Gifts 

In general, gifts purchased by the summer program with petty cash must abide by the gift reimbursement guidelines. Gifts cannot be reimbursed out of the MTD account for which a missionary is responsible. The policy for gifts reimbursed by the event fund is summarized below, but please refer to the full policy, or contact the Reliant Finance Dept prior to making a purchase if you are unsure if a gift purchase is eligible for reimbursement.

Gifts to Specific Individuals Attending the Event

• The gift limit per event participant (this does not apply to missionaries) for the entire summer program is $25 per person. This would be for a gift that was given specifically to one person or group of specific people but not to everyone attending the event (ex. a student leader who contributed a lot to the program, or all of the student project leaders for the extra time and responsibility they gave to the program, etc.).  The Reliant gift policy stating that gifts must be spiritual in nature doesn't appy, however, each gift given must have a legitimate ministry purpose and reason for purchasing and giving. You must list the person's name who you gave to, and their ministry relationship to you (ie: student, program participant, etc). 
• Gifts cannot be reimbursed when given to other Reliant missionary members or Event Program Directors. The IRS considers the wonderful summer experience as the missionary’s “gift”. If you feel so led to give a gift to a Reliant missionary or a event director you can do so, but it will be considered a personal out of pocket expense and can not use petty cash, event funds or MTD funds to reimburse the gift.

Gifts for Everyone

• “Token” gifts, prizes, or gift bags passed out as a gift for the entire group (ex. to an entire project group, or to all the summer project participants) or a give-away (where everyone was eligible but only a few names were drawn) can be reimbursed if the total amount given is under $10 per person. (examples: bulk candy, stickers, pens, bookmarks). These "token gifts" do not count against the $25 gift limit mentioned above. 

• Gift cards can be reimbursed through the event fund if it is only up to a $25 value per person. In the case of a give-away/contest/drawing, a gift card (up to $25 value) may be given to either a participant or a missionary. This can be reimbursed through the event fund or petty cash.

Corporate gifts 

Giving of Money and/or Donated Goods to People/Ministries.