Missouri Tax Information - Trust Funds

Information on contributing to Missouri's Trust Funds on Missouri's Form MO-1040...

If you had more money withheld for Missouri taxes than you end up need to have paid, you can apply all or part of the overage to one of Missouri's Trust Funds. You can also choose to mail in addition money to support one or more of these trust funds.

You can donate to any or all of these eight trust funds:

Children's Trust Fund
Minimum contribution: $2, or $4 if filing combined.

This non-profit foundation is Missouri's Foundation for Child Abuse Prevention. They are dedicate to helping Missouri's children grow up free from child abuse and neglect. Unlike organizations that react to abuse after the fact, the Children's Trust Fund provides funding for education, public awareness, training, and community-based prevention projects to help support and strengthen families to prevent child abuse and neglect.

Your donation for this trust fund can be applied towards th e$25 annual donation need to get a one-year logo use authorization form. That's the form need to purchase the 'prevent child abuse' license plate.

Veterans Trust Fund
Minimum contribution: $2, or $4 if filing combined.
This trust fund expands the Missouri Veterans Commission's ability to provide quality health care at its seven veterans homes, and to assist veterans and dependents through its Service to Veterans Program. The fund also pays for nursing home staff to receive specialize training.

Elderly Home Delivered Meals Trust Fund
Minimum contribution: $2, or $4 if filing combined.

The Elderly Home Delivered Meals Trust Fund brings nutritionally balanced meals to the homes of seniors five days a week. More than 5.5 million meals are provided each year to home-bound senior citizens, helping them to remain living in their homes independently. He need for this service increases every year as people are living longer and more and more need assistance..

Missouri National Guard Trust Fund
Minimum contribution: $2, or $4 if filing combined.