Starting January 1, 2027, the nation’s taxpayers have an option to receive a dollar-for-dollar tax credit of up to $1,700 per individual ($3,400 for married, filing jointly) for contributions to an approved Scholarship Granting Organization (SGO). This program is part of President Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ signed into law on July 4, 2025, and will serve to provide student scholarships for before-and-after school care, transportation, tutoring, technology, special services, and other qualified educational expenses.
The Sioux Falls School District has named Robert Sittig as the Program Coordinator. Mr. Sittig is filing the necessary paperwork, assembling an independent Board, and writing Articles of Incorporation to establish the SFSD Tax Credit Scholarship Fund as the District’s approved SGO. The program allows taxpayers to designate a portion of the federal taxes they already owe to an approved-SGO as opposed to sending that portion to the Internal Revenue Service in Washington, DC, where the federal government decides where and how the money should be spent.
The District’s SGO will educate contributors, verify student eligibility, and ensure all rules from the US Department of Treasury are being met. The School Board is asked to recognize the Sioux Falls School District Tax Credit Scholarship Fund as the official partner of the Sioux Falls School District. Establishing the Sioux Falls School District Tax Credit Scholarship Fund is necessary so taxpayers can make their contributions starting January 1, 2027. The District intends to allow its employees to use automatic withdrawal from payroll to make these contributions that otherwise have gone directly to the IRS. By keeping the federal taxes a citizen is already paying here, in Sioux Falls, public school students in our community will benefit.
More information about the SFSD Tax Credit Scholarship Fund will be share very soon, including an opportunity to indicate your interest in supporting the SFSD Tax Credit Scholarship Fund.
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