Can I donate to a charity from my S-Corporation?

Question

A private charity. Can i just cut a check - they are 501(c)3 non-for proffit

Answer 1

Yes, just cut them a check.  S-corporations can make charitable contributions.  Like all other items of income and expense, it flows through to the S-corp owners, where it gets populated as an itemized charitable contribution on the Schedule A.  

There's a general limit that corporations have that restricts their charitable deduction to 10% of their taxable income.  Anything left over must roll forward.  That rule does not apply to S-corporations.  The full deduction can be claimed, and it's up to the shareholder-level limits from that point forward