How to deposit funds, commissary, and payment options
The state highlights donations to the Team Kentucky Emergency Relief Fund as one way to give. These donations are tax-deductible, and you'll receive a receipt for your records. To donate by mail, make your check payable to the Kentucky State Treasurer and write "Team Kentucky Emergency Relief Fund" in the memo line. Send it to: Public Protection Cabinet, 500 Mero Street, 218 NC, Frankfort, KY 40601. The minimum donation is $1, and no administrative fees are applied to the fund—though credit card processing and treasury fees may still apply. You'll need to provide personal information, and while the site takes commercially acceptable steps to protect it, no online transmission or storage is 100% secure. For adding money directly to an inmate's commissary, phone, or care package account, check the facility's guidance or vendor portals since methods vary by location.
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Yes. Donations are described as tax-deductible, and donors will receive a receipt for tax purposes.
Make checks payable to the Kentucky State Treasurer and note in the memo line that the donation is for the Team Kentucky Emergency Relief Fund. Mail it to Public Protection Cabinet, 500 Mero Street, 218 NC, Frankfort, KY 40601.
The page states there are no administrative fees applied to the fund. Credit card processing and treasury fees may still apply to donations.
You'll need to provide personal information that may be used to contact or identify you. The site takes commercially acceptable steps to protect your data, but warns that no internet transmission or electronic storage is 100% secure.
Prefer to donate by mail? Getting a few details right—the payee name, memo line, and mailing address—ensures your donation is credited correctly and your tax receipt arrives without a hitch.
