The pallets that would otherwise go to a liquidator.
Surplus doesn't become impact until somebody receives it.
Corporate in-kind donation on ImpactMatrix means listing surplus with real terms, reviewing recipients matched by capacity and location, approving the claim yourself, and getting an IRS-compliant receipt generated when the recipient confirms delivery.
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In one paragraph
Business in-kind donation is the process of giving surplus goods to organizations that can use them. On ImpactMatrix a company creates a Gifts in Kind listing with category, condition, quantity, value, delivery arrangement and tax-receipt settings; recipients are suggested with a match score and submit Request to Claim; the donor accepts or rejects; a shipment carries chain of custody; and a receipt is generated when delivery is confirmed.
What you can do
Real button and tab names. Nothing here is on a roadmap.
Category, condition, quantity, value, delivery and tax-receipt settings. Delivery is the field that decides how fast it moves.
Suggested by match score, filtered by whether they can store and distribute at your volume — which protects the donation from becoming someone's disposal cost.
Claims are requests. You keep control of who receives your goods, including running a preferred-nonprofit network privately.
Distribution reports with SDG tags, and a receipt tied to a confirmed delivery — what finance and ESG need to count it.
How it runs
List with real terms
Condition, quantity, timing window and who handles transport.
Approve a capable recipient
Match score plus your own judgement about capacity.
Collect the documentation
Receipt on confirmed delivery, distribution report afterwards.
Why this is hard today
The problem
A regional manager emails forty pallets with a Friday deadline. Nobody can confirm storage, transport or documentation in time, so the offer dies quietly and the goods go to landfill — and the CSR report says nothing happened.
What the platform does
Structured listings, recipients matched by capacity and location, donor-controlled approval, custody, and documentation generated by delivery confirmation.
What you get back
An IRS-compliant receipt tied to a confirmed delivery and a distribution report showing where the goods went.
The goods layer a CSR suite doesn't have
Employee giving and grants platforms handle cash and volunteer hours well; in-kind is usually a request form inside them. Enterprise disposition tools handle waste diversion at volume but treat nonprofits as endpoints. Here the recipient organizations are operators on the same network, which is what makes claim, custody and delivery proof possible.
Use ImpactMatrix when
You donate goods that must be stored, moved and documented, and you want to control the recipient.
Use something else when
You need payroll giving, matching gifts or grants administration. Keep your CSR suite — this sits beside it as the goods and logistics layer.
Related modules and use cases
The same fulfillment chain underneath, pointed at a different job.
Questions
How do companies donate in-kind goods on ImpactMatrix?
By creating a Gifts in Kind listing with category, condition, quantity, value, delivery arrangement and tax-receipt settings. Recipients are suggested by match score and submit claims, the donor accepts or rejects, a shipment moves the goods, and a receipt is generated on confirmed delivery.
Do we choose which nonprofit receives our surplus?
Yes. Claims are requests, not automatic transfers — the donor accepts or rejects each one. Companies running a preferred-nonprofit programme can also operate a private branded network so partners see listings first.
What documentation do we receive?
An IRS-compliant tax receipt generated when the recipient confirms delivery, plus distribution reporting with SDG tags. How that should be treated for tax purposes is a question for your adviser; ImpactMatrix does not provide tax advice.
Does this replace our employee giving platform?
No. Cash giving, matching gifts and grants stay where they are. This is the goods and logistics layer those suites generally lack, covering claim approval, shipment custody, delivery confirmation and distribution reporting.
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The pallets that would otherwise go to a liquidator.
List the surplus. Approve the recipient. Keep the receipt.
Matched recipients, custody records, documentation on delivery. Free 30-day trial.
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