Tax receipts
When you add money to your Impact Account or give without an account, you receive an immediate tax receipt.
If you have an Impact Account, learn how to:
View and download your tax receipt
Add a new tax receipt recipient
Edit a tax receipt recipient
Change the default tax receipt profile
Find a tax receipt issued for donations made with CIBC reward points
Find your tax receipt if you don't have an Impact Account
If you sent a gift using Charitable Impact but don’t have an account, we will have sent your tax receipt to the email address you provided when you sent the gift. This email will be from hello@charitableimpact.com under the subject line “Your tax receipt for your gift to...”.
If you can’t find your tax receipt in your inbox, try checking your Junk or Spam email folders.
View and download your tax receipts
- Log into your Impact Account.
- On the web: click Tax receipts in the menu at the top of the page.
On the mobile app: select Account from the bottom menu, then select Tax receipts from the top menu. - On the web: Under Issued tax receipts, click See issued receipts for the tax receipt recipient.
On the mobile app: Under Issued tax receipts, select the name of the tax receipt recipient you want to view tax receipts for. - Find the tax year you want to view receipts for, then click the download icon.
Add a new tax receipt recipient
When you add money to your Impact Account for the first time, you’ll be asked to set up a tax receipt profile so that Charitable Impact can send you your tax receipt. The information you add to your tax receipt profile must include your legal name and address. You can also add multiple tax receipt recipients if you wish.
On the web:
- Log in to your Impact Account.
- Click Tax Receipts in the menu at the top of the page.
- Click the Add new recipient button.
- Fill out the new tax receipt information. If you would like this information to be used as your default tax receipt recipient, select Set as default tax receipt recipient. When you add money to an Impact Account with multiple tax receipt recipients, the default recipient will be selected automatically.
- Click Add.
On the mobile app:
- Log in to your Impact Account.
- Select Account from the bottom menu.
- Select Tax receipts from the top menu.
- Select the Manage recipients button, then select the Add new recipient button.
- Fill out the new tax receipt information. If you would like this information to be used as your default tax receipt recipient, select Set as default tax receipt recipient. When you add money to an Impact Account with multiple tax receipt recipients, the default recipient will be selected automatically.
- Select Add.
Edit a tax receipt recipient
On the web:
- Log in to your Impact Account.
- Click Tax receipts in the menu at the top of the page.
- Click the Manage recipients button, then find the tax receipt recipient you'd like to edit and select the three dots beside the recipient name.
- Click Edit in the drop-down menu.
- Fill out the new tax receipt information.
- Click Done.
On the mobile app:
- Log in to your Impact Account.
- Select Account from the bottom menu.
- Select Tax receipts from the top menu.
- Select the Manage recipients button, then select the Edit button.
- Fill out the new tax receipt information. If you would like this information to be used as your default tax receipt recipient, select Set as default tax receipt recipient.
- Select Save.
Change the default tax receipt profile
If you set up a monthly deposit with a tax receipt profile that isn’t up-to-date anymore, you can go back and edit this information. This ensures that any future tax receipts will have the correct information.
To change the default tax receipt profile:
- Log in to your Impact Account.
- Select Tax receipts at the top of your screen.
- Find the tax receipt recipient profile you'd like to make your default tax receipt profile and select the three dots in the top-right corner.
- Check the circle at the bottom of the form.
- Select Save.
To edit your tax receipt profile information:
- Log in to your Impact Account.
- Select Tax receipts at the top of your screen.
- Find the tax receipt recipient profile you'd like to edit or update and select the three dots in the top-right corner.
- Select Edit.
- Make any necessary changes and select Done.
When you add money to your Impact Account, you're actually making a donation to CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada), a registered charity and public foundation. It's why you get a tax receipt after adding money. The funds stay in your account until you let us know via the web or the app that you'd like to send charitable gifts to others, including charities, Giving Groups, or friends and family on Charitable Impact.
Common questions
Why is the name of the charity not on the tax receipt?
All donations made through Charitable Impact are legally made to CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada), and the tax receipt is issued by The Foundation. As a public foundation and registered charity, CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada) then sends your gift to the charity you've chosen. Learn more about CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada).
Why can't I see all of my tax receipts in my Impact Account?
If you give to a charity or Giving Group through Charitable Impact, but without being logged into your Impact Account, then the associated tax receipts will be emailed to the address you provided when sending your gift. Tax receipts are only stored in your Impact Account if you are logged into your account when adding money.
Can I get a tax receipt if I live in the U.S.?
While we're able to process donations from U.S. donors, the CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada) can only issue a Canadian tax receipt at this time.
Can I get a tax receipt in someone else's name?
By law, tax receipts have to be issued to the "true donor" — the person who actually pays for the donation.
Example: tax receipts and giving with your children
If your child has an Impact Account and adds money to it with your credit card, the tax receipt should be made out to you, or the parent who pays the credit card bill (even if the card is in the child's name). So, when adding money to an Impact Account, you'll need to make sure the tax receipt recipient is filled out with the name of the true donor.
Example: tax receipts and giving with your spouse
Spouses can share an Impact Account and choose who receives the tax receipts if each spouse has a card in their name added to the Impact Account. As an alternative, each spouse can open their own Impact Account to keep track of their personal giving.
CIBC reward points and tax receipts
If you redeemed CIBC reward points for charitable dollars, you qualify for a tax receipt. You must have a tax receipt profile set up in your Impact Account in order for the tax receipt to be issued. If you have not yet set up a tax receipt profile, learn how. The tax receipt will be issued and emailed to you by March for the prior tax year.
If you still can't find your tax receipt, email us and we'll be happy to help.