"I meet so many people Tony, that say 'Hey I give $5,000 to my church or charity'. Right, that $5,000 is not enough for them to itemize because the standard deduction is so high. So their donating, but they get no tax write off for it, and I get it, that's not the reason people get it in the first place. But if you can get a tax write off for it, then I just tell people that if you save yourself 22% by not paying taxes on that money, you can give 22% more to your charities." - Heather Foster