States with Tax Me More Funds

The following states have established Tax Me More Funds or similar structures that allow those who feel they are not paying enough in taxes to contribute to the state treasury.

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State	Fund	Payment Method	Additional Information
AR	Tax Me More Fund. Established in Dec. 2001 via Executive Order by then-Gov. Mike Huckabee	Send Checks to: Department of Finance and Administration 1509 W. 7th St, Room 401 Little Rock, AR 72201	In his book, "From Hope to Higher Ground," Mr. Huckabee said that from 2001 to 2005, a total of 56 persons made contributions to the fund, totaling $2,077. As of August 14, 2008, the last check made out to the Tax Me More Fund came in in January 2005.
KS	Tax Me More Fund. While not written in statute, contributions are still accepted . Established in 2002.		Set up by Taxpayer Protection Caucus Chair Sen. Tim Huelskamp in the fight against then-Gov. Graves's tax hike proposal.
MA	Voluntary Optional Tax Endowment (VOTE). Established in 2000/2001.	Line 22 on the state income tax form allows taxpayers to decide which tax rate they want to pay: 5.3% or 5.85%	VOTE result of Citizens for Limited Taxation's (CLT) efforts as part of the voter-approved income tax reduction in 2000. Opponents of the tax cuts were deprived of their arguments by adding the voluntary contributions line on the tax form.
MN	No official name. Contributions are accepted.	Send checks made payable to: "State of Minnesota" Minnesota Department of Finance 400 Centennial Office Building 658 Cedar Street St. Paul, MN 55155	Gov. Tim Pawlenty publicly called on those who wish to pay higher taxes to contribute in 2006. Under Minnesota Statutes 16A.013 and 16A.014, the Department of Finance is authorized to accept contributions of this type.
MT		Send checks to: Montana Department of Revenue PO Box 6358 Helena, MT 59604
NH	Tax Me More Account. Created in 2003 by then-Gov. Craig Benson. SUSPENDED.	Taxpayers were able to send checks to Administrative Services made payable to the Tax Me More Account.	When we called Administrative Services, we were told that the Lynch administration had suspended the Tax Me More Account.
OK	no official name. Voluntary contributions to the general fund are accepted.	Send checks to: Office of State Finance 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd., Room 122 Oklahoma City, OK73105	Oklahoma Statutes (Title 60, Section 383) allow for voluntary contributions made to state government.
VA	General Fund Donation. Created per statutory requirement. Law passed in 2002.	Send "General Fund Donation Voucher" to:Virginia Department of Taxation P.O. Box 2468 Richmond, VA 23218