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Allow a lump sum contribution for multiple contribution types to be specified. User can specify the amount to be splitted to each contribution type.

Reason for this feature is to allow a single receipt to be generated for receiving a single payment amount but showing the split into which contribution type.

Hi Dave,

I have created multiple Contribution Types with accounting codes for each. Each contribution type represents a fund (eg: child home fund, handicapped fund, etc...) Donors would like to pay a lump sum and specify the split amount for each fund. For the ease of administration, instead of creating a receipt for each fund contributed, I am thinking if its possible to have a list of funds and it's amount all in one single receipt issued to a Donor.

However, there are cons doing this way. As the list of funds (contribution types) grows longer it may not fit into a small receipt page (receipts are normally A5 size) and may span into a second page.

Has there been any progress on multiple contribution types on a single contribution form? When you say you have to process "manually" does that mean if you want to designate portions of a contribution to different contribution types then you have to create multiple contribution records? So the user will receive multiple receipts for a single transaction?

Just thought I'd mention that I'm working on a payment processor for Vanco gateway (which apparently is used by many churches). Their API supports a single payment transaction split into various funds. I'm planning on using a price set as Dave outlined above for this. For the first pass, the admin will need to keep the price set synced up with the fund category's in their Vanco account. Eventually, I might try to programmatically keep the price set in sync with the gateway account.

 It's possible to query Vanco API to get a list of fund names and codes. Then the price set could be updated to match (prior to displaying a contribution form?). Not sure the best place to put that. I might have to hard code this special price set id, or add a config setting. Would be nicer if there was a way to have hook-built price sets, but that seems out of Civi's scope.

todd:

you might want to talk to paul or dave from backoffice thinking (who also do a lot of work for churches). i think they have a vanco payment processor and you might want to build on the work they have done

lobo

You should also consider contributing to the CiviAccounting project at: http://civicrm.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=11

As this project will allow one transaction/payment to be associated with multiple contribution types/funds.  The details are on the wiki at: http://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRM/Finance+and+Accounting