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Important Information Regarding Donations
General Tax Information, Incorporation, Gifts in Kind
· Donations made to Adventures in Missions are tax deductible based on the policies and principles located at www.adventures.org/policies. Please contact your tax advisor for more information.
1.We do not accept cash donations.
2.Donating by Check
· Checks must be made payable to Adventures in Missions.
· The following information must be written the memo line of every check.
Ex: Appealed by John Doe (Participant/Staff Name)
· Checks must be mailed to:
Adventures in Missions
PO Box 534470
Atlanta, GA 30353-4470
· Do NOT send checks to the Adventures headquarters located in Gainesville, GA.
· Do NOT post date checks. If a post dated check is sent in, it will be processed. If there are insufficient funds in the account both Adventures and the donor will be charged a fee from the bank.
· Checks may take up to two weeks to be processed.
· If a check is written out to a participant rather than to Adventures in Missions, these checks cannot be processed and will be returned.
3.Money Orders
· Money orders are an acceptable method of payment for a donation.
· All of the statements about giving via check also apply to money orders. Refer to item 2 if you have any further questions.
· Donors must provide all applicable information in order to receive acknowledgement for their gift.
4.Donating Online
· A donor may be directed to donate online through a participant’s blog.
· Online donations by credit/debit card will be subject to a 3% processing fee. Bank drafts will be subject to a 2% processing fee.
· Online donations can take 3-5 days to process.
· A donor may set up a reoccurring donation through this option. The donor will be prompted to select a start date and an end date for their donations. The donations will automatically stop at the end date, if one is selected.
5.Donating with Dynapay
· Dynapay is an option for donating through Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT), which allows a donor to set up a monthly donation through the donor’s personal checking account.
· Donors are unable to make a one-time only donation through Dynapay; this is strictly for reoccurring donations.
· A donor can set up their reoccurring donation by going to the following website https://www.adventures.org/dynapay and completing the required fields.
· Donations through Dynapay typically take 1-2 weeks to be processed. Donations are withdrawn from the donor’s account on either the 3rd or the 18th of the month.
· Donors may set up an end date for their reoccurring donations when they set up their initial DynaPay account.
· If a donor does not select an end date a donor MUST submit a written request (fax, letter, e-mail) to Donor Relations to stop their reoccurring donation. This will NOT happen automatically. A two weeks advance notice must be provided to stop any future reoccurring donations.
· IMPORTANT: All donors need to STOP their reoccurring donations after the participant’s 6th month on the field.
· There is no processing fee charged when using Dynapay.
6.Refund/Transfer Policy
· Our policy states that donations made to Adventures in Missions are non-refundable and non-transferable. This keeps our non-profit status in compliance with IRS and Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability guidelines. For more information go to www.adventures.org/policies.
· Once a donation has been made it cannot be transferred to another trip participant. If there are any future donations in a reoccurring donation, these CAN be redirected to another participant.
· Application fees are non-refundable
