GA Fostering Success Act

How To Apply:

1. Apply: Taxpayers electronically submit their intentions to the State of Georgia regarding tax credits for the 2023 tax year. 

• When prompted, select Families 4 Families as the Qualified Foster Child Support Organization (QFCSO). 

• Detailed instructions here. 

• Within 30 days, those tax credit applications are approved or denied by the state on a first come first served basis. 

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2. Donate: Once notified of approval, taxpayers have 60 days to make their donations directly to Families 4 Families. 

• To make your gift by check, please allow ample time for mailing and include the Fostering Success Act donation form. 

• Please note our main office address is 3915 Harrison Rd, Suite 500, Loganville, GA 30052.

• To give online, use the secure Kindful giving form for Families 4 Families.

• If you choose to give through Kindful online, please fill out and email the Fostering Success Act donation form to tammy@families4families.cc.

• Please be sure to provide us with your email address so that we can securely process your Donation Credit Letter of Confirmation as required by the state. 

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3. Receive Confirmation for your 2024 Tax Records:

• After you receive approval from the state and you make your gift to Families 4 Families, please be on the look out for an email from "Victoria Garcia via Docusign."

• Update the secure form with your information (name of taxpayer or entity, address, taxpayer identification number, date of contribution, amount of contribution, pre-approval amount of credit). 

• Once you complete the form, our staff will verify its accuracy, sign it, and return the signed form to you for your tax records.

• In 2024, when taxpayers submit their tax records for 2023, qualifying gifts to Families 4 Families will count as tax payments.* 

• Please note that tax credits only count against the tax liability of the taxpayer. No refunds will be issued by the state based on gifts approved for any tax credit. 

• The credit allows taxpayers and corporations to directly support Families 4 Families in our effort to recruit and support homes for Georgia's most vulnerable children. 

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Tax Credit Limits*:

• Single individual or head of household: Up to $2,500

• Married couple filing a joint return: Up to $5,000

• LLC, S Corporation or Partnership: Up to $5,000

• Corporations/Others: Up to 10 percent of tax liability

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How Do I Apply?

• According to the Department of Revenue, taxpayers must log into the Georgia Tax Center and electronically submit form IT-QFCD-TP1 per these detailed instructions. 

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I Made My Pre-Approved Gift. What's Next?

• Per state requirements, in order for your tax credit to be processed, the Donation Credit Letter of Approval (Georgia Form IT-GFCD-FUND1) must be completed.

• After you receive approval from the state and you make your gift to Families 4 Families, please be on the lookout for an email from "Victoria Garcia via Docusign."

• Update the secure form with your information (name of taxpayer or entity, address, taxpayer identification number, date of contribution, amount of contribution, pre-approved amount of credit).

• Once you complete the form, our staff will verify its accuracy, sign it, and return the signed form to you for your tax records.