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# Add gift

> Saves one gift on a donor record with its codes. Input schema, a tools/call example and an example result.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/mcp/donorperfect/add_gift

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Saves one gift on a donor record with its codes.

DonorPerfect MCP tools: https://cotlet.dev/docs/mcp/donorperfect.md

MCP tool: `donorperfect_write → add_gift`

Access: write. Confirm: waits for the user's OK before it runs.

Saves one gift on the donor record, like Add Gift in the app. Codes are DonorPerfect codes from list_codes, not descriptions. If your organization has a SmartAction on new gifts, DonorPerfect runs it when the gift is saved. If the donor has an open pledge, DonorPerfect asks whether to apply the gift as a pledge payment; this tool answers no, so use apply_pledge_payment for pledge payments. It returns the gift_id. By default you confirm each call; you can switch that off for this tool.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `donor_id` | integer | yes | Donor ID from search_donors. |
| `date` | date | yes | Gift date. |
| `amount` | number | yes | Gift amount. |
| `gift_type` | string | yes | Gift type code from list_codes. |
| `gl_code` | string | no | General ledger code from list_codes. |
| `solicitation` | string | no | Solicitation code from list_codes. |
| `sub_solicitation` | string | no | Sub solicitation code. |
| `campaign` | string | no | Campaign code. |
| `thank_you_letter` | string | no | Thank you letter code from list_codes. |
| `reference` | string | no | Reference, such as a check number. |
| `memo` | string | no | Comments saved with the gift. |

## tools/call

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "donorperfect_write",
    "arguments": {
      "operation": "add_gift",
      "arguments": {
        "donor_id": 48213,
        "date": "2026-10-21",
        "amount": 250,
        "gift_type": "Check",
        "gl_code": "GEN",
        "solicitation": "FALLAPPEAL",
        "thank_you_letter": "STANDARD",
        "reference": "4471"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "content": [
    {
      "type": "text",
      "text": "{ ... same JSON as structuredContent ... }"
    }
  ],
  "structuredContent": {
    "gift_id": 90417,
    "donor_id": 48213,
    "date": "2026-10-21",
    "amount": 250,
    "gift_type": "Check",
    "solicitation": "FALLAPPEAL",
    "thank_you_letter": "STANDARD",
    "status": "saved"
  },
  "isError": false
}
```

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