Transportation

Airfare, car rentals and gas for rental cars, metro tickets, ride-shares (Uber, Lyft, etc.), taxis, and other ground transportation are eligible expenses for necessary travel out of town, or to a location that is not the employee or volunteer’s usual work location. Transportation to the project office or optional work site (ie. bus fare to a cafe where an employee chooses to work for the afternoon) is not eligible-–this would be considered commuting, which the IRS considers a personal expense. The lowest reasonable cost option should be chosen when purchasing transportation, so please shop around to make the best use of charitable funds possible. For airfare, economy class tickets purchased at least 14 days in advance would be considered reasonable low(er) cost options. If lower cost options are not possible, make notes as to why when submitting receipts.