Every year we hear from donors who are having trouble claiming their tax credit because of issues with their tax software.  The most recent issue we have heard about is one of the more popular tax software programs asking for an “alpha numeric” entry.  Since our certification numbers don’t include any letters, the taxpayers were […]

There has been legislation introduced at the federal level that would establish a dollar for dollar federal tax credit for contributions that would fund private school scholarships which would be run through state SGOs.  While the text of the bills isn’t available yet, we wanted to make you aware of the proposal and give you […]

Text-to-Give – One more tool for your toolbox! Text-to-give is a quick and convenient way for donors to make donations right from their smartphones. The process is simple. Donors text a unique keyword to a short-code number that we will give you. A link will then be sent to the donor which will then open […]

You already know that SEC sends out a receipt letter to each donor that indicates the important tax filing information and gives them their tax credit certification number. Honestly – it’s a VERY formal and BORING letter! I do always include a handwritten Thank You on each letter but it’s important that the school also […]

Whether this is your first year working with the SGO program, or you have been doing it for years, sometimes it is hard to remember where to start when you are ready to turn those donation dollars into scholarships for your students.  We have put together a resource just for you, and we boiled the […]

We will be adding a few new resources that we hope will be helpful for our newer schools and schools who don’t have a development department. Be looking for our new Communications Toolkit and a booklet entitled “How to Successfully Raise Funds for the Indiana School Scholarship Tax Credit Program”. They are getting uploaded now! We […]

The IRS announced new regulations that will impact how SGO donations are deducted on the federal tax return.  There will be public hearings in the fall, but if the proposed language is made permanent, taxpayers who itemize will only be able to claim 50% of their Indiana SGO gifts as a charitable deduction.  In the […]