Once your donation is successfully completed, we will send you an email donation receipt as your official record. Don't forget your email address.A donation receipt will be sent to you at the email address you provide on this form. Please be sure to keep a copy of your receipt for tax purposes. It's a salvation army. The donation receipt is so you can write it off on your taxes - they aren't buying anything. A Salvation Army donation receipt is used to report items at cash value when determining the tax-deductible value. Will I receive a receipt for my donation? Now you can create your own digital donation receipt from the salvation army. You'll never have to scramble again to find your paper receipts.