Donation by rounding up

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Many retail chain stores give customers the choice of making a contribution to a charity by rounding up their total bill. Whose deduction is that?

The question came up when a family member said he was going to help raise money for a 501(c)(3) dog rescue that way. He had "heard" that big companies that did this not only got lots of cash revenue from it, but they also got tax deductions for the charitable gift. My immediate reaction was no way, because they receive the cash (round-ups) as agents for a charity. And these articles agree.

https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/taxvox/ ... onations-0.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/fac ... 622379002/

But what if the checkout does not specify which charity, just leaving it to the recipient company to decide?
 

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