Scholarship Granting Organizations in Iowa
Iowa has not published its list for the federal Education Freedom Tax Credit yet. Below: where the state’s process stands, and the organizations that say they will serve Iowa students. Each card opens the organization’s profile page; the green link goes to its own site.
Where Iowa is in the process
Jan 5, 2026 · Governor's office and Department of Education to certify SGOs
Feb 15, 2027 · Federal deadline for 2027 state lists (expected)
Without a list, no organization in the state qualifies for 2027
Getting on Iowa’s list
No application yet. The governor's office said it will work with the Iowa Department of Education to certify SGOs; no form or deadline has been published.
Run an SGO in Iowa? SGO HQ handles donor onboarding, payments, scholarship awards, and §25F receipts.
Talk to us →Says it will serve Iowa(2)
ACE Scholarships
Federal EFTC · All EFTC states
Operates tax-credit scholarship programs across ~15 states; running a dedicated federal EFTC arm.
Jewish Education Fund of America (JEFA)
Federal EFTC · National network
Serves Orthodox Jewish K-12 families nationwide, all 50 states and DC; standing up for the federal credit.
12 Iowa state-program organizations · state tax-credit scholarship program, not on a §25F listShow ▾Hide ▴
These run Iowa’s own scholarship tax credit program. A gift to one of them does not earn the federal credit unless it is added to a state’s §25F list. Many are expected to apply, and a participating state must list every qualifying organization located in the state that asks.
Catholic Tuition Organization (Diocese of Des Moines)
STO · Des Moines, IA
CTO is a school tuition organization in Des Moines dedicated to raising funds to provide tuition assistance to qualifying families attending Catholic…
Independent School Association of Eastern Iowa STO (EISTO)
STO · Cedar Rapids, IA
Serves Summit Schools and Scattergood Friends School.
Iowa Independent School Tuition Organization (IISTO)
STO · Iowa
We Provide Opportunity
Iowa Lutheran School Tuition Organization
STO · Iowa
Join us! "Let the little children come to us..."
Legacy of Grace STO
STO · Iowa
We are currently accepting donations for 2026. We have been allocated $924,653. So far we have received $26,808.63 for 2026. Click on the Donate tab to help fam
Monsignor Lafferty Tuition Foundation
STO · Sioux City, IA
Diocese of Sioux City schools.
North Central Iowa STO
STO · Fort Dodge, IA
Serves Community Christian School in Fort Dodge and Timothy Christian School in Wellsburg.
Northwest Iowa Christian School Tuition Organization (NICSTO)
STO · Sioux Center, IA
Represents 16 Christian schools across northwest Iowa.
Our Faith, Our Children, Our Future STO
STO · Dubuque, IA
Archdiocese of Dubuque schools.
School Tuition Organization of Southeast Iowa
STO · Iowa
School Tuition Organization of SOUTHEAST IOWA
Nothing on this page is an official §25F approval yet: Iowa has not published its list. The organizations shown say they will serve Iowa, or run its state program. Under Treasury’s temporary regulations, 2027 state lists are due to the IRS by February 15, 2027, each list must include every qualifying organization located in the state that asks to be on it, and the IRS publishes the combined list on irs.gov. We update this page as states publish. Every state’s list →
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