We've created this stepbystep guide on everything you need to know about creating a donation receipt letter for tax purposes. Everything your nonprofit needs to know about Donation Receipts: When to issue, what to include, how to automate the process.Learn the best practices! Donation receipts are important! Here's how to create donation receipts your donors (and the IRS) will love. The receipt they handed me just had "2 bags, clothes" listed on it. As the donor, apparently I am supposed to fill in the value. Every donation receipt should include the name of the donor, the name of the organization, the nature and amount of the donation, and the date of the donation. This file contains the donation receipt for your Goodwill contributions. It provides details on how to fill out the receipt and claim your tax deductions.