But she also took her own donation a step further — she contacted the Office of Property Assessment to opt out of the abatement and begin paying her full tax bill directly to the city next year. With that change, her tax bill will nearly quadruple, from about $1,100 to about $4,000. While that is a significant increase, Stohr said she believes in public education and wanted to contribute as much as some of her neighbors already are paying in taxes.