2018 Annual Report on Charitable Solicitations in Colorado
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3. Legislative update
SB 18-141, Tax Check-off Bill
This legislation allows taxpayers to make donations to eligible charitable organizations through a write-in line on their Colorado state individual income tax return form. To be eligible, charitable organizations must have been registered for at least five years under the Act, be in good standing with the Colorado Secretary of State, and be exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The bill requires the Secretary of State to provide the Department of Revenue (DOR) a list of eligible charities on or before Sept. 1, 2019, and on or before Sept. 1 of each year afterwards. Charitable organizations that don’t wish to participate in the program can file a form with the Secretary of State to exclude their organization from the list provided to the Department of Revenue.