Support Hilltop With Your Ohio State Taxes

Direct up to $750 of your tax liability to support Hilltop Montessori School

Ohio has made it possible for Ohio taxpayers to get a dollar-for-dollar tax credit of up to $750 per taxpayer ($1500 for couples filing jointly) when you make a donation to a Scholarship Granting Organization (SGO).

What’s more, taxpayers can make the qualifying donation in the new year, before April 15, to get the credit applied to the previous tax year’s state tax liability.

That means if you paid income taxes in Ohio in tax year 2024, you can make a donation to an SGO until April 15, 2025 and then when you file your 2024 taxes you will receive that credit off of your liability.

Hilltop Montessori School partners with the Ohio Christian Education Network. Give through this page to make sure your donations support scholarships at Hilltop Montessori School.

Important clarifications:

  1. This applies to money you already owe to the state of Ohio. If your employer withholds taxes, it applies to the money they withheld and paid to the state on your behalf. That means this money is already claimed by the state, but they give you the option to direct it, via an SGO, to a school rather than just into the state’s coffers.
  2. You have to make the donation upfront, and then report the donation on line 15 of your Ohio State tax filing. The amount of your credit will then be included in whatever refund is coming to you. So if you had a 2024 tax liability of $450, you could donate $450 to OCEN, and then $450 will be added to your refund.
  3. If your tax liability is $450 and you donate more than $450, 100 percent of your donation will still come to Hilltop for scholarships, but you can only claim $450 worth of tax credit, and thus will receive only $450 in your refund.
  4. This is only available to Ohio taxpayers, and it only applies to Ohio state tax liability, not your federal tax liability.

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