Dealing with Lump Sum Payment Methods

Elsa Figueroa

Hi all! 


I have a bizarre case for you and I hope I can articulate it in a way that makes sense:

We recently had a third party golf tournament where the fees to play went to the organizer, not our organization. They were collecting cash donations for us at the tournament as well. One participant included his donation with his registration fee in the same cheque. The organizer then took the amount that should have been for registration fees out of the cash donations. Leaving us with a deficit in the cash portion of the donation and a surplus in the cheque portion. I am challenged because none of the pledges (nor a combination of pledges) match the discrepancy amount. I am looking for a way to record the lump sum in a way that does not: A) Misrepresent the money given to us via certain payment methods, Double count any funds or C) Create incorrect tax receipts.


Any input or suggestions is greatly appreciated!