If you made total noncash gifts over $500 for the year, you must complete and attach to your tax return IRS Form 8283. If any single gift or group of similar gifts was valued at over $5,000, you must also get an appraisal of the item from a qualified appraiser.
Form 8283, Noncash Charitable Contributions (standard .pdf file)
Form 8283, Noncash Charitable Contributions (fill-in .pdf file)
The file is in Adobe portable document format (PDF), which requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader.
To get a free version of Adobe Acrobat Reader software, go to the Adobe web site.
For more information, see our discussion of noncash gifts.