Funding scholarships involves real complexity: finding donors, checking eligibility, staying compliant, moving the money. The K-12 Scholarship Foundation handles all of it, so your community simply takes part. Here's how it works, explained for everyone.
A new federal tax credit lets the people already around your school fund your students, at no net cost to donors. The whole concept in one short read.
Every moving part between a gift and a student's scholarship, in five steps, with the $0-net loop and the 90% rule shown end to end. The detailed view of how it all connects.
A small amount each paycheck funds your gift, with a matching withholding adjustment so your take-home pay stays the same. Includes a calculator for your own paystub.
Parents & communityFor parents, grandparents, alumni, and neighbors: give through payroll, a recurring monthly gift, or a one-time contribution, and get it back as a federal credit.
The quick eligibility check, the application, and what scholarships can cover at every kind of school.
Enter your enrollment and staff count, move one slider, and see what your community could raise each year.
Video seriesFour short narrated videos that tell the story in order, ready to watch full screen with slides to download.
PresentationTwelve slides that walk through the whole story, ready for a board meeting, a staff room, or a parent night.
Start anyone with the big idea, then point them to the part that fits: payroll giving for staff, ways to give for parents and neighbors, applying for families. Curious how tax withholding works? W-4 basics explains it in sixty seconds.
The K-12 Scholarship Foundation, Inc. · Federal tax-exempt status application pending; SGO listing occurs through participating states. Simplified overviews, not tax advice; please review with your accountant or tax professional. Sources on every page: irs.gov · ed.gov