Churches & co-ops
Help spread the word.
Pastors, co-op leaders and homeschool parents are how most families and givers will hear about the Homeschool Fund.
On this page
Two ways to help
Tell Families
Many homeschool families in your church or co-op may qualify. Scholarships can help with curriculum, online classes, tutorials and co-ops, tutoring and testing, and most families qualify by income.
Tell Donors
Starting January 1, 2027, anyone who owes federal income tax can give up to $1,700 to homeschool scholarships and lower their federal tax by the same amount, dollar for dollar.
How to explain it
Most people haven’t heard of this yet.
The Education Freedom Tax Credit is new, and the first question people ask is whether it’s a government program. It isn’t. Here’s the plain version:
- It’s your money, not tax dollars. A donor gives his or her own money to a private charity. The government never collects it, holds it or hands it out.
- The tax credit is the government stepping aside. Because you gave, your federal income tax goes down by the same amount, up to $1,700 a person. You choose where that money goes instead of sending it to Washington.
- A private charity awards the scholarships. The Homeschool Fund is a program of the Nehemiah Foundation, a 501(c)(3) Christian charity since 1986. Our Scholarship Committee awards scholarships by our own published rules, within the limits the law sets: income, eligible expenses and the states that take part.
- Families apply to us, not to a government agency. The tax credit adds no new federal rules for how you teach your children, and families choose their own curriculum and providers.
In one sentence
The Education Freedom Tax Credit lets you give your own money to a private Christian charity that awards homeschool scholarships, and then take that amount off your federal taxes, dollar for dollar.
Printable brochure
Share the Homeschool Fund brochure.
Two pages, letter size. Print it for a bulletin board, co-op table or church lobby, or email it to your families and givers.
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Copy-ready text
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For a bulletin or newsletter
Starting January 1, 2027, a new federal tax credit lets you give up to $1,700 ($3,400 for a married couple who each give) to the Homeschool Fund and lower your federal income tax by the same amount. It isn’t a government program: you give your own money to a private Christian charity, and it funds scholarships for Christian homeschool families. Learn more at TheNehemiahFoundation.org.
For social media
Homeschool families: a new scholarship program for Christian homeschoolers, K–12, is coming in 2027. Scholarships can help with curriculum, online classes, co-ops and tutoring, and most families qualify by income. Pre-register to hear when applications open: TheNehemiahFoundation.org/homeschool-fund/pre-register
For an email to families
The Homeschool Fund is a new scholarship program for Christian homeschool families, from kindergarten through 12th grade. Scholarships can help with curriculum, online classes, tutorial and co-op classes, and tutoring. Most families qualify by income. The scholarships come from private gifts to a Christian charity, not from a government agency. Pre-register to hear when applications open in your state: TheNehemiahFoundation.org/homeschool-fund/pre-register.
For an announcement (about 30 seconds)
A quick note for homeschool families, and for anyone who pays federal income tax. Starting January 1, 2027, a new federal tax credit lets you give up to $1,700 to scholarships for Christian homeschool families and lower your federal taxes by the same amount. This isn’t government money. You give your own money to a private charity, the Homeschool Fund of the Nehemiah Foundation, and it awards the scholarships under its own published rules. Families can pre-register now, and givers can learn more, at TheNehemiahFoundation.org.
Please don’t promise a scholarship to a particular family, or tell givers their gift can go to a certain child. The law doesn’t allow gifts to be earmarked. See the FAQ
Want to talk?
We’re glad to send materials, answer questions from your elders or board, or talk with your families. Contact us or write to [email protected].