For donors · starts Jan 1, 2027
Give $1,700. Get $1,700 back on your taxes.1 (see note 1, on the tax credit)
Give to a Scholarship Granting Organization (SGO) and your gift becomes K–12 scholarships, at no net cost to you.
What a $1,700 gift really costs
- Your gift to an SGO
- $1,700
- Federal tax credit
- minus $1,700
- Net cost to you1 (see note 1, on the tax credit)
- $0
How it works
Pick an SGO
Find one on a participating state's list, by school, name or state.
Give on its website
Tell the SGO the gift is for the federal tax credit.
Claim the credit
It comes off the federal income tax you owe, dollar for dollar.
A student gets a scholarship
SGOs must spend at least 90% of what they take in on scholarships.
Why a tax credit beats a deduction
A normal charity deduction
You save part of your gift
It lowers the income your tax is figured on, so you get back only a slice of what you gave.
This federal tax credit
You save all of it, up to $1,700
It lowers the tax you owe itself, dollar for dollar.
Find an SGO to give to
Only gifts to SGOs on a participating state's list earn the credit. Every SGO here is on one.
By school
Fund scholarships students at a school can use.
By name
Know the SGO? Search its name, city or tax ID (EIN).
Good to know
- Starts soonGifts made on or after Jan 1, 2027 count.
- Unused credit carries overUse what's left over in any of the next 5 years.
- One tax break per giftYou can't also deduct it, and a state credit for the same gift lowers this one.
- Checked listingsEach SGO page shows the state lists it's on and when we checked. We never take donations.
Fund a K–12 scholarship at no net cost.1 (see note 1, on the tax credit)
Find an SGO to give toNotes and sources
1. The federal credit is up to $1,700 per taxpayer per year, for gifts made on or after Jan 1, 2027. It lowers the federal income tax you owe dollar for dollar, so the gift costs nothing if you owe at least that much tax. Unused credit carries forward up to 5 years. A state tax credit for the same gift lowers the federal one, and the gift can't also be deducted. Not tax advice.
Source: IRS, Federal Scholarship Tax Credit · as of Sep 14, 2026
Source: Treasury proposed regulations, Federal Register 2026-20277 · as of Oct 2, 2026
Source: Treasury temporary regulations, Federal Register 2026-20264 · as of Oct 2, 2026
Ask a tax professional how the credit applies to you. Order and badges follow the published Methodology. No SGO can pay for placement, and being listed is not an endorsement.