The History Fund, administered by the Ohio Historical Society, needs your help! The following article explains what the program is and how you can support history projects throughout the state with even a small donation.
When you do your taxes this season, please consider a donation!
Your Tax Return Can
Make History
It’s
tax season again, and this is just a reminder that the voluntary tax
“check-off” for the Ohio Historical Society that you’ll find on your Ohio
individual income tax return benefits history- and preservation-related organizations
throughout the state.
When
you opt to donate a portion of your state income tax refund to the Ohio
Historical Society, it goes to support the History Fund, which makes grants to
organizations for local history- and preservation-related projects in
communities across Ohio.
In
2013, the History Fund received $137,153 in donations from 15,890 Ohioans who
contributed a portion of their state income tax refund. Most donations are
small, averaging $8.63 in 2013, but the impact is big for those who receive
History Fund grants. The matching grants are awarded on a competitive basis.
The
tax check-off benefiting the History Fund first appeared on state income tax
forms in 2012. The first History Fund grants were awarded in 2013 for a variety
of history- and preservation-related projects. Learn more about the recipients of
grants in 2013 and their projects at www.ohiohistory.org/historyfundrecips.
Please
consider donating a portion of your tax refund to the Ohio Historical Society
for the History Fund when you complete your state income tax return this year.
Questions about the History Fund? Visit www.ohiohistory.org/makehistory
or call the Ohio Historical Society’s Local History Office at 800.858.6878.
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