Question for the board: While donated FF miles per se are not tax deductible, would it be possible to get an award ticket, donate it to a tax deductible charity, and then write off the value of the ticket?

Ex: If your church is going to send a missionary to x country, would it work to redeem a ticket in that missionary's name, find out the cost of that ticket, and then have the church write a tax deduction letter specifying the value of the donation, which you could then write off?

And, would this violate any FF program guidelines, even though you are not "bartering, selling, etc..."??

Bob