For families
Help for Christian homeschool families.
The Homeschool Fund gives scholarships to Christian homeschool families, kindergarten through 12th grade. Pre-register now and we’ll tell you when applications open in your state.
Who can apply
- Kindergarten through 12th grade. The student could enroll in a public school.
- Household income at or below 300% of your area’s median income. Most families qualify. Look up your area’s median income.
- You live in a state where we’re approved to serve. Where we serve
- A parent or guardian affirms the Nicene Creed and is a member of a local church. Read the Creed
What scholarships can pay for
Curriculum, online classes, tutorials and co-ops, umbrella schools, tutoring, testing and other academic costs. You choose your own curriculum and providers. See what we cover
What we cover
What scholarships can pay for
How we plan to do this. The Education Freedom Tax Credit doesn’t have its own list of expenses. It borrows the list used for Coverdell education savings accounts (Section 530 of the tax code). For decades, that list has covered tuition, fees, tutoring, books, supplies and similar costs for students at a “public, private, or religious school,” with “school” defined by state law. Treasury has said a homeschool will be treated as a school where state law treats it as one, and it has promised more guidance.
What follows is how we plan to award scholarships, based on what Treasury has told us so far. It may change when final guidance arrives. If it does, we’ll update this page and tell families right away.
Within that list, we focus on the core academic costs homeschool families carry: the curriculum, classes and teaching you choose.
Covered
- Curriculum and books: complete curricula, textbooks, workbooks, teacher’s guides and assigned reading.
- Online classes: live or self-paced academic courses.
- Tutorials and co-ops: tuition and class fees for academic classes at a tutorial, co-op or hybrid program.
- Umbrella and cover schools: enrollment, tuition and fees.
- Tutoring: one-on-one or small-group academic tutoring.
- Testing: standardized tests and the evaluations your state requires.
- Supplies for coursework: science lab kits, math manipulatives and other materials a course calls for.
- Special-needs services: educational therapies and services for students with special needs.
Not covered
- Enrichment and activities: music, dance and art lessons, sports, camps, clubs and field trips. An academic course, such as music theory or art history, is covered.
- Technology: computers, tablets, phones and internet service, for now.
- Other costs: membership dues, transportation, uniforms, food, and anything for parents or the household.
How payment works
Whenever we can, we pay the provider directly. Otherwise, you buy covered items and send us the receipts, and we reimburse you. We don’t send cash without receipts.
Every state is different
How your state’s law treats homeschooling decides which path makes your expenses eligible. Before you spend, we’ll confirm what applies in your state.
Private charity, not government money. Scholarships come from private gifts to a Christian ministry. Families apply to us, not to a government agency. The tax credit adds no new federal rules for how you teach your children.
How much will a scholarship be?
Our board will set award amounts in 2027, once tax-credit gifts begin and we can see how much has been given for each state. Four things will shape them:
- What’s been given for your state. Tax-credit gifts are kept in a separate account for each state, and scholarships in your state come from that account.
- How many families apply. If requests are more than the funds available, awards may cover part of a family’s costs so more families can be helped.
- Returning students come first. By law, students who received a scholarship the year before, and their brothers and sisters, have priority.
- Your actual costs. Scholarships pay for qualified expenses, either directly to providers or reimbursed with receipts.
We’ll publish award amounts and the rules for setting them before applications open, and we’ll tell everyone who has pre-registered.
Note: $1,700 is the most a donor can claim as a tax credit. It isn’t the size of a scholarship.
How applying will work
A simple online application
You’ll apply online and provide income documents: your tax return or W-2s, or a recent benefit award letter.
A person reviews every one
A member of our Scholarship Committee reviews every application. When requests exceed funds, last year’s recipients come first, then their siblings, then other eligible students.
How funds are paid
Scholarships are paid to your providers, or reimbursed against receipts. No cash is paid to families without documentation.
Your privacy. Your documents are used only to decide eligibility. Privacy policy · How awards are made
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Award amounts and dates will be announced.