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title: Donations Report
slug: donations-report
description: The Global Donations Report offers a comprehensive overview of all donations made to a group. Accessible through the admin panel's Reports section, users can easily sort and search for specific donations based on type, category, level, event, and frequenc
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createdAt: 2023-08-16T18:12:53.323Z
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The Donations Report shows all donations made to your Ludus account. These could be donations independent of a purchase or ones added to ticket orders or class registrations. Each row on the report represents a different donation. Recurring donations will appear as a new line item each time they are renewed.

## View the Donations Report

To view a donations report for your account, click **Reports** -> **Donations** from the top navigation bar. 

## Navigating the Donations Report

You can set a date range from the top of the donations report to view a specified time range. To do so, click the boxes next to "Start" and "End" and select your dates.

Additionally, you can filter your results by a variety of other data points.

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### Filters for a Donation Report

- **Search bar** - Enter a name, order code, or email to look for a specific entity.
- **Type** - Sort between the different payment methods. (Credit, cash, comp, donated ticket, etc.)
- **Category** - Sort based on the category or Fundraiser with which the donation is associated. 
  - *Suggested Article*: [Donation Categories](docId\:PlL9xy0UW4HBm7RLMndQC)
- **Events** - Sort based on the event, collection, or class the donation was made in.
- **Levels** - Which of your created levels did the patron donate to (IE - Gold, Silver, levels
- **Frequency** - Whether the donation was "One-Time" or recurring (Monthly/Yearly).
- **Acknowledgment** - Whether or not "Acknowledgment" has been sent. By default, a confirmation email will be sent. This acknowledgment field is for your organization to track any **additional** acknowledgment, such as a handwritten letter or adding a name to the program. is 

### Terms and Definitions for the Donations Report

While each row is a different donation made to your account, each column represents a different data point about that donation. Check out the definitions for each column below.

- ℹ️ - The icon on the far left of the row is a direct link to open the full summary for the order.
- **Order Code** - The order code is attached to the donation. For internal use. Only donations attached to a purchase such as tickets, registrations, or classes will have an order code.
- **Status** - Whether the donation is "Paid" or "Refunded".
- **Type** - The payment method for the donation. (Credit, cash, comp, etc.)
- **Donated** - The dollar amount that was donated
- **Fees** - Any fees that were absorbed for the donation.
- **Received** - The end amount collected after fees is considered.
- **Frequency** - Whether the donation was "One-Time" or recurring (Monthly/Yearly).
- **Category** - The Category or Fundraiser with which the donation is associated.
  - *Suggested Article*: [Donation Categories](docId\:PlL9xy0UW4HBm7RLMndQC)
- **Level** - Sort based on the Level the donation is associated with. 
  - *Suggested Article*: [Donor Levels](docId\:ErbnM3cJm0_fVRMBIdfs1)
- **Corporate** - Whether the donation was a "Corporate" donation. (True/False)
  - *Suggested Article*: [Enable corporate donations](docId\:crnEl7_meC7qmiU0vGjX7)
- **Events - **The event, collection, or class on which the donation was made.
- **First Name**, **Last Name**, **Email**, **Street Address**, **City**, **State**, **Zip Code**, **Phone Number,** **Company** - The contact information for the patron who made the donation.
- **Memo** - The memo the patron left with the donation.
- **Private Notes** - Internal notes associated with the donation.
- **Acknowledgment** - Whether or not "Acknowledgment" has been sent. By default, a confirmation email will be sent. This acknowledgment field is for your organization to track any **additional** acknowledgment, such as a handwritten letter or adding a name to the program.
- **Acknowledgment Date** - The date on which the additional acknowledgment was sent.
- **Date** - The date and time the donation was made.
- **Form Questions** - If you have attached a form to your general donation settings, each question will appear as a column at the end of your donation report. 
  - *Suggested Article*: [Attach a Form to donations](docId:1Yykpk0NROUdiG3JWanIs)