Checkoff Colorado History

Checkoff Colorado targets taxpayers, financial planners, CPAs and other tax preparers.

More than thirty years ago, Colorado became the first state in the country to allow a taxpayer to "check-off" a voluntary contribution to a state program. In 1977, the Colorado Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Fund became the first state income tax check-off fund in the United States. Today there are hundreds of check-off programs in nearly every state in the country.

Every year, U.S. taxpayers contribute tens of millions of dollars to a diverse range of programs. Check-off contributions are typically voluntary donations from a taxpayer's refund, but they can also come from an additional amount voluntarily added to a taxpayer’s liability. Nationwide, the most common funds support wildlife preservation, political campaigns, child abuse and neglect prevention, and U.S. Olympic committees.

$30 Goes a Long Way

If every taxpayer in Colorado donated $30, it could make a profound difference for Colorado’s health, Alzheimer’s patients, pet overpopulation, children, wildlife protection programs, Special Olympics athletes, healthy rivers, homeless prevention programs, people with Multiple Sclerosis, victims of domestic violence and military families.