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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri House Bill 2457 increases food pantry donation tax credits to 70% and extends program expiration to 2032
Last action · March 31, 2026: HCS Reported Do Pass (H)Sponsor: Pattie Mansur
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What This Bill Would Do
House Bill 2457 expands the food pantry donation tax credit by increasing the credit amount from 50% to up to 70% of donation values for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. The legislation also adds food banks as eligible recipients starting August 28, 2026, raises annual fiscal caps on total credits, and extends the program's sunset date to December 31, 2032.
Taxpayers who donate cash or food to eligible hunger-relief organizations can receive higher state income tax credits up to $2,500 annually, while overall state-level credit allocations increase by millions of dollars.
- Missouri's food pantry tax credit program provides state tax incentives for individuals and businesses contributing cash or food to local hunger-relief organizations. context
Who It Would Affect
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Taxpayers
Taxpayers making donations to eligible food pantries and food banks can claim higher tax credits up to seventy percent of donation values.
Food banks
Food banks become eligible recipients for donations qualifying for tax credits, and a separate annual fiscal cap of one million two hundred fifty thousand dollars is established for them.
Local food pantries, soup kitchens, and homeless shelters
These organizations receive donations under the tax credit program, which has its overall fiscal cap increased to two million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars.
Key Facts
- Increases the tax credit from 50% to up to 70% of the value of eligible cash or food donations for all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026.
- Adds food banks to the program, making donations made on or after January 1, 2026, eligible for tax credits starting August 28, 2026.
- Sets the cumulative annual cap for tax credits allocated to food pantries, soup kitchens, and homeless shelters at two million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars starting in 2026.
- Sets the cumulative annual cap for tax credits allocated to food banks at one million two hundred fifty thousand dollars starting in 2026.
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- Maintains the maximum tax credit limit at two thousand five hundred dollars per taxpayer per tax year, with a three-year carry-forward for unused non-refundable amounts.
- Prohibits any taxpayer from receiving a credit if they employ persons not authorized to work in the United States under federal law.
- Extends the program expiration date from December 31, 2026, to December 31, 2032.
- Requires taxpayers to file an affidavit with their income tax return verifying the contribution amount.
- Protects taxpayers from interest or penalties on income-tax balances caused by full or partial credit denials if paid within sixty days of the notice.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is eligible to claim the food pantry donation tax credit?
What types of donations qualify for the tax credit?
What is the maximum tax credit a single taxpayer can claim in a year?
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
8 actions- Mar 31, 2026HouseCommitteeHCS Reported Do Pass (H)
- Mar 30, 2026HouseCommitteeHCS Voted Do Pass (H)
- Mar 30, 2026HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
- Mar 23, 2026HousePublic Hearing Completed (H)
- Mar 9, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Ways and Means(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
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- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 16, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
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Expansion of Food Pantry Credit to Food Banks
The legislation broadens the state's hunger-relief tax credit framework by explicitly including food banks alongside existing local food pantries, soup kitchens, and homeless shelters.
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