For school administrators
Through the Education Freedom Tax Credit, donors redirect part of what they already owe in federal taxes into scholarships for families at your school. We handle the compliance, receipts, and disbursement so you can focus on your students.
3 MIN
A plain explanation of the Education Freedom Tax Credit, the first federal tax credit for Christian school scholarships, and what it opens up for your families.
3 MIN
What the tool is, why it's built for Christian schools, and what your school does in it.
2 MIN
The simple path from here, and what your first call covers.
3 MIN
A plain explanation of the Education Freedom Tax Credit, the first federal tax credit for Christian school scholarships, and what it opens up for your families.
3 MIN
What the tool is, why it's built for Christian schools, and what your school does in it.
2 MIN
The simple path from here, and what your first call covers.
The CEN SGO School Administrator portal puts everything in one place, track fund balances, manage donors, review applicants, approve disbursements, and pull reports without the back-office lift.
What you get
WHAT YOUR TEAM USES EVERYDAY
Summary cards for applicants, awards, funds balance, and deadlines.
Eligibility, status pipeline, communication log, and award tracking.
School and SGO co-branded campaigns, family-facing explainers, and social copy ready to deploy.
State guides, tax-credit explainers, and the talking points your team uses with families.
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Donors redirect federal taxes they already owe into a voluntary gift to CEN. CEN distributes those gifts as scholarships to Christian school families. No federal strings on your curriculum, mission, or beliefs. You get a scholarship pool you didn't have last year, compliance and disbursement handled.
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EdChoice. Step Up. GOAL. OSTC. The federal credit is for a charitable gift to an SGO — different mechanism, runs alongside the state vehicle you already know. Families and donors can participate in both. See your state.
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Families and Communities choose how to steward their tax dollars that they already owe to make a kingdom impact.
Contact Us
Have questions about the federal credit or want a live walkthrough? The team is here to help you scope what participation looks like for your school.
30-min walkthrough
From the network
"CEN’s support with the SGO framework has been a game-changer. By providing back-end structure alongside practical front-end marketing templates and whitepapers, they empowered us to bring in hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships for our students for the upcoming school year."
"CEN's Scholarship Granting Organization (SGO) platform has been an incredible blessing. They managed all the heavy backend legwork and provided clear marketing materials that made implementing the scholarship program entirely seamless for our team."
Saved per enrollment cycle
What heads of school report after their first full cycle on the platform.
Where the federal credit operates today
With more states opting in every enrollment cycle as participating schools come online.
"CEN provides phenomenal day-to-day operational value that makes membership an absolute no-brainer. Their Scholarship Granting Organization (SGO) platform handles all the heavy backend administrative lifting, allowing our mid-sized school to effortlessly raise and distribute vital scholarship funds to our community. They equip us with turnkey informational materials, making it simple to activate our families and maximize local financial support."
"We had talked with some other Christian schools about maybe starting our own SGO. But when we started walking through it with them and then with our own attorneys, it was so much work. Literally, we would have had to hire at least two extra employees just to do everything CEN does. The opportunities provided by the CEN SGO have been a huge blessing for a lot of families here. In our first year, we brought in $110,000, then increased to $170,000 in year two."
Saved per enrollment cycle
What heads of school report after their first full cycle on the platform.
Where the federal credit operates today
With more states opting in every enrollment cycle as participating schools come online.
FAQ FOR ADMINISTRATORS
It opens room to raise tuition above the existing voucher floor, which means better teacher pay, more intervention services, and a sustainable budget. Schools who currently see 60 to 90 percent of students on full vouchers will see the biggest shift.
No. The federal credit stands on its own. Stack it with your state program (EdChoice, Step Up, FTC, others). You can participate in both. Specific stacking guidance lives in the state-specific Resources pages.
If donations increase, more families can enroll. Capacity planning is something we’d love to talk through on a demo call — real-world examples are available.
K-12 Christian schools nationwide. Full definition lives in the Resources article on qualifying schools.
With a script that carries the why and routes to a how. We provide the script during onboarding and equip you with the materials your families will see — so your team never has to walk a parent through tax mechanics.
A 30-minute demo to start. After that, we handle the family-facing communications on your behalf, with your sign-off.
There is no cost to participating schools.
Most schools onboard within a few weeks. We’ll give you a working timeline on the demo call.
One conversation, built around your school. We learn about your families and your enrollment, walk through the platform on your own school, and get you set up and listed.
One conversation, built around your school. We learn about your families and your enrollment, walk through the platform on your own school, and get you set up and listed.
One conversation, built around your school. We learn about your families and your enrollment, walk through the platform on your own school, and get you set up and listed.
State Affiliate Director
SGO Director
