Say you pay it, stop the foreclosure, you just paid someone elses bill - you saved them for foreclosure - that is a nice donation you made.

. ~50% haircut.So... since all goes to charity in 15 - 20 yrs anyway... why not donate now and play those cards?

Just because you paid the taxes on it does not mean a thing, you may have made a donation.

In this morning's paper, a private contractor offered to donate 20 acres to Maui County for a landfill for a percentage of tipping fees.

I would donate it to Andrew Syrios

The question is if it ends up costing you nothing to donate to benefit yourself and more alike would you? 

Can my sister and I donate land my deceased parents received deeds through in tax sales? 

Just wondering if you set up a Go Fund me and donated to yourself using the credit cards if there would be any drawback.

Enron was legit at one time, Theranos had good intentions buy you can barely get hydration from protection from a drop of blood when donating plasmaDue diligence means I don't know maybe visiting the properties to see if they exist or not.

“If an individual is part of a high-deductible health care plan, making a contribution into their health savings account would also reduce taxable income.”Donation to a Qualified Charitable OrganizationCharitably inclined individuals might consider donating cash or appreciated property to a qualified charitable organization, potentially providing a tax deduction to help offset that tax year’s taxable income.