File taxes, check; give to charity, check

File taxes, check; give to charity, check: "File taxes, check; give to charity, check
A growing number of causes receive donations through tax form checkoff boxes.
Monday, April 10, 2006
By Sara Smith
Contributing writer

Next Monday's state income tax deadline won't just help fill up New York's treasury. It will also produce about $1.7 million for a growing list of charities with checkoff boxes on the state's tax form.

This year, as usual, the Breast Cancer Research and Education Fund will be the big winner. Last year it brought in $549,153 about a third of all the checkoff contributions and it is leading the list again this year. The money is distributed, in the form of grants, among medical institutions and other public and private organizations throughout New York."