State awards non-profit organizations tax credits
4:43 p.m. Thursday, July 3, 2008
The Kansas Department of Commerce has awarded $4.13 million in Community Service Tax Credits to 24 nonprofit organizations around the state, officials announced today.
These future Kansas income tax credits are used as a major fundraising tool for community organizations engaged in services for children and families, health care or crime prevention. Businesses and individuals that contribute to the awarded organizations are eligible for a 70 percent tax credit in rural areas or a 50 percent tax credit in urban areas.
“We’re excited to award tax credits to these deserving organizations,” said Kansas Department of Commerce Secretary David Kerr. “These tax credits are a great way to spur investment in community improvement projects across the state.”
The Community Service Tax Credit Program is a way for charitable organizations and public health care entities to improve their ability to undertake major capital fund-raising drives for projects involving children and family services, non-governmental crime prevention and health care. Each year, non-profit community service organizations submit proposals for review by the Kansas Department of Commerce. If the organization is awarded tax credits, it is then authorized to offer tax credits to donors making contributions to the approved fund-raising project.
Tax credits totaling $4.13 million are allocated to these groups annually at a rate of 70 percent in rural areas and 50 percent in non-rural areas. For example, qualified donors who give $1,000 to an approved project in a non-rural area would receive a 50 percent (or $500) tax credit against their Kansas income tax liability. In addition, the donors would receive federal tax benefits, if they itemize, which would again decrease their tax liability.
The organizations receiving Community Service Tax Credits, and the amount of their credits, are as follows:
A Park For All (Mission, Johnson County)
Tax Credits Awarded: $175,000
This award will help create a barrier-free, family-friendly park and recreation environment. A Park For All will feature a fully accessible playground that will provide recreational opportunities for all visitors regardless of disabilities.
Arrowhead West, Inc. (Dodge City, Ford County)
Tax Credits Awarded: $75,000
This award will be used toward the construction of an eight bedroom residential home used to provide onsite support services for clients with developmental disabilities.
Botanica, Inc. (Wichita, Sedgwick County)
Tax Credits Awarded: $200,000
The donations generated from this award will fund a new children’s garden facility that will serve as a hands-on educational resource center for youth and adults alike.
Community Living Opportunities (Lenexa, Johnson County)
Tax Credits Awarded: $198,000
This award will help establish a greenhouse and an equestrian program for adults and children with developmental disabilities. Midnight Farm, a Community Living Opportunities program located in rural Douglas County, will utilize the new equestrian facility to train challenged and beginner riders to care for animals while building confidence in their abilities.
Corner House, Inc. (Emporia, Lyon County)
Tax Credits Awarded: $140,000
This award will help establish a recovery center where women may receive treatment while their children grow and receive support on the same campus. This innovative service will allow the family to grow together while sharing in the recovery process.
Dyck Arboretum of the Plains (Hesston, Harvey County)
Tax Credits Awarded: $175,000
This award will help fund the construction of a new education pavilion within the arboretum campus and the expansion of a youth ecological education program that will provide support to Kansas schools.
Elizabeth Layton Center, Inc. (Paola, Miami County)
Tax Credits Awarded: $125,000
This award will be used to acquire and remodel a facility in Miami County for community based mental health services. The facility will serve children, adults and families.
Flinthills Services (El Dorado, Butler County)
Tax Credits Awarded: $250,000
This award will support the completion of a new “Life Enrichment Center” that will combine the services currently spread across multiple facilities into one renovated space. This will allow Flinthills Services to more efficiently offer their various programs to those with developmental disabilities.
Friends of the Mary Cotton Library, Inc. (Sabetha, Nemaha County)
Tax Credits Awarded: $250,000
This award will contribute toward a major renovation for the Mary Cotton Library. Built in 1937, the library is in need of several updates in order to better serve children and become handicap accessible.
Frontier Alliance, Inc. (Hill City, Graham County)
Tax Credits Awarded: $78,500
This award will provide additional funding to acquire necessary equipment for a community theater. The new stage curtain, lighting and sound system will allow the facility to expand its current services into theatrical production.
Kansas Children’s Discovery Center, Inc. (Topeka, Shawnee County)
Tax Credits Awarded: $250,000
This award will help establish a new hands-on, interactive children’s museum for Kansas families and tourists alike.
Kansas Wildscape Foundation (Lawrence, Douglas County)
Tax Credits Awarded: $150,000
This award will contribute to the construction of modern cabins in 28 Kansas State Parks. Through an innovative partnership, Kansas Wildscape Foundation, under the direction of Greenbush, will use the construction of the 63 cabins to provide a unique job training experience for inmates at three Kansas correctional facilities. After completion these fully-equipped modern cabins will be transported to parks around the state and will be available to Kansas residents and tourists alike.
Kiowa County Memorial Hospital (Greensburg, Kiowa County)
Tax Credits Awarded: $192,500
The donations raised from this award will allow Kiowa County Memorial Hospital to construct an on-site child care center and exterior play area.
Maude Carpenter Children’s Home (Wichita, Sedgwick County)
Tax Credits Awarded: $75,000
This award will be used to remodel and upgrade the existing campus, allowing better access to public buildings on the property while increasing security and safety for the children utilizing the residential services.
Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital (Medicine Lodge, Barber County)
Tax Credits Awarded: $70,000
This award will directly improve the delivery of health care services by upgrading current radiography equipment to a digital format and by adding a “High-Low” table to increase safety for patients and radiology staff.
Morris County Hospital Foundation (Council Grove, Morris County)
Tax Credits Awarded: $203,000
This award will assist in expanding health services available to the region through acquisition of a mammography machine and new technology that will digitalize images from current radiology equipment.
Oberlin-Decatur Area Economic Development Corporation (Oberlin, Decatur County)
Tax Credits Awarded: $125,000
This award will assist in the remodeling and expansion of the Golden Age community and recreation center, including an upgraded community kitchen, community theater, day care and recreation facility.
Phillips County Hospital (Phillipsburg, Phillips County)
Tax Credits Awarded: $185,500
This award will serve to renovate and improve access to the hospital facility in order to provide more effective rehabilitation for area patients.
Rawlins County Health Center (Atwood, Rawlins County)
Tax Credits Awarded: $250,000
The donations raised from this award will help expand the physical therapy and cardiac rehabilitation services offered through the health center by funding a significant renovation of the health center.
Shawnee Community Services (Shawnee, Johnson County)
Tax Credits Awarded: $130,000
The donations generated from this award will help establish a new facility containing a food kitchen, thrift store and food pantry that will provide support services to those in need in the region.
Sunshine Meadows Retirement Community (Buhler, Reno County)
Tax Credits Awarded: $220,000
This award will increase the safety and security of residents in the independent living community by providing for a new monitored security system, fire detection panel and a backup generator.
Trego-WaKeeney Community Foundation (WaKeeney, Trego County)
Tax Credits Awarded: $162,500
The donations generated from this award will contribute to the construction of a low-cost, permanent community wellness center in Trego County.
William Newton Healthcare Foundation (Winfield, Cowley County)
Tax Credits Awarded: $250,000
This award will increase the disaster preparedness of this critical access hospital by funding a new emergency generator and transfer system.
Youth Horizons, Inc. (Wichita, Sedgwick County)
Tax Credits Awarded: $200,000
This award will help fund an additional residential home for boys ages 10 to 22 on the 77 acre Boys Ranch. The Boys Ranch provides therapeutic residential care for young males and support services and training for their families.
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