{"id":13669,"date":"2022-11-07T14:06:29","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T19:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fireflyin.org\/?page_id=13669"},"modified":"2025-08-07T11:47:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T15:47:27","slug":"fc-tax-credits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fireflyin.org\/sw\/support\/fc-tax-credits\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikopo ya Ushuru wa Malezi ya Indiana"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Indiana Foster Care Tax Credit<\/h1>\n

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Your donations directly benefit the children and families we serve while offering you a huge benefit<\/h2>\n

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What is it?<\/h2>\n

The\u00a0Indiana Foster Care Donation Tax Credit\u00a0<\/a>is a $2 million annual allocation of funding that allows for a 50% tax credit for contributions of up to $10,000 made to qualifying foster care organizations. Each fiscal year through June 2027 there will be $2,000,000 available for the purpose of donating to an approved Foster Care Organization. The donations provide direct support to families and individuals in the foster care system.<\/p>\n

These credits are available on a first-come first-serve basis. This is not a federal tax credit, and must be approved by the Indiana Department of Revenue\u00a0through the process outlined below.<\/p>\n

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  1. Pay Indiana taxes<\/li>\n
  2. Donate to an eligible organization<\/li>\n
  3. Claim their credit in the same taxable year that the donation was made.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The Process<\/h2>\n
      \n
    1. Make your donation to Firefly.<\/strong>\u00a0Cash donations, gifts of stock, and Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCD)<\/a>\u00a0qualify for the Foster Care Tax Credits. Certain gifts through a donor-advised fund may also qualify. Contact us for details.<\/li>\n
    2. Firefly will provide proof of donation.<\/strong>\u00a0We will send a hard copy of the proof of donation as well as an email form\u00a0within 24-48 hours<\/u>\u00a0of receiving your donation.<\/li>\n
    3. Submit\u00a0your application<\/a>\u00a0& proof of donation<\/strong>\u00a0to the Indiana Department of Revenue.\u00a0These\u00a0must be<\/u>\u00a0submitted via fax or by mail.<\/li>\n
    4. Receive an approval letter<\/strong> from the Indiana Department of Revenue.\u00a0A response indicating approval or denial will be provided within 45 days of receipt.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      Longtime Firefly donor Dave Maas explains how the tax credit works and its benefits.<\/p>\n

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      The Indiana Foster Care Tax CreditYour donations directly benefit the children and families we serve while offering you a huge benefitWhat is it? The\u00a0Indiana Foster Care Donation Tax Credit\u00a0is a $2 million annual allocation of funding that allows for a 50% tax credit for contributions of up to $10,000 made to qualifying foster care organizations. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":10761,"parent":70,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"

      The Indiana Foster Care Tax Credit<\/h1>

      The Indiana Foster Care Tax Credit<\/a> is a $2 million annual allocation of funding that allows for a 50% tax credit for contributions of up to $10,000 made to qualifying foster care organizations. Each fiscal year, beginning in July 2021 and ending in June 2025, there will be $2,000,000 available for the purpose of donating to an approved Foster Care Organization. The donations provide direct support to families and individuals in the foster care system.<\/p>

      These credits are available on a first-come first-serve basis. This is not a federal tax credit, and must be approved by the Indiana Department of Revenue.<\/p>

      To be eligible, the donor must:<\/p>

      1. Pay Indiana taxes<\/li>
      2. Donate to an eligible organization<\/li>
      3. Claim their credit in the same taxable year that the donation was made.<\/li><\/ol>

        The Process<\/h2>
        1. Submit your application<\/a> to the Indiana Department of Revenue.<\/strong> This can be submitted via fax or by mail.<\/li>
        2. Receive an approval letter from the Indiana Department of Revenue.<\/strong> The approval letter will be mailed to the address provided on the application.<\/li>
        3. Make your monetary donation to Firefly.<\/strong> This donation must be made within 30 days<\/span> of the dated approval letter.<\/li>
        4. Firefly will provide proof of donation.<\/strong> Firefly will send a hard copy of the proof of donation as well as in email form within 24-48 hours<\/span> of receiving donation.<\/li>
        5. Submit Indiana Department of Revenue approval & Firefly proof of donation.<\/strong> These MUST BE mailed or faxed within 30 days<\/span> of the dated letter.<\/li><\/ol>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13669","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nIndiana Foster Care Tax Credits - Firefly Children and Family Alliance<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fireflyin.org\/sw\/support\/fc-tax-credits\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Indiana Foster Care Tax Credits - Firefly Children and Family Alliance\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Indiana Foster Care Tax CreditYour donations directly benefit the children and families we serve while offering you a huge benefitWhat is it? 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