Empower Illinois is a tax credit scholarship program where donors can provide direct scholarships for low-income K-12 students and receive a powerful 75% credit on their Illinois state taxes through the Invest in Kids Tax Credit Scholarship (TCS) program. 100% of recipients qualify based on need and 95% of donations go directly to scholarships. Empower Illinois is the state’s largest Scholarship Granting Organization (SGO) that can administer this program.
Empower Illinois partners with 90% of recognized private schools, supports schools in their tax credit scholarship fundraising efforts, and assists students and their families through the scholarship process that can help make their dreams a reality.
The Invest in Kids Tax Credit Scholarship Program offers Illinois taxpayers a 75% state income tax credit for gifts made through Empower Illinois. When making a gift through Empower Illinois, donors can select the school or schools they wish their gifts to go to, allowing them to support the specific communities they care about. Since the TCS Program began in 2018, Empower Illinois has raised $200 million to fund more than 28,000 scholarships to kids from low-income and working-class families.
The Invest in Kids Tax Credit Scholarship Program offers Illinois taxpayers a 75% state income tax credit for gifts made through Empower Illinois. When making a gift through Empower Illinois, donors can select the school or schools they wish their gifts to go to, allowing them to support the specific communities they care about. Since the TCS Program began in 2018, Empower Illinois has raised $200 million to fund more than 28,000 scholarships to kids from low-income and working-class families.
