Are donations to charter public schools tax deductible?
Saturday, October 31st, 2009 at
10:19 pm
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You are partially correct. In general, donations to public schools are NOT necessarily tax deductible. This is why many schools maintain a PTA as a non profit entity. The rules also vary based on type of donation.
As an example, the Philadelphia School District would not qualify. A donation to the Spruance school PTA would.
If the charter school is not a non-profit, your contrib will not be deductible.
You can search at the link below to see if your chosen recipient is deductible:
You are correct. In order to be a deduction, the donation must be made to a 501(c)(3). BEWARE, Just because the feds have granted that status does NOT mean that the organization is recognized as a charitable organization in your State. In order to get a deduction that will be allowable on both your federal and state income tax returns, check the State status with your Secretary of State’s office.