New York Personal Income Tax Voluntary Contributions from Fiscal Year 1983

The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance annually compiles voluntary contributions made by taxpayers on their personal income tax returns. The dataset provides a history of these contributions beginning with fiscal year 1983, covering funds for wildlife, cancer research, veterans, and other causes. Data is provided via the data.ny.gov platform and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in total charitable giving by fund type over time using Fiscal Year Ended and Voluntary Contribution Type.
• Comparing the popularity of different funds by calculating average contribution amounts using Total Amount of Contributions and Voluntary Contribution Type.
• Tracking the introduction and growth of new funds over fiscal years using Contribution Sort Order, Fiscal Year Ended, and Voluntary Contribution Type.

Strengths

• Longitudinal coverage beginning in fiscal year 1983, providing over 40 years of data.
• Covers contributions to at least 17 distinct funds, as listed in the description.
• Data is provided in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

• Row count and total dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

New York State Department of Taxation and Finance via data.ny.gov.

Collection Method

Annual compilation from personal income tax returns.

Time Range

Beginning fiscal year 1983 onward.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-23 18:05:43; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New York State, United States.