Charitable Giving Tax Relief Act

Charitable Giving Tax Relief Act (Introduced in 106th Congress)
The Charitable Giving Tax Relief Act, or CGTRA, would have created a charitable tax deduction for 50% of a nonitemizer's charitable contributions over $500 per year.

• House bill (H.R.1310) introduced by Rep. Phil Crane (R-IL)
• Senate bill (S. 2077) introduced by Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA)
• How This Bill Would Affect Charitable Giving in Your State.
• How This Bill Would Affect Charitable Giving Across the Country.
  Add you organization's name to a sign-on letter urging Congress to pass the Charitable Giving Tax Relief Act. Cosponsors: 106th Congress (149 cosponsors to date). 105th Congress 
• CGTRA Brochure. Free download. This document requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader. 
• Media Coverage of the CGTRA.  San Francisco Chronicle, San Antonio Express News, and Star Tribune articles. The CGTRA has been covered in the Cincinnati Enquirer, the Philanthropy Journal Alert, the Nonprofit Times, and the Tax Analyst Exempt Organization Tax Review. These documents requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader. 
• Charitable Giving Tax Relief Act Introduced in the Senate.
• President Clinton Proposes Nonitemizer Charitable Tax Deduction in 2001 Budget. (January Special Issue of Public Policy Update)
• Press Release: Charitable Giving Tax Relief Act is re-introduced in 106th Congress.

• Charitable Tax Deduction Makes Huge Difference in Contributions.
  Charitable contributions would drop by $33 billion if the charitable tax deduction were eliminated and top income tax rates set at 21%