TIP: The default password for the contributions screen is 1234. Because of the sensitive nature of contributions, this section of ChurchTrac is password protected by default. You can change this preference, as well as the default password, by clicking “settings…” on the utilities menu.

When you click on a date, the contributions for that date are displayed in the window on the right. You can enter contributions for a new date by clicking the “Add a New Date” button. A summary of the contributions for the selected date appears at the bottom of the screen.

Important Contribution Screen Considerations
You cannot enter an anonymous contribution. Every contribution must be assigned to a person. You may want to create a new “person” (on the people screen) named “Unknown Person” or “Loose Change” and assign anonymous or unknown contributions to this “individual”.

Contributions must be assigned to an individual, not to an entire family. It is best to remain consistent by always assigning contributions to the head of the household, unless both husband and wife give separately and request that their contributions be kept separate. Even though you are assigning contributions to an individual, you have the option of displaying the family name (both husband and wife) on the contribution statements that you give to your contributors for tax purposes. This preference can be changed using the “settings…” item in the utilities menu.