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Newport, RI
Rhode Island scholarship tax credit
Rhode Island's Tax Credits for Contributions to Scholarship Organizations program gives a tax credit for a business entity's cash contribution: 75% of the contribution, or 90% with a two-year commitment, up to $100,000 per business each year. Statewide approvals are capped at $1,600,000. A student may qualify with household income up to 250% of the federal poverty guidelines.
About
The TEACH (Education Access for Children) Initiative is a scholarship granting organization that distributes Rhode Island tax credit contributions as tuition assistance for income-eligible students at its member independent schools: Rocky Hill Country Day School, St. Michael’s Country Day School, Quest Montessori School, and Meadowbrook Waldorf School. Students must reside in Rhode Island and have household incomes below 250% of the federal poverty level.
Dedicated to helping students afford an independent school education.
Rhode Island scholarship context
Rhode Island's scholarship program on file is the Tax Credits for Contributions to Scholarship Organizations.
Donations to Rhode Island SGOs can qualify for a state tax credit of up to 75% of the donation. The program is administered by Rhode Island Division of Taxation.
Rhode Island's federal scholarship tax credit status is No Decision Yet. Rhode Island has not opted in. 2026 R.I. Pub. Laws ch. 093 (H7163) and ch. 117 (S2139), signed June 18, 2026, require a General Assembly bill signed by the governor before the governor can opt in or submit an SGO list. 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).
Rhode Island program page · Rhode Island on the federal credit tracker
Scholarship Programs
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Scholarship tuition assistance for eligible K-12 students attending qualified nonpublic schools in Rhode Island.
Eligibility & Applications
- Eligible grades
- K-12
- Eligible schools
- Private, Religious
Schools Served
SGOlist does not yet have school scholarship records for Teach Initiative.
Other SGOs in Rhode Island
- Children’s Tuition Fund of Rhode Island
- Achievement for Children with Challenges Empowered by School Scholarships (ACCESS)
- Scholarships to Economically Poor Students (STEPS)
- Star Scholars Opportunity Program
- The Foundation for Rhode Island Day Schools
- F.A.C.E. of Rhode Island
Contact
- teachinitiativeri.org/
- 180 Rhode Island Ave
Newport, RI 02840
Organization Details
- EIN
- 85-1968662
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