Your Colorado tax refund can fight climate change.
Make your tax refund count! Through the ReFUND Colorado program, you can donate a portion of your state refund to Western Resource Advocates. It’s an easy to way to help us advance clean energy, and protect air, land, water and wildlife – without spending anything extra.
Thank you for considering WRA as your nonprofit of choice this year – together, we can make meaningful climate progress!
Why support WRA with your tax refund?
- Protect the West. Your gift helps us fight climate change and its impacts to sustain the lives and livelihoods of people in the West.
- No extra cost. Every dollar you donate comes from your existing refund, there is no additional out-of-pocket expense.
- Make an impact during a crucial year. Your gift will directly support our state level work, helping us reach ambitious climate goals.
How to donate to WRA on a Colorado state tax form
Look for the “Voluntary Contributions” schedule on your state tax form and select “Donate to a Colorado Nonprofit Fund.” Write in the following details:
Organization Name: Western Resource Advocates
Registration #: 20053007501
Your Donation Amount: as much or as little as you’d like to give
Tax filing software programs (like TurboTax) will display prompts for tax filers getting refunds in various ways, and you will have to look for “Donate to a Colorado Fund.” If you use a tax preparer, or a CPA, you will need to inform the tax preparer to include the WRA’s name, our registration number, and your donation amount.
All ReFUND Colorado donations are anonymous. If you would like us to acknowledge your gift or simply prefer to donate after you receive your refund, you can give directly to WRA.
Frequently Asked Questions:
No, you may donate as much or as little of your refund as you wish.
No, donations come directly out of your refund, there is no added cost.
In 2018, Colorado passed new legislation to expand charitable giving opportunities during tax season. Instead of being limited to a few organizations on the Voluntary Contributions schedule, taxpayers can now donate to a wide range of eligible nonprofits. This new avenue, called “Donate to a Colorado Nonprofit Fund,” appears on the “Voluntary Contributions” schedule of your 2024 Colorado tax return, enabling you to support a causes you care about – like Western Resource Advocates (WRA).
You must write in three items to make the donation: the nonprofit’s name, the nonprofit’s complete Secretary of State Charitable Solicitations Act registration number, and amount of the donation.
You can only choose one nonprofit to write in for Donate to a Colorado Nonprofit Fund. But you may also give part of your refund to one or more of the named organizations or funds listed on the voluntary Contribution schedule.
The amount more than your refund is void.
With thousands of nonprofit organizations eligible, it would take a lot of time for the Department of Revenue’s processing system to accurately determine what nonprofit the taxpayer intended due to the possibilities of misspellings or incomplete or incorrect names. In addition, only nonprofits registered under the Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act (CCSA) for five years are eligible. When a nonprofit registers, the Secretary of State assigns a CCSA registration number to that nonprofit. The Department of Revenue has programmed the CCSA registration numbers for all eligible nonprofits into its computer system. A donation to any ineligible nonprofit not in the system will be void and returned to the taxpayer.
Request written acknowledgement:
If you require a written acknowledgment to deduct the contribution on your federal taxes or to claim a Child Care Contribution or Enterprise Zone state income tax credit, please demonstrate you have given to Western Resource Advocates through Donate to Colorado Nonprofit by sending us your completed Voluntary Contributions form to fulfill your own reporting responsibilities.
Contact:
ELIZABETH O’CONNELL
Associate Director of Donor Relations
720.763.3743
