Tax Credits

As of December 22, 2023, we are pleased to announce that all our tax credits for the year have been fulfilled, thanks to the generous support of our community. Looking ahead to 2024, there is potential for additional opportunities. If you would like to be added to our waitlist for this opportunity, please reach out to Jessica Allen at [email protected]. Your continued support is invaluable to our mission. Thank you!

Please print, complete, and return the Tax Credit Application form with your donation.

Mail a check and the completed form to:
Catholic Charities of Northern Kansas Hays Building Project
PO Box 1366
Salina, KS 67402-1366

Catholic Charities of Northern Kansas is pleased to announce they have received $115,800 in Community Service Program (CSP) Tax Credits through the Kansas Department of Commerce. The available tax credits will be used to enhance fundraising efforts for the redevelopment of an existing building into a permanent Hays-area service center, focused on serving 16 of Kansas’s most northwest counties.

CSP is a popular program for Kansas nonprofits and public healthcare entities taking on major capital campaigns for projects involving children and family services, non-governmental crime prevention, youth apprenticeship and youth technical training and health care. Awarded nonprofits were chosen through a competitive application process. State tax credits reduce the total amount of taxes owed to the state. They are a way for taxpayers to substantially reduce the cost of contributing to Catholic Charities.

“Catholic Charities was recently blessed with the incredibly generous donation of a 9,000 square foot building in Hays,” said Megan Robl, Catholic Charities executive director. “These tax credits will help secure the necessary resources to transform it into a permanent anchor of hope for families in need throughout Northwest Kansas for many years to come.” 

To help meet growing needs for rural Kansans in 16 of the state’s most northwest counties, the new Catholic Charities service center in Hays will provide much-needed space to accommodate the agency’s outreach services. It will include a spacious designed warehouse for receiving, storing, and loading bulk shipments of food, hygiene items, and diapers, and space to safely load the agency’s outreach van indoors. A bright, secured entry space will welcome those seeking financial assistance, pregnancy support and counseling services in person. Finally, a new thrift store, modeled after the Catholic Charities Thrift Store in Salina, will be opened in the facility to provide low-cost, high-quality clothing and household necessities to families in need.

Businesses and individuals subject to Kansas income tax are eligible to receive a tax credit through this program. Donors giving at least $250 to the Catholic Charities Hays Building Project may qualify for a 50% tax credit. For example, a donor making a $1,000 gift receives a $500 tax credit when they file their state taxes, making the net cost to the donor only $500.

“CSP amplifies the mission of awarded community service organizations and their projects by encouraging donations through the benefit of state tax credits,” said Kayla Savage, Director of the Community Development Division. “When you donate to an awarded CSP project, you have the opportunity to support a project and receive a state tax credit to reduce your taxable income.”

If you or your business are interested in donating to the Catholic Charities Hays Building project, please reach out to Eric Frank, Catholic Charities director of development, at 785-825-0208 or [email protected].