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Ohio SGO Tax Credit

The Guide to Claiming Your Tax Credit

Redirect your Ohio state taxes to local Islamic education — dollar for dollar, at zero net cost to you.

$750 credit for
single filers
$1,500 credit if
married filing jointly

Easy Step-by-Step Filing Guide

This section addresses the user's core request: "How people can fill the tax return." We will walk through the 2025 Ohio filing process, assuming the use of standard forms IT 1040 and the Schedule of Credits.

Step 1: Estimate Your Ohio Tax Liability (Credit Ceiling)

Before entering the credit, you must know your maximum potential benefit.

  • Form: Ohio IT 1040, Page 2.
  • Line 8c (Income Tax Liability before credits): This figure represents your total tax based on your taxable income and the tax tables.
    • Example: If Line 8c is $450, your SGO credit cannot exceed $450, regardless of how much you donated. If Line 8c is $2,000, you can utilize the full $750 (or $1,500) limit.

Step 2: Make Your Contribution

It ultimately costs you nothing to redirect your tax dollars to FIA Scholarship Foundation. Donate to the SGO

Step 3: Claim Your Tax Credit

Ensure you have the receipt(s) from Faith Islamic Academy Scholarship Foundation.

  • Required Data: Date of Donation, Amount, and Name of Donor.
  • Format: The receipt usually comes as an email. For e-filing, you will enter this data; for paper filing, you must attach copies.
  • Missing Receipt? please reach out to us at [email protected] we’re here to help.
  • Some contributors are asked to provide the name of the SGO and the organization’s tax identification number when filing:
    Faith Islamic Academy Scholarship Foundation
    EIN: 93-4479115

Filing Cheat Sheet

Action Step Form Line # Instruction
Check Liability IT 1040 8c Verify amount > $0. This is your credit limit.
Claim Credit Schedule of Credits 15 Enter lower of donation or $750 ($1,500 MFJ).
Total Credits Schedule of Credits 39 Sum of Lines 2-38.
Apply to Tax IT 1040 9 Enter total from Schedule of Credits Line 39.
Calculate Tax IT 1040 10 Subtract Line 9 from 8c. Floor is $0.

* As with any charitable donation, we encourage you to speak with your tax professional to understand the specific impact on your tax situation.

FIA Scholarship Foundation
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We are a certified Scholarship Granting Organization (SGO) and a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation.
Donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.