FOR DONORS & FAMILIES
For the first time, federal policy lets you redirect part of what you already owe in taxes into scholarships for Christian school students. The donor program opens later this year.
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A REAL FEDERAL CREDIT
A federal tax credit applied dollar for dollar against what you already owe. Different from a charitable deduction — and much bigger on net.
Eight years operating. $9.4M+ in scholarship dollars deployed across 31 states and 210+ participating K-12 Christian schools.
EdChoice, Step Up, GOAL, OSTC — the federal credit is for a charitable gift to an SGO. It runs alongside the state credit you already use, not against it.
Donor receipts generated automatically. Attestation captured at the donor level. Records your CPA and the auditor accept without follow-up.
Watch the giving flow, then walk the three steps.
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A federal tax credit, dollar for dollar against what you owe
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THE RIPPLE EFFECT
A single redirected dollar moves four levers at once — pay, retention, access, and stability. Here's what each one looks like in practice.
Schools can raise tuition above the voucher floor and pay teachers what they’re worth.
Better pay means more continuity for students and stronger formation over time.
Scholarships open the door for families who otherwise couldn’t afford a Christian school.
A predictable scholarship pool means tuition doesn’t have to absorb every shock.
From the focus groups, Winter Haven, FL
To date, 31 states have indicated they will participate. in the Federal School Choice Tax Credit. The network is national and growing with each cycle.
TALK TO YOUR ADVISOR
Year-end giving sits inside a bigger picture — your tax bracket, your other giving, your estate plan. Your CPA or financial advisor can walk you through how the federal SGO credit fits.
We have a one-page packet your advisor can use. Request it and we’ll send it over.
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STORIES
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"The SGO finally lets us set tuition where it needs to be — and that means we can pay teachers what they deserve. The scholarship pool also means more families who want a Christian education can actually afford one. Both shifts in the same year."
K-12 Christian school, Ohio
"Our families understand the why. The CEN team handles the how."
Christian academy, FL
Max federal credit per individual
Dollar-for-dollar against your federal tax bill.
Carry-forward window
The credit doesn't expire if you can't use it all in year one. Banking it forward is built in.
"It stacks cleanly with our state program. We didn't have to choose."
Classical Christian school, TX
"I came in skeptical — I'd seen enough SGO pitches over the years to know what an overpromise looks like. The walkthrough answered every question my board asked, in the order they asked it. We were operational by the next enrollment cycle."
Reformed Christian school, Tennessee
You give to an SGO. You receive a federal tax credit dollar-for-dollar. Your gift funds scholarships.
You can designate your gift to fund a scholarship at a specific school or you can designate the general fund and it will fund a scholarship for a student most in need.
A clear breakdown of pass-through and overhead lives in the Resources article on where the money goes. The short version: at least 90%of every dollar reaches a school.
