Scholarship Granting Organizations in Ohio
Ohio 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 Ohio students. Each card opens the organization’s profile page; the green link goes to its own site.
Where Ohio is in the process
No application process published yet
We check the state's sources regularly
Feb 15, 2027 · Federal deadline for 2027 state lists (expected)
Without a list, no organization in the state qualifies for 2027
Getting on Ohio’s list
Ohio has not published how organizations apply. Under the federal rules the state must list every qualifying organization located in the state that asks, so you can prepare now: the federal requirements are the same in every state.
Run an SGO in Ohio? SGO HQ handles donor onboarding, payments, scholarship awards, and §25F receipts.
Talk to us →Says it will serve Ohio(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.
81 Ohio state-program organizations · state tax-credit scholarship program, not on a §25F listShow ▾Hide ▴
These run Ohio’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.
Angel Scholarship Fund
SGO · Cleveland, OH
Forming taxes into tuition with the Catholic Community Foundation
BBH BEES SGO
SGO · Brecksville, OH
Certified by the Ohio Attorney General, valid through June 2027.
Beaumont School Scholarship Granting Organization
SGO · Cleveland Heights, OH
Bluestone Hibernian Charities
SGO · Cleveland Heights, OH
Also known as Bluestone Charities; runs the Bluestone Scholars 1852 Fund.
Buckeye Christian Scholarship Granting Organization
SGO · Zanesville, OH
Catholic Education Foundation for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati
SGO · Cincinnati, OH
Chaminade Julienne Catholic Education Fund
SGO · Dayton, OH
Eagle Family Spirit
Chesterton Academy of St Joseph Scholarship Foundation
SGO · Fairborn, OH
Christ the Teacher Diocesan Scholarship Fund, Inc.
SGO · Steubenville, OH
Dayton Reformation Scholarship Granting Organization
SGO · Dayton, OH
Diocese of Toledo Scholarship Fund
SGO · Toledo, OH
Promote Catholic Education and Earn a Tax Credit
EA Academy SGO
SGO · Brook Park, OH
Also known as Education Alternatives, an alternative K-12 school network with a Brook Park campus.
Emmaus Road Scholarship Fund
SGO · Columbus, OH
First organization certified as an SGO in Ohio.
Every Child Every Family
SGO · Columbus, OH
Tax benefits that enhance education choice.
FAITH ISLAMIC ACADEMY SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
SGO · Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Hearthside Christian Scholarship Fund
SGO · Brunswick, OH
Likely tied to HearthSide Christian Academy.
Lutheran West Triumph Fund, Lutheran East Triumph Fund
SGO · Rocky River, OH
Lutheran Scholarship Granting Organization of Ohio
Magnificat Scholarship Granting Organization
SGO · Rocky River, OH
MANSFIELD TEMPLE CHRISTIAN CRUSADER EDUCATION FUND
SGO · Mansfield, OH
MUSTARD SEED EDUCATION FOUNDATION
SGO · TOLEDO, OH
Charity and Scholarship Granting Organization helping families send their kids to Catholic
Northside Christian Scholarship Fund
SGO · Westerville, OH
Norwalk Catholic Scholarship Granting Organization
SGO · Norwalk, OH
Ohio Association of Independent Schools Scholarship Granting Organizations
SGO · Granville, OH
Formed by the association's member schools after Ohio House Bill 110 (2021); serves 46 independent schools statewide.
Ohio Christian Education Network Scholarship Granting Organization
SGO · Columbus, OH
Transforming Education in Ohio
Ohio Christian Scholarship Granting Organization, Inc
SGO · Chillicothe, OH
Renew Scholarships
SGO · Vinton, OH
Based in Virginia but certified by the Ohio Attorney General as a scholarship-granting organization.
Saint Joseph Academy Scholarship Granting Organization
SGO · Cleveland, OH
Seton Catholic School Scholarship Granting Organization
SGO · Hudson, OH
Sunflower Ohio Tax Credit Fund
SGO · Mayfield Heights, OH
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THE ST JOHNS JESUIT SCHOLARSHIP GRANTING ORGANIZATION
SGO · Toledo, OH
Toledo Christian Schools Foundation
SGO · Toledo, OH
Redirect up to $1,500 of income tax dollars to Toledo Christian’s Buckeye
Walsh Jesuit High School Scholarship Granting Organization
SGO · Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Nothing on this page is an official §25F approval yet: Ohio has not published its list. The organizations shown say they will serve Ohio, 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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