Donations Helping Others Helps Yourself Giving a gift to a needy cause can be a very generous deed. Other than being benevolent, it can be self rewarding, especially when April 15th rolls around. Many people think ‘Oh, I ain’t rich myself... how can I afford to help others... I’m the one who needs the help!’ Well, your wrong. Giving certain contributions pay off more than others, and if your are like me, my number one goal in life is to not let the IRS get the best of me. So, if you don’t want the IRS to suck your savings away next year, then I suggest you do a good deed this year...