I will start with an apology to those who may have read my request on Fundsvcs.  I couldn't find in their archives what I was looking for.  Can anyone answer my questions on this subject as to best practices, IRS rulings and/or guidelines etc?  Thanks!!!! 

We are in the process of evaluating departmental policy for records retention specifically in regards to donor gifts, copies, signed fund contracts, plus any additional documentation that I may not have thought of…  As we are in an age of electronic copying and storage, I would also like to know if scanned documents are sufficient in some instances.  Does the IRS have rulings or do they have only guidelines on records retention for non-profits?  If there are sample policies available in the archives on the website, please point me in that direction for my “sleuthing”.

Thanks, Margaret

mswhitaker@novanthealth.org