Create pledge
Adds a fixed or open-ended recurring pledge to a donor record.
MCP tool donorperfect_write → create_pledge
write Confirm
Adds a pledge on the Pledges tab. For a fixed pledge pass total and payments, and the billing amount follows. For an open-ended recurring pledge leave total at 0 and pass billing_amount. The number of payments is set when the pledge is created. It returns the pledge_id for apply_pledge_payment. By default you confirm each call; you can switch that off for this tool.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| donor_id integer required | integer | Donor ID from search_donors. |
| pledge_date date required | date | When the donor made the commitment. |
| start_date date required | date | When payments begin. |
| frequency string required | string | As DonorPerfect lists it, for example monthly, quarterly, annually or bi-weekly. |
| total number | number | Pledge total. Leave at 0 for an open-ended recurring pledge. |
| payments integer | integer | Number of payments of a fixed pledge. |
| billing_amount number | number | Amount of each payment. Needed when total is 0. |
| gl_code string | string | General ledger code from list_codes. |
| solicitation string | string | Solicitation code from list_codes. |
| thank_you_letter string | string | Thank you letter code from list_codes. |
tools/call
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "donorperfect_write",
"arguments": {
"operation": "create_pledge",
"arguments": {
"donor_id": 1,
"pledge_date": "2026-10-01",
"start_date": "2026-10-01",
"frequency": "frequency"
}
}
}
}Example response
{
"content": [
{
"type": "text",
"text": "{ ... same JSON as structuredContent ... }"
}
],
"structuredContent": {
"pledge_id": 77450,
"donor_id": 52004,
"pledge_date": "2026-10-22",
"start_date": "2026-11-01",
"total": 600,
"payments": 6,
"billing_amount": 100,
"frequency": "Monthly",
"status": "saved"
},
"isError": false
}