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Taxes and Accounting
'Checkoff California Month' Declared to Encourage
Californians to Make a Difference at Tax Time
Edited by Carly Zander
Thu, 05 Mar 2009, 12:52:57 EST
LOS ANGELES, Calif., March 5 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- To remind Californians how simple it is to make a
contribution to one or more of the fifteen charitable funds participating in the state's voluntary tax check-off program,
the month of March has been declared Checkoff California Month. "Our Golden State is home to countless
generous people dedicated to making a difference," stated California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in his
message for Checkoff California Month.
"I encourage everyone filing their California tax return to continue this proud legacy of giving back by checking off
certain boxes to fund some important causes." California is one of 41 states that allow taxpayers to make a
voluntary, tax-deductible contribution to one or more worthwhile causes in the "Contributions" section of their state
tax return. Since 1984, California's tax check-off program has raised $85 million and provided critical funding to a
diverse range of public health, social service, and environmental protection programs.
The funds participating in the Checkoff California campaign are: the Alzheimer's Disease/Related Disorders Fund,
the California Breast Cancer Research Fund, the California Firefighters' Memorial Fund, the California Military
Family Relief Fund, the California Fund for Senior Citizens, the California Peace Officers' Memorial Fund, the
California Sea Otter Fund, the California State Children's Trust Fund, the Rare and Endangered Species
Prevention, the Emergency Food Assistance Program, the California Cancer Research Fund, and the ALS/Lou
Gehrig's Disease Research Fund.
The annual Checkoff California media campaign, now in its third year, reaches out to taxpayers and tax preparers to
deliver the message that, regardless of income, everyone can help. Media partners include the