Can I contribute to special funds on my Delaware return?

SPECIAL FUNDS

• Delaware’s Nongame Wildlife, Endangered Species and Natural Areas Preservation Fund: Helping Delaware face the challenges of managing and protecting native plants and animals, restoring wildlife habitat, and maintaining the natural beauty of the state. Please give a tax-deductible “Wild Gift” on Line 18A, Form PIT-RSS, Resident Schedule III.

• Beau Biden Foundation: The foundation believes that child abuse can be prevented through effectively educating adults and children, developing the next generation of child welfare professionals, and strengthening child protection laws around the country. Please help by making a donation on line 18B, Form PIT-RSS, Resident Schedule III. Please visit our website at www.beaubidenfoundation.org.

• Emergency Housing Assistance Fund: The homeless population in Delaware continues to increase. Crisis situations such as unemployment, family conflicts, displacement, evictions, fire, or utility failures force people to seek emergency housing. You can help by making a contribution on Line 18C, Form PIT-RSS, Resident Schedule III.

• Delaware Breast Cancer Education: Providing outreach, education and support services throughout Delaware and the surrounding communities to encourage the early detection and treatment of breast cancer. Your contribution on Line 18D, Form PIT-RSS, Resident Schedule III, will help the nearly 750 women facing breast cancer in Delaware each year.

• Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Trust Fund: One organ and tissue donor can save or enhance the lives of 50 people. Make a contribution on Line 18E, Form PIT-RSS, Resident Schedule III, to help increase the number of organ and tissue donors in Delaware. Register as an organ and tissue donor at www.donatelife-de.org.

• Delaware Diabetes Education Fund: Administered by the American Diabetes Association (ADA), our mission is to prevent and cure diabetes, and to improve the lives of those affected by diabetes. For more information, please call 1-800-DIABETES or visit www.diabetes.org. Help 85,000 Delawareans with diabetes by making a contribution on Line 18F, Form PIT-RSS, Resident Schedule III.

• Delaware Veterens Home Fund: Show your support by making a contribution on Line 18G, Form PIT-RSS, Resident Schedule III. Your tax contribution will assist the Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs in maintaining a facility that provides much-needed services to our aging veteran population. Please honor our heroes with a Veterans Home contribution. Thank you for your support!

• Delaware National Guard And Reserve Emergency Assistance Fund: Supporting members of the Delaware National Guard and members of other Reserve Components (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard). Please show your support by making a contribution on Line 18H, Form PIT-RSS, Resident Schedule III.

• Delaware Juvenile Diabetes Fund: The leading charitable funder and advocate for research on type 1 diabetes, JDRF is associated with major breakthroughs in type 1 diabetes research, such as the artificial pancreas, beta cell regeneration and the treatment of complications. Your tax-deductible donation to JDRF may be made on Line 18I, Form PIT-RSS, Resident Schedule III.

• Delaware Chapter Of The National Multiple Sclerosis Society: Funding programs, services, and financial assistance needed by Delawareans with MS, plus important research into the cause of MS, the development of more effective treatments, and eventually the cure. Please help by making a contribution on Line 18J, Form PIT-RSS, Resident Schedule III.

• Delaware Ovarian Cancer Foundation: Our mission is to increase awareness and education, to facilitate research for an early detection test, and to support women affected by ovarian cancer. Please show your support by making a contribution on Line 18K, Form PIT-RSS, Resident Schedule III.

• 21st Century Fund For Delaware’s Children, Inc.: Addressing the needs of Delaware’s at-risk children under the age of 21 who are receiving services from state agencies or community organizations. Grants provide experiences to define strengths, improve self-esteem, and build hope for the future. Please help by contributing on Line 18L, Form PIT-RSS, Resident Schedule III.

• White Clay Creek Wild And Scenic River Preservation Fund: Working to improve water quality, conserve open space, woodlands, wetlands, and geological features, protect rare native plant and animal species, and aid in the preservation of cultural, historical, and archaeological sites. Please help by making a contribution on Line 18M, Form PIT-RSS, Resident Schedule III.

• The Home Of The Brave Foundation, Inc.: Established to furnish food, shelter, and counseling to veterans of the Armed Forces of the USA without regard to sex, race, color, or creed and provide positive, supportive assistance to transition out of homelessness. Please help by contributing on Line 18N, Form PIT-RSS, Resident Schedule III. For more information, visit www.homeofthebravefdn.org.

• Senior Trust Fund: Administered by the Director of the Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities, to provide assistance and programs for seniors and support the aging services of community-based organizations. Please help by contributing on Line 18O, Form PIT-RSS, Resident Schedule III.

• Delaware Veterans Trust Fund: Provides financial assistance to eligible veterans, making a difference for veterans who need assistance with reintegration on their return home, those with disabilities awaiting benefits, or those who have met with a financial hardship. Show your support for veterans with a contribution on Line 18P, Form PIT-RSS, Resident Schedule III.

• Protecting Delaware’s Children Fund: Supports an annual public education campaign during Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month, to educate the public about the signs of child abuse and the duty to report. Your contribution on Line 18Q, Form PIT-RSS, Resident Schedule III will make certain that the public knows and understands their role in keeping children safe.

• Food Bank Of Delaware: Our mission is to provide nutritious foods to Delawareans in need and facilitate long-term solutions to the problems of hunger and poverty through community education and advocacy. You can help by making a contribution on Line 18R, Form PIT-RSS, Resident Schedule III.

• Delaware Habitat For Humanity: Habitat for Humanity organizations in New Castle County, Kent County, and Sussex County bring people together to build homes, communities, and hope. You can help by making a contribution on Line 18S, Form PIT-RSS, Resident Schedule III. Your contribution will be directed to the Habitat for Humanity in the county in which you live.

• B+ Childhood Cancer: The B+ Foundation is helping kids fight cancer by providing financial and emotional support to families of children with cancer nationwide. The B+ Foundation also funds critical, cuttingedge childhood cancer research. For more information, please visit our website at www.bepositive.org. You can help by making a contribution on Line 18T, Form PIT-RSS, Resident Schedule III.

• Combined Campaign for Justice: The goal of Combined Campaign for Justice is to help bridge the justice gap in Delaware and ensure civil legal aid is available to poor and vulnerable people when it matters most. There is a significant justice gap in Delaware—more than eighty percent of the civil legal needs of poor people are going unmet. You can help by making a contribution on Line 18U, Form PIT-RSS, Resident Schedule III.