AZ Giving Trees FAQ
Your Arizona Foster Care Tax Credit supports local children and families while giving you a dollar-for-dollar return on your state taxes. It’s generosity that gives back.
Double Your Impact: Arizona Tax Credit
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The Arizona Charitable Tax Credit allows you to make a meaningful impact at no additional cost to you. If you owe state taxes, your donation simply reduces that amount — dollar for dollar.
There are two types of credits:
Qualifying Charitable Organizations (QCOs)
Qualifying Foster Care Charitable Organizations (QFCOs)
The Good Works Project is a registered QFCO #11064, so your Giving Tree gift qualifies.
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For the 2025 tax year, you can claim up to:
$1,234 for married couples filing jointly
$618 for single, head of household, or married filing separately
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To claim the credit, you’ll need:
Your store receipt for the purchased gifts
A written acknowledgment from The Good Works Project confirming your donation
For donations over $250, both receipts are required to qualify.
Shop the Registry
Our registry turns generosity into action. Shop a list of real needs from local children and families, everything you give stays right here in Arizona and qualifies for the state tax credit.
See below for downloadable receipt for tax season.
Gifts must be delivered by December 15th
Turn Your Arizona Tax Credit Into Good
As a Qualifying Foster Care Charitable Organization (QFCO #11064), donations to Branching Out Foundation and The Good Works Project provide a dollar-for-dollar credit on your Arizona state taxes, turning your generosity into direct, tangible impact.
Together, we are bridging the foster care and special needs communities, creating opportunities for every child to grow, belong, and thrive.
About Branching Out Foundation | Good Works Project
The Good Works Project provides year-round inclusion programs, life skills training, and basic needs support (clothing, food, school supplies) for children in Arizona’s foster and special needs communities.
Unlike organizations that focus on only one group, we bridge both foster and special needs populations, creating ongoing programs that build inclusion, empowerment, and long-term growth.
Download Your Receipt
After you donate, you will need a receipt to claim the Arizona Foster Care Tax Credit. Download the official receipt form below and keep it with your proof of purchase.
Branching Out Foundation/Good Works Project is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
All gifts are tax-deductible as allowable by law. Tax ID: 83-1897171
We are a registered QFCO# 11064