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Question: Can entire membership to Henry Ford/Greenfield Village in Mi. be deducted from inc. on taxes and if so where?

Answer: The Henry Ford is a valid 501(c)(3) organization, and their website states that memberships are indeed tax-deductible. You can include your membership in your charitable contributions as an itemized deduction on Schedule A.

** Update **
Ah; Judy caught me sleeping at the late tax-season wheel. As the updated first link below specifies, memberships are deductible "to the extent allowed by law." Having re-read the question, the words "ENTIRE membership" now jump out at me in bright, neon lights.

My updated answer is: maybe. As Judy said, you can only deduct any amount that you give above the value of any benefits you receive. HOWEVER: If you are at an annual membership level of $75 or less, the full amount may be deductible. The second link below shows that IRS allows certain benefits to be ignored, and most of the member benefits listed on the first link appear to qualify.

If your annual membership is more than $75, the organization is required to give you a written statement regarding how much is deductible. I assume you haven't received one since you are asking here, so I would highly recommend calling the Henry Ford Call Center at 313-982-6001; I guarantee that you are not the first person to ask about this, so they should be able to confirm how much of your specific membership level is deductible. Good luck!

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