Donate Crypto

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Did you know that Music in the Mountains is one of the first arts organizations to accept cryptocurrency donations?

Donating cryptocurrency is a non-taxable event, meaning you do not owe capital gains tax on the appreciated amount and can deduct it on your taxes.

This makes Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrency donations, one of the most tax-efficient ways to support your favorite cause.

You can find all of our accepted cryptocurrencies in our FAQ below.

When you donate crypto to Music in the Mountains, we immediately convert your donation to U.S. Dollars, which means all donations are non-refundable. Please only send currencies listed on the widget. Do not send unsupported currencies (including unsupported ERC-20s, ERC-721s and BEP20s), as they will be lost.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Cryptocurrencies do you accept?

You can donate Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Amp (AMP), Aave (AAVE), Alchemix (ALCX), Ankr Network (ANKR), Balancer (BAL), Bancor Network Token (BNT), BarnBridge (BOND), Basic Attention Token (BAT), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), ChainLink (LINK), Compound (COMP), Curve (CRV), Dai (DAI), Decentraland (MANA), Dogecoin (DOGE), Enjin Coin (ENJ), Fantom (FTM), Filecoin (FIL), Gemini Dollar (GUSD), Injective Protocol (INJ), Kyber Network (KNC), Litecoin (LTC), Livepeer (LPT), Loopring (LRC), Maker (MKR), Mirror Protocol (MIR), Orchid (OXT), PAX Gold (PAXG), Polygon (MATIC), Ren (REN), Skale (SKL), Somnium Space (CUBE), Storj (STORJ), SushiSwap (SUSHI), Synthetix (SNX), Tezos (XTZ), The Graph (GRT), The Sandbox (SAND), UMA (UMA), Uniswap (UNI), Yearn.Finance (YFI), Zcash (ZEC), 0x (ZRX), 1inch (1INCH).

I need a wallet address to complete my donation. Where can I access this information?

You can generate a wallet address by using our widget above.

Choose the currency you wish to donate
Put in any amount for the pledge (don’t worry – receipts will match the actual amount donated).
Enter your donor information or choose to donate anonymously.

Once you reach the third page, the widget will generate a dynamic wallet address you can use to complete your donation.

Why is the wallet address different every time?

When using The Giving Block widget you’ll notice that a new wallet address is created every time. This is because The Giving Block uses dynamic wallet addresses.

This is done to protect your privacy and ours. Doing so helps prevents third parties from viewing all of your transaction history simply by copying and pasting the wallet address or TXID into a block explorer.

All addresses that are generated are associated with your donor information AND ours forever. This means that you can reuse the address as often as you’d like or you can generate a new one each time. It’s up to you. In some cases, users want to re-use an address because they’ve added it as a payout address in an app or smart contract.

Note that for ETH, after the first donation is sent, the address is converted to a smart contract.

Will I get a receipt for my donation?

In order to receive a receipt with your donation, you must enter your email when prompted to in our widget above. You will automatically receive a receipt from [email protected] as soon as the transaction is confirmed on the blockchain. This changes depending on the blockchain – you can refer to this guide for estimates and more information. Please note that you will receive a receipt every time you donate with our wallet address to the receipt you enter when generating the address.

Can I donate anonymously?

Yes, of course! However, if you’d like to receive a tax receipt, you must enter your email address when prompted on the third page. A tax receipt will only be sent once you’ve entered your email address.

Why can I donate Polygon (MATIC) but not tokens sent via the Polygon network?

The Giving Block supports the ERC-20 Polygon (MATIC) asset but The Giving Block does not support transfers via the Polygon/Matic network. In order to successfully donate Polygon (MATIC) to a charity please be sure the assets you are transferring are on the Ethereum mainnet (ERC-20 token).

I would like to donate through my NFT collection – where can I learn more?

We are currently in the process of developing a form to make donating through your NFT collection as easy as possible. In the meantime, please go here to sign up.

How can I learn more?

If you want to learn more about how donating crypto can lower your taxes, check out The Giving Blocks Tax Guide.

If you have any questions, please reach out to [email protected] for more information.

Music in the Mountains will accept forms of cryptocurrency that have an equivalent value in real currency or that act as a substitute for real currency, also known as “convertible virtual currency”. Such forms of cryptocurrency are listed on an exchange and the exchange rate is established by market supply and demand. The fair market value of the virtual currency is determined by converting the virtual currency into U. S. dollars at the exchange rate in a reasonable manner that is consistently applied. Contributions of cryptocurrency will be treated as a contribution of Tangible Personal Property.

Contributions of Cryptocurrency are converted to US Dollars as swiftly as is practicable. All gifts of cryptocurrency are considered irrevocable upon conversion to US Dollars and may not be refunded.