Section 18. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the superintendent of each state-operated veterans’ home may accept donations from non-profit organizations that enhance the well-being and care of residents of the home. The superintendent shall submit an annual report on donation activity, including, but not limited to, an accounting of monetary donations, to the attorney general, the executive director of veterans’ homes and housing, the secretary of veterans’ services, the veterans’ homes council and each state-operated veterans’ home.