<prompt> Human: Apologies if theres a better way to phrase this question. I started making personal donations last year in the form of buying strangers necessities, groceries, etcétera. Id like to do more of that this year, and was wondering if that could be taken off of next years taxes... like donating to mainstream charities can. I have been doing this almost exclusively through Amazon, where all payments, addresses etc are tracked.  <response>: No, only charitable contributions to a qualified public charity or other qualified charitable entity count towards your Schedule A deduction.Giving gifts to strangers and friends does not count. 