# Could a gift be given anonymously?

> Source: https://support.donorview.com/could-a-gift-be-given-anonymously  |  Updated: 2026-08-06T15:05:43Z

Yes, anonymous gifts and donors who wish to remain anonymous can be identified. The information will still appear in the constituent's record, however there will be a check mark in the column **Gives Anonymously** on the Constituents grid or a check mark in the column **Anonymous** on the Gifts grid. This allows you to still see and report on the gift, but you have the option to exclude the names when making public reports. Anonymous gifts are still included in the constituent's summary giving fields shown on the Constituents grid.

You also have the option of creating a constituent record called Anonymous Anonymous that you can record small cash and other types of donations that will not be attributed to a specific constituent.

If a constituent generally makes their gifts anonymously, you can set the **Gives Anonymously** toggle to **YES** on their profile screen. For each new gift, the **Anonymous** field will automatically be selected. You can then change it for a specific gift if the donor does not want to remain anonymous for that gift.

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If a constituent requests that a specific gift be anonymous, you can set the **Anonymous** field to **YES** on the particular gift. The Gives Anonymously field on the profile does not need to be checked if only specific gifts are anonymous, but not all gifts.

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