Can you donate to a minister and claim it as a charitable gift?

Minister of japan and prime minister of japan

I have a donor who has given my charity a gift for almost ten years without anyone ever asking him for it. He always sends it on his own. Except for this year. What approach or words would you recommend I use when calling this person to ask him to consider renewing a gift? Since he has...

My fianc? And his brother are dividing a couple of properties from their mother's estate. She passed away 6 years ago and they did probate the will during that timeframe. They are trying to establish the best way to divide the property at this time with as little tax penalties as possible. ...

My wife and I would like to donate our time and effort to our church to design, implement, and setup hosting for a church website. We do websites for paying customers as well through our business entity but this year (2007) we will not be conducting as a business. Is this something we can...