Michigan charities urge donors to give before tax credit dies

A tax credit that raised $100 million last year for Michigan charities — and gave taxpayers more than $40 million in write-offs on their state returns — expires at the end of the year, and charities are pushing to make sure donors take advantage of the Credit for Charitable Gifts before it disappears on Jan. 1

More than 250,000 taxpayers claimed one or more of the three Michigan charitable tax credits in 2010.