Learn how to modify the distributions of an existing Donation record to reassign part of that donation to a different Mission Trip participant.

There may be times when one Mission Trip participant exceeds their fundraising goal and you chose to reallocate some of the money to a participant who has not yet reached their goal. Here's an example of how a mission trip gift would look in MinistryPlatform:

Original Donation ($200)

• The Donor is John Doe.
• Distribution 1 - $200 to the Trip Participant's Pledge record.

The Distribution (not the donor/donation) is what credits the trip participant. To split this $200 donation between multiple participants, create a distribution record for each participant. The best and recommended way to do this is to edit the Donation in the Batch Manager Tool (BMT). The BMT offers a convenient way to add/edit all Distributions (also known as designations) on a Donation record. Choose the correct program, then choose the correct Pledge record for each new Distribution.

Be sure to confirm that the total of all Distributions match the Donation's amount. The BMT helps you to confirm this because it won't let you finalize a batch when any donation is not in balance with its distributions.