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Gifts in Kind · Every organization type

Surplus in. Receipt out.

Surplus that reaches a program, with the paperwork attached.

Gifts in Kind is the in-kind donation module: donors post surplus with category, condition, quantity, value, delivery and tax-receipt settings; recipients Browse and Request to Claim; goods move through Received Goods to a confirmed delivery, an IRS-compliant tax receipt and distribution reports with SDG tags.

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Fulfillment chainNeed→AI Match→Shipment→Delivery→Receipt & report

What Gifts in Kind is

A gifts in kind platform is software where organizations list donated goods and other organizations claim, receive and document them. ImpactMatrix covers the whole cycle: listing with category, condition, quantity, value and delivery terms; AI-suggested recipients with a match score; Request to Claim with accept or reject; Received Goods with shipment and chat; delivery confirmation; IRS-compliant tax receipts; and distribution reports with SDG tags.

What you can do

The module in four moves. Button and tab names are the real ones.

New GIK Listing

Post surplus with category, condition, quantity, value, delivery and tax-receipt settings.

Request to Claim

Recipients claim what they can store and distribute; the donor accepts or rejects.

Received Goods

Shipment, chat and delivery confirmation in one thread — then the receipt.

Reports

Distribution reports with SDG tags, built from claims and confirmed deliveries.

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The feature is the same. What you do with it is not.

Nonprofits

Claim surplus you can actually store, then close the receipt and the distribution report.

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Foundations

Measure in-kind alongside cash across your grantees, from delivery records not estimates.

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Government

See donated supply available in your jurisdiction and route it to vetted organizations.

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Suppliers

List surplus stock and reach organizations that can take it at volume, with proof.

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Business

Turn surplus inventory into documented community impact with receipts for finance.

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Academia

Move campus surplus — furniture, equipment, IT, food — to organizations that need it.

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Related modules

Every posted need travels the same path. Follow it forward or back.

All nonprofit featuresAI MatchGifts in KindShipmentDeliveries

Questions

What is a gifts in kind platform?

A gifts in kind platform is software where organizations list donated goods and other organizations claim, receive and document them. ImpactMatrix handles listing, AI-suggested recipients, claim and approval, shipment, delivery confirmation, tax receipts and distribution reporting in one module.

How do companies donate surplus inventory?

A company creates a New GIK Listing with the category, condition, quantity, value, delivery arrangement and tax-receipt settings. AI suggests recipient organizations with a match score, nonprofits Request to Claim, the donor accepts or rejects, and the goods move to a confirmed delivery.

Are in-kind donations tax deductible?

Tax treatment of in-kind donations depends on the donor, the goods and applicable law, so that question belongs with your tax adviser. What ImpactMatrix does is generate an IRS-compliant tax receipt when delivery is confirmed, as a record of what was donated. This is not tax advice.

Is this a fundraising-auction donation tool?

No. Platforms that source raffle baskets and auction prizes for galas do a different job well. Gifts in Kind here is operational in-kind: surplus that has to be claimed, shipped, delivered and documented for programs and disaster response.

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