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# Adding a Middle Initial to Canadian Tax Receipts

> How to get a donor's middle initial to appear on CRA-compliant Canadian tax receipts and receipt emails using a Custom Question.

Canadian CRA-compliant tax receipts and receipt emails print a donor's
name as **"First M. Last"** whenever that donor's middle name is on
file — the middle initial appears automatically once it's set. If a
donor's receipt is currently showing just "First Last," it's because no
middle name has been recorded for that donor yet.

## How to collect it

Middle name isn't part of the standard checkout fields, so the most
common way to collect it is a **Custom Question** mapped to the
donor's Middle Name field:

1. Go to the Custom Question settings on your checkout or form and
   create a new question (for example, "Middle Name" or "Middle
   Initial").
2. Set **Save To** → **Save answer to Supporter** (so the answer is
   stored on the donor's record, not just the transaction).
3. Set **Map Answers To** → **Middle Name**.
4. Save the question. Any donor who answers it from that point forward
   will have their middle name saved to their record automatically.

Once a donor's middle name is on file, every Canadian tax receipt and
receipt email generated for them afterward will include the middle
initial — there's nothing else to turn on.

## For donors who already gave

If a donor gave before this question existed, you can still add their
middle name directly:

* Edit the donor's profile and fill in the **Middle Name** field, or
* Include a `middle_name` column when importing/updating donor records
  via CSV.

Either way, the middle initial will appear the next time a receipt or
receipt email is generated for that donor.

## Good to know

* This only affects the Canadian receipt format. It has no equivalent
  effect on US year-end giving statements.
* Make sure the question is mapped to **Middle Name** under **Map
  Answers To** (a field on the donor's own record) — mapping it to a
  different kind of custom field instead won't reach the receipt.

## Related

* [Tax Documents in WeGive](/external/support/giving/tax-documents-in-wegive) — full overview of US and Canadian tax document settings.
* [Custom Fields](/external/support/settings/custom-fields) — background on custom fields and how custom questions can save answers to them.


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