Please note that the IRS states that services are not deductible as charitable contributions. Regardless of the sale amount, the declared value when the gift is accepted is the value for which the donor receives credit. This benefit is extended to the spouse even after the death of the member. Points cannot be shared with members' children, siblings or other relatives. I made donations in FY96 and FY97, but didn't give in FY98.
Bonus points awarded for consecutive giving years are valid only from the most recent giving year.
Donors not making contributions accumulating 1.25 priority points in a year connected to the most recent fiscal year forfeit the consecutive year bonus points accumulated by their giving prior to their lapse year. When I buy a season ticket, the University gets money. Simply stated, a person's giving history is their own while a person's ticket purchase history could be that of many people. Many Rhode Island Athletics season ticket holders have purchased tickets for friends and neighbors in addition to tickets for themselves over the years, including season and single game tickets as well as tickets for conference, NCAA and other tournaments. Our records system cannot accurately show us who the end user of the ticket was.