Facebook Fundraisers was introduced in 2017 to allow non-profits and personal causes to raise money on the Facebook platform.

When contributions are made by a US taxpayer to a US-based 501(c)(3) charitable organization, the donor is allowed to claim these as deductions on their federal taxes. Additionally, many companies will match such charitable contributions made by their employees through corporate philanthropy programs.

Unfortunately, receipts generated by Facebook Fundraisers do not include the donor's name, the charity's name, or the charity's EIN (unique IRS identifier).  Therefore, these receipts are not compliant with IRS regulations and would also be rejected by most corporate matching programs.

This harms both the donor, who can't legally claim these charitable contributions on their taxes, as well as the non-profit receiving the donation since they will likely not get additional funding through corporate matches.

In August 2018 I opened a support case with Facebook for this issue. I maintained an open dialog with Payment Support Specialists at Facebook Fundraisers, but that dialog ended in September 2018 when I was told they would contact me again when the problem was resolved. The problem remains unresolved.

If you are curious if this impacts a donation you have made through Facebook Fundraisers, you can view your past receipts from your payment history:

1. Click the arrow in the top right of Facebook and select Settings

2. Click Payments in the left column

3. Click a payment to view your receipt

Facebook needs to add basic information (donor's name, the charity's name, or the charity's EIN) to its Facebook Fundraisers receipts to make them compliant with IRS tax deductibility regulations and also compatible with corporate charitable matching programs. This information is already listed elsewhere within the Facebook Fundraisers site -- it's just not available in a consolidated receipt format that satisfies these needs.