Philanthropy and the Federal Tax Rebate - A Fundraising Opportunity for Local Nonprofits
Whatcom Community Foundation and the Whatcom Council of Nonprofits are co-sponsoring a tax rebate ad campaign in local newspapers the Bellingham Herald, Bellingham Business Journal and Every Other Weekly in July and August. The purposes of this timely print campaign are twofold: 1) to raise the flag for the local nonprofit sector, and 2) to encourage people to give their windfall tax rebate to the local nonprofit of their choosing.
The IRS will mail notification to all eligible taxpayers in mid-July and the actual checks will be mailed in July, August and early September. The amounts are expected to be up to $300 and $600, depending on tax filing status.