How does the AZ tax credit work?

The Arizona Charitable Tax Credit gives taxpayers a choice in how and where their tax dollars are allocated. It won't cost you a penny to donate $400 or $800 to give a single mom and her kids a new life! Donate $800 - provide a safe home for a single mom and her children, get $800 credit on your taxes. Win, win, win!

Your tax credit provides:

• Safe home to start a new life

• Addictions/Trauma counseling

• Parenting Classes and Individualized Parent Plans with practical application

• Life Skills

• and much more, based on individual needs​​

For example: a married taxpayer makes a $800 donation to an eligible Qualifying Charitable Organization. The taxpayer then claims the maximum allowable credit for these contributions, reducing their state tax liability, dollar - for - dollar.

This taxpayer has effectively redirected $800 of their State tax payment from the State’s general fund to the charitable organization of their choice. The Arizona Charitable Tax Credit shifts control away from the State and gives individuals the power to determine which deserving organizations will receive tax revenue. Taxpayers themselves can direct tax dollars to charities whose services they believe provide the most value to their local communities.

Donations for 2023 tax credit may be made until April 15, 2024. For more information about the Arizona Tax Credit, visit the Arizona Department of Revenue tax credit page.