Because you cannot own a nonprofit, it is generally not a good idea to put any of your own assets under a nonprofit unless you intend to donate it. 

We paid them minimum wage, or would make a donation to their band trip.

So as I collected my inner city cash cows it became evident that the best exit was donations to Habitat for Humans and local church's... rehab and owning them then reselling we did some of that.. selling as OREO we did a lot of that..

that simply provide a 'referral...' and then in turn either advertise them on my websites, send them referrals back, and/ or 'donate...' to their cause. (?)

Several months have gone by since I made the deposit and I had kind of written it off as a donation.  

Some nice paintings and art prints (gallery quality) could be consigned to a local non-profit upscale consignment shop that splits 50/50 and they donate their proceeds back into the community to support local non-profit service agencies.  

Thank you for the United Way suggestion; I have given them regular donations in the past and I passed the suggestion on to my tenant.

It’s standard deductions like property tax, donations etc that are itemized and deductedBusiness expenses are not deductions Not a cpa but ask yours

A higher retirement number is certainly a great goal and if reached, as some have mentioned, you may choose to not spend it all on your self and use a good portion for church, humanitarian purposes, donations, or a trust for your future generations, etc.

If they pledge and donate a portion of that 50% back to A, A steps into the shoes of that basis, but is responsible for a portion of the gift tax that B's heirs face from the donation.