Ways to give

Tax-effective giving for the US and Canada

Give through CAF America or CAF Canada, receive a tax receipt in your own country, and recommend that your gift supports orphanages in Ukraine through Dhana Aid.

Are you a high-income earner?

Did you win the lottery?

Sold a business, a property or shares this year?

Looking for a cause to support for tax purposes?

We encourage you to consider supporting us.

A gift through the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) counts as a gift to a charity in your own country, so it can lower your tax bill there. CAF checks Dhana Aid, then sends your gift on to us in Ukraine. It pays for power stations that keep orphanages warm, lit and connected through blackouts.

Choose your country

Two ways to give

If you pay US taxes

CAF America is a US 501(c)(3) public charity. You give to CAF America and recommend Dhana Aid. CAF America sends you a US tax receipt.

Gift type: Donor Advised Gift (one-off) or your own fund
CAF fee: 8% of the first $100,000 (minimum $80), 4% of the next $200,000, 1% above $300,000
Tax receipt: For the full amount you give. CAF’s fee comes out of your gift before it reaches us.
Ways to pay: Cheque, wire, card or shares

These details are from CAF America, not from Dhana Aid. Please confirm them with CAF America.

For your accountant

info@cafamerica.org
+1 202 793 2232

Download CAF America gift form (PDF)

If you pay Canadian taxes

CAF Canada is a registered Canadian charity (CRA 801966334RR0001). You give to CAF Canada and recommend Dhana Aid. CAF Canada sends you a Canadian tax receipt.

Gift type: International Project Gift (from $500) or your own fund (from $5,000)
CAF fee: 9% of the first $100,000, 4% of the next $200,000, 1% above $300,000
Tax receipt: For the full amount you give. CAF’s fee comes out of your gift before it reaches us.
Ways to pay: Cheque, wire, card or shares

These details are from CAF Canada, not from Dhana Aid. Please confirm them with CAF Canada.

For your accountant

info@cafcanada.ca
+1 416 362 2261

Email CAF Canada

If CAF hasn’t yet approved Dhana Aid for grants, your first gift includes a one-time check of our charity: US$400 minimum fee at CAF America, C$750 at CAF Canada. After that, later gifts from anyone pay only the normal fee.

For you and your accountant

How it works

Your accountant contacts CAF. Email the CAF office in your country and say you’d like to recommend a gift to Dhana Aid Organization in Ukraine.
Sign the gift agreement. CAF sends a short gift form. Add the amount and how you’ll pay, and name Dhana Aid as the charity you recommend.
Send your gift to CAF. CAF issues your tax receipt for the full amount you give.
CAF checks us and sends the grant. CAF reviews our documents and makes the grant to Dhana Aid in Ukraine.
Let us know. Tell us you gave, so we can watch for your gift and send you an update when it’s delivered.

Our details for the gift form

Charity: CO CF Dhana Aid Organization
Registration (EDRPOU): 45347568
Location: Lviv, Ukraine
Contact: Jay Nappalli, Founder & Director · jay@dhanaaid.org
Official documents: dhanaaid.org/documents

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2026 tax year

Key tax facts

United States

Up to 60% of your income. If you itemize, cash gifts to a US public charity like CAF America can be deducted up to 60% of your adjusted gross income (AGI). Shares held over a year: up to 30% of AGI.
Give shares, skip capital gains. Giving appreciated shares instead of cash means no capital gains tax on the rise in value, and a deduction for their full market value.
New in 2026: a small floor. Only the part of your gifts above 0.5% of your AGI is deductible. On a $1,000,000 AGI, the first $5,000 doesn’t count.
New in 2026: 35% cap. In the top 37% bracket, each dollar given saves up to 35 cents in federal tax.
Not itemizing? From 2026 you can deduct up to $1,000 in cash gifts ($2,000 for married couples filing jointly).
Lottery win or big year? US winnings and one-off gains are taxable income, so a gift the same year can offset a large share of them. Anything over the limits carries forward for five years.

This tax information is general and not from Dhana Aid. Please check with your accountant.

Canada

A credit, not a deduction. Federal credit: 14% on the first $200 you give in a year, 29% above that, and 33% on the part matched by income over $258,482.
Plus your province. Provincial credits come on top. In Ontario, a high earner gets back about 44 cents of each dollar given above $200; in Alberta, over 50 cents.
Up to 75% of your net income. You can claim gifts up to 75% of your net income each year, and carry unused amounts forward for five years.
Give shares, pay no capital gains tax. Publicly listed shares given to a registered charity like CAF Canada carry no capital gains tax, and you get a receipt for their full value.
Lottery win? Canadian lottery prizes aren’t taxed, so the credit works against tax on your other income, like salary, business income or capital gains.

This tax information is general and not from Dhana Aid. Please check with your accountant.

General information about 2026 rules, not tax advice. Your accountant can tell you what applies to you. CAF has the final say on every grant; your gift is a recommendation.

Questions? Talk to us first

We’re happy to speak with you or your accountant and send any document CAF asks for.

✉ Email info@dhanaaid.org