Payment for March 2026 Trip
The total cost of the trip is $3,600. Deposits of $1,100 are due November 1. A final payment of $2,500 is due on January 15. Checks should be made out to TEAM TOBATI. Checks or money orders can be dropped off with Mr. Garcia or Ms. Perkins at Kingswood Oxford school or mailed to Team Tobati 9 Rogers Place New Britain, CT 06051.
The money paid ($3,600) is used to cover airfare ($1,350 (individual and chaperone plane tickets), stipend to host family ($250), ground transportation, Paraguayan staff, and chaperone airfare ($650), funding of TT 2026 projects and activities ($600), and direct support of the Macchi School ($750). The mission of Team Tobati is support the Macchi School and to improve the educational and medical opportunities offered to the poor of the region. It is thus vital that a large portion of the team's resources go towards these initiatives. Scholarships and financial aid are available.
The money paid ($3,600) is used to cover airfare ($1,350 (individual and chaperone plane tickets), stipend to host family ($250), ground transportation, Paraguayan staff, and chaperone airfare ($650), funding of TT 2026 projects and activities ($600), and direct support of the Macchi School ($750). The mission of Team Tobati is support the Macchi School and to improve the educational and medical opportunities offered to the poor of the region. It is thus vital that a large portion of the team's resources go towards these initiatives. Scholarships and financial aid are available.
The following information is taken from irs.com:
"Generally, you can claim a charitable contribution deduction for travel expenses necessarily incurred while you are away from home performing services for a charitable organization only if there is no significant element of personal pleasure, recreation, or vacation in the travel. This applies whether you pay the expenses directly or indirectly.
You are paying the expenses indirectly if you make a payment to the charitable organization and the organization pays for your travel expenses.
The deduction for travel expenses will not be denied simply because you enjoy providing services to the charitable organization. Even if you enjoy the trip, you can take a charitable contribution deduction for your travel expenses if you are on duty in a genuine and substantial sense throughout the trip."The payment for the service trip is tax-deductible.
"Generally, you can claim a charitable contribution deduction for travel expenses necessarily incurred while you are away from home performing services for a charitable organization only if there is no significant element of personal pleasure, recreation, or vacation in the travel. This applies whether you pay the expenses directly or indirectly.
You are paying the expenses indirectly if you make a payment to the charitable organization and the organization pays for your travel expenses.
The deduction for travel expenses will not be denied simply because you enjoy providing services to the charitable organization. Even if you enjoy the trip, you can take a charitable contribution deduction for your travel expenses if you are on duty in a genuine and substantial sense throughout the trip."The payment for the service trip is tax-deductible.
