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Cumming, GA
About
Federal Student Scholarship Organization, formerly Georgia Student Scholarship Organization, Inc., is a Cumming-based nonprofit founded in 2008 that awards private-school tuition scholarships through Georgia's qualified education expense tax credit program. Georgia Department of Revenue records still list it under its former name. Its 2024 Form 990 reports $12.1 million in tuition grants and 3,309 scholarships to students attending 125 private schools. The organization is preparing for the federal scholarship tax credit that begins in 2027.
The organization is dedicated to offering students from low- and middle-income families opportunities to attend private schools of their parents' choice.
Georgia scholarship context
Georgia's scholarship program on file is the Qualified Education Expense Tax Credit.
Donations to Georgia SGOs can qualify for a state tax credit of up to 100% of the donation.
Georgia's federal scholarship tax credit status is Opted In. The federal credit is reduced by any state credit claimed for the same contribution. The national tracker states the credit as up to $1,700 per taxpayer ($1,700 single, $3,400 married filing jointly).
Georgia program page · Georgia on the federal credit tracker
Federal tax credit in Alaska
Alaska's federal scholarship tax credit status is Opted In. Alaska approved its first 20 SGOs on Oct 2, 2026 (Department of Education and Early Development bulletin). Applications remain open on a rolling basis. The federal credit is reduced by any state credit claimed for the same contribution. The national tracker states the credit as up to $1,700 per taxpayer ($1,700 single, $3,400 married filing jointly).
Alaska's agency on file is Alaska Department of Education and Early Development.
Scholarship Programs
Contact Federal Student Scholarship Organization directly to learn about their scholarship programs and application process.
Tuition scholarships for students from low- and middle-income families to attend the Georgia private school their parents choose, funded by contributions made under Georgia's qualified education expense tax credit. Georgia DOR reports 3,227 scholarships from this organization in calendar year 2024.
Eligibility & Applications
- Eligible grades
- K-12
- Eligible schools
- Private, Religious
Schools Served
SGOlist does not yet have school scholarship records for Federal Student Scholarship Organization.
Other SGOs in Georgia
- A A A Scholarship Foundation, Inc.
- Georgia Leadership Foundation, INC
- Wisdom Education INC
- A Pay It Forward Scholarship, Inc.
- Alyn Scholarship Fund, Inc.
- Apogee Georgia School Choice Scholarship Fund
- Georgia GOAL Scholarship Program Inc.
- Georgia Tax Credit Scholarship Program, Inc.
Contact
- georgiasso.com
- info@federalsso.org
- (678) 947-0238
- PO Box 1752
Cumming, GA 30028
Organization Details
- Founded
- 2008
- EIN
- 26-2903667
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