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# Create donor

> Adds an individual or an organization as a new donor record. Input schema, a tools/call example and an example result.

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

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Adds an individual or an organization as a new donor record.

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

MCP tool: `donorperfect_write → create_donor`

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

Adds a record the way Add Individual or Add Organization does on the Search screen. An individual needs a last name, an organization needs its name. It returns the new donor_id. It does not check for duplicates: run search_donors first, and use Duplicate Maintenance under Utilities if one slips in. By default you confirm each call; you can switch that off for this tool.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `type` | enum | yes | individual or organization. |
| `last_name` | string | no | Required for an individual. |
| `first_name` | string | no | First name of an individual. |
| `organization` | string | no | Required for an organization. |
| `email` | string | no | Email address. |
| `phone` | string | no | Phone number. |
| `address` | string | no | Street address. |
| `city` | string | no | City. |
| `state` | string | no | State or province. |
| `zip` | string | no | ZIP or postal code. |

## tools/call

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "donorperfect_write",
    "arguments": {
      "operation": "create_donor",
      "arguments": {
        "type": "individual"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "content": [
    {
      "type": "text",
      "text": "{ ... same JSON as structuredContent ... }"
    }
  ],
  "structuredContent": {
    "donor_id": 52004,
    "type": "individual",
    "name": "Priya Nair",
    "status": "created"
  },
  "isError": false
}
```

Previous: [List gifts waiting for a receipt](https://cotlet.dev/docs/mcp/donorperfect/list_receipts_due.md)
Next: [Update donor](https://cotlet.dev/docs/mcp/donorperfect/update_donor.md)

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