-Berger on Jun 23, 2007

Why bother with frequent flier miles when you can donate them to charity? The donations are tax-deductible, making them an attractive alternative to the Sisyphean challenge of ferreting out an eligible seat.

Many non-profit organizations have frequent flier mileage donation packages, and several major air carriers have developed charitable programs using earned miles. Some are exclusive partnerships geared to one or two specific charities, while others have multiple organizations with quarterly or monthly rotations, allowing all the participating charities equal time to receive miles.

Peter Greenberg lists several charities that accept miles as donations, from the Make-A-Wish Foundation, to Save The Dogs, an Italian non-profit committed to rescuing stray dogs in Romania. -- CAREY GREENBERG-BERGER

Donating Frequent Flier Miles and Making Them Count [Peter Greenberg]
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