With the approval of the commissioner, the superintendent may accept gifts or donations offered to the department or institutions by individuals or legitimate organizations interested in the welfare and improvement of inmates, if the nature of such gifts or donations makes it possible to use them for the general welfare of the inmates, and if such donations do not in any manner obligate the institution or the department to the donor.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 7 § 51.8