Liquidity is important. With crypto being treated like stock by the IRS, that is, subject to Capital Gains when sold, it can be hard to see a moonshot investment lose a huge piece of value when tax time comes. That’s why we accept crypto donations directly, allowing you to avoid a sale and write off the entire value of your donation. A peer-to-peer transaction, plus donations assessed by professionals at or close to Fair Market Value, plus over 80+ options for coins, means regardless of your investments, Roarke can help you achieve your best outcome.

Roarke makes cryptocurrency donations simple. Donors have a maximum of three steps:

1. Fill the below form with relevant information; a Roarke representative will be in contact with you with 24 hours. Roarke will then provide you with a relevant wallet address linked to the Gemini exchange.

2. After submitting your transaction, email Roarke back with a confirmation. When the transaction is confirmed, you will receive your filled IRS Form 8283 (for donations over $5,000), as well as a letter of acknowledgment will be sent to you via your preferred method of delivery.

3. For donations in excess of $5,000 in value, after you complete the appraisal section of Form 8283, you email a copy back to us attached to the same transaction thread—and you’re all done!

Please be aware: Cryptocurrency transactions over $5,000 in value do require appraisal on your IRS Form 8283. While we cannot directly recommend an appraiser (in accordance with IRS restrictions), we have successfully worked with many of the popular options. Appraisals are undertaken by the donor, but can be completed before (up to 60 days per 2026 IRS code) or after the donation (until due date of tax return, including extensions per 2026 IRS code) depending on your needs or constraints. Roarke’s filled donor acknowledgement section will allow you the flexibility to find an appraiser that fits your needs without relying any additional input from us—all we ask is you send us a filled copy upon completion.

Some additional notes:

• No qualified appraiser will take a percentage based fee—these are likely scams, and, if not, are considered to be fraudulent under IRS code.

• As previously mentioned, appraisals can actually be completed after donation, per IRS code, up until the due date of your tax return. This allows for certain more volatile assets to be donated at a moment’s notice to maximize value, with appraisal completed afterwards. Please note: as we are unable to give blanket advice, we encourage you to consult with a tax professional to ensure this method best fits your case.

• Roarke cannot accept any assets not listed on this article: https://support.gemini.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005868106-What-cryptos-are-supported-on-the-Gemini-Exchange. The exception are some NFTs, though we do greatly prefer donors to convert these assets to coins like Ethereum or Solana before donation to avoid additional hang-ups or unnecessary bureaucracy.