Personal Income Tax Donation Options

Help those who serve our Nation and Commonwealth by making a gift to the Military Family Relief Assistance Program. Your gift will help Pennsylvania service members and their families by providing financial assistance to those with a direct and immediate financial need as a result of circumstances beyond their control.

You can also send a direct, tax-deductible, gift to:

Military Family Relief Assistance Program
c/o Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
Bldg. 0-47, Fort Indiantown Gap
Annville, PA 17003-5002

For more information visit: www.dmva.pa.gov or call, toll-free, 1-866-292-7201.

The Casey Trust Fund has one overarching mission: to save lives. It was established to heighten awareness about the importance of organ and tissue donation, and inspire Pennsylvanians to sign up as donors. Since its inception, more than 44,000 people in Pennsylvania have received a life-saving organ transplant, including more than 3,000 children. 

There is more work to be done. Today, more than 7,500 people in Pennsylvania are on the waiting list for an organ transplant. On average, someone in Pennsylvania dies every 18 hours waiting for a transplant. By contributing all or a portion of your tax refund, you’ll be supporting education programs, public awareness campaigns and donor support services — all with the goal of saving lives. 

You can also send a direct, tax-deductible contribution by making your check payable to the Governor Robert P. Casey Memorial Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Trust Fund c/o Pa. Department of Health, Bureau of Administrative and Financial Services, Division of Budget, 625 Forster St., Room 832, Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0701. For more information or to register as a donor, visit: www.donatelifepa.org or www.facebook.com/DonateLifePennsylvania.

Each year, Type 1 diabetes accounts for $14.9 billion in healthcare costs, and more than 15,000 children and 15,000 adults — approximately 80 people per day — are diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in the U.S. Type 1 diabetes is a condition where the body does not produce insulin, the hormone needed to convert sugar (glucose), starches and other food into energy needed for living. Although the disease can be diagnosed at any age, it is most often diagnosed in children, adolescents and young adults. The causes of Type 1 diabetes are unknown, and there is currently no way to prevent or cure it. Persons with Type 1 diabetes are dependent on injected or pumped insulin for life. You have the opportunity to help find a cure for this disease by contributing all or a portion of your Pennsylvania tax refund to the Juvenile (Type 1) Diabetes Cure Research Fund.

You can also send a direct, tax-deductible contribution by making your check or money order payable to the Juvenile (Type 1) Diabetes Cure Research Fund and mailing it to: Department of Health, Health Research Office, 625 Forster St., Health and Welfare Building, Room 833, Harrisburg, PA 17120.

The Pennsylvania Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) is dedicated to funding effective and innovative child abuse and neglect prevention programs that strengthen families by promoting protective factors such as social connections, concrete supports, parenting and child development and parental resilience that can prevent instances of child maltreatment. While preventable, too many children experience maltreatment and some even die as a result of child abuse and neglect each year. The impact of maltreatment is profound with lifelong consequences. Robust funding of prevention programs can reduce child abuse and neglect and improve the lives of children and families. Every citizen has a role to play in keeping Pennsylvania’s children safe and families strong, and we encourage you to do your part. You can contribute all or a portion of your Pennsylvania tax refund to make it possible for CTF to fund more child abuse and neglect prevention programs.

The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information or to donate, please visit redcross.org. You can also follow the Red Cross on Twitter at @RedCross.

You may contribute some or all of your Pennsylvania tax refund to an existing PA 529 Guaranteed Savings Plan (GSP) or PA 529 Investment Plan (IP) account. Both plans are simple, tax-advantaged ways to save for education. For more information or to make additional contributions, please visit PA529.com or call 800-440-4000.

Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease past infancy among children in the United States. Approximately 15,780 children are diagnosed with cancer in the United States each year. Thanks to advances in research, 80 percent of children with cancer now survive five years or more. There are four research institutions in Pennsylvania performing cutting edge research to develop better treatments and methods to combat cancer in our children. You have the opportunity to help find a cure for this disease by contributing all or a portion of your Pennsylvania tax refund to the Pediatric Cancer Research Fund, which provides funding to these research institutions.
 
You can also send a direct, tax-deductible contribution by making your check or money order payable to the Pediatric Cancer Cure Research Fund and mailing it to: Department of Health, Health Research Office, 625 Forster St., Health and Welfare Building, Room 833, Harrisburg, PA 17120.