{"id":15093,"date":"2026-02-26T11:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T10:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vostel.de\/blog\/?p=15093"},"modified":"2026-02-26T11:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T10:02:10","slug":"spendenbescheinigung","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vostel.de\/blog\/en\/spendenbescheinigung\/","title":{"rendered":"Donation receipt 2026: Useful information & templates for associations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In 2025, people in Germany donated 4.65 billion euros<\/a>. Although the total amount was down on the previous year, donations for social causes grew by 10.8%, and donations for nature conservation and climate protection grew by as much as 30%. Donors need a donation receipt in order to claim their donations for tax purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here you can find out exactly what this involves, when you need to issue one, which templates you can use and what you need to bear in mind when creating and storing them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. What is a donation receipt?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. What types of donations are there?<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. What requirements must an association fulfill in order to be allowed to issue donation receipts<\/strong><\/strong>?<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. From which amount must a donation receipt<\/strong><\/strong> be issued?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Where can I find templates for a donation receipt<\/strong><\/strong>?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. What else needs to be considered?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. Find volunteers with vostel.de<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      What is a donation receipt<\/strong>?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      A donation receipt or donation confirmation is a document that confirms the receipt of a donation by an association<\/strong>. Donors can submit the donation receipt to the tax office as proof of tax deductibility. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      For the organization, donation receipts are an important tool for fundraising<\/strong> and building trust. They create transparency and make larger donations or permanent donations more attractive due to the tax advantage. In addition, associations can use this point of contact as an opportunity to thank the donor for the donation and its significant impact, thus strengthening the bond with the donor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      What types of donations are there?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Donations are special expenses and are voluntary contributions for which no consideration is expected. Donation receipts or contribution receipts do not only apply to pure monetary donations. In donation law, a distinction is made between four types of donation for which a donation receipt can be issued: <\/p>\n\n\n\n