Georgia's Education Tax Credit Program

In 2008, Georgia’s lawmakers passed HB 1133, the Education Expense Credit law, to give parents and students better access to more educational opportunities. Their efforts and resulting legislation is regarded as one of the nation’s best Education Tax Credit laws.  The law allows:
  • Eligible students to use this scholarship to attend any Georgia private school of their choosing
  • Georgia taxpayers to receive a dollar-for-dollar, state income tax credit for contributions​
In 2018, Georgia's lawmakers passed HB 217 which further strengthened the Education Tax Credit law, increased the size of the fund from $58 million to $100 million and improved the transparency and accountability of SSOs. 

**Dec. 31st Deadline Approaching**

We're in the process of accepting donation requests for 2020 and the only way to guarantee that you receive the tax credit through this program is to have your donation request submitted on the first day.  There's no way of knowing how long the fund will be open each year, so having your request in on the first day guarantees that you can donate. 

Go ahead and fill out your donation request today so we can submit it on Jan 2nd when the fund reopens.

Make Your Request Before The Cap Is Reached...

The Education Tax Credit program opens on the first day of business each January and has a statewide cap of $100 million.  Once the cap is reached, no further donation requests are approved for that year.