I do the books for a nonprofit that is just getting started. A donor has offered to pay some start-up bills directly - not items, but things like the rent, the building cleaning services. These are things that the organization will have to pay itself in the future, so I want the vendors and expenditures to show up so that we can easily budget for these expenses in the future. This seems like it should be treated differently than an in-kind service donation (since the donor is not the one cleaning the carpets), or an in-kind item donation (different than I would record it if a donor brings over office supplies). What's the best way to deal with this type of donation?
