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. 

**Update Alert - Oct 31, 2019**

The Georgia Department of Revenue has confirmed that the overall fund cap of $100 million  has not been reached yet for 2019.  That means that we can still accept and process donation requests! 

It's estimated that there's a little over $500,000 remaining, but we don't know how long this will last. 
If you want to donate in 2019, don't wait another day.  Get your request in today.

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.