Timeline for Under what circumstances is a membership a deductible donation?

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Apr 13, 2015 at 12:25	history	edited	keshlam	CC BY-SA 3.0	added 239 characters in body; added 42 characters in body; added 13 characters in body
Apr 13, 2015 at 12:23	comment	added	Joe		I assume they draw the line because they want to get more donations and memberships. The rule is pretty clear in the linked document, and when I asked one of them what they would send a $250 member it did assume a tangible value of admission. That's why I asked here - if there is a rule that permits it for lower amounts over $75 but under $250.
Apr 13, 2015 at 12:20	comment	added	keshlam		All I can tell you is that multiple museums, over 25+ years of my experience, have drawn precisely that line. Since they have many donors, I presume someone would have had the IRS correct this if it wasn't acceptable. You're making the mistake of assuming the rules follow common sense; they don't have to, and they don't.
Apr 13, 2015 at 3:34	comment	added	Joe		This contradicts the IRS instructions, as far as I can tell (and contradicts what two CPA family members told me). I do not see how admission could not be a tangible benefit. It's certainly why i'm buying the membership, after all, and undoubtedly why nearly all do.
Apr 13, 2015 at 3:01	history	answered	keshlam	CC BY-SA 3.0