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Old Dec 18, 2014 | 8:39 pm
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srdshelly
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Originally Posted by doss1
Hi all,
I would like to donate to a few charities and wondering if there were any good known ones out there that also give you some miles/points? I found a good one that is offering 'up to' 20 AA miles PER DOLLAR with a minimum of a $25 donation. It's a cancer site: https://secure.nfcr.org/page/contrib...rican-airlines

Are there any others you know about?
The value of your donation for IRS purposes is reduced by the value of the miles, which is calculated in an official letter to you at 2.225 cpm. So there is really no miles benefit at all. You are not getting miles for making a gift. You are buying them.
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