Hello from Oglethorpe County Schools!
We are pleased to share three new opportunities for families, businesses, and our community to financially invest in our school system!
1. PEACH Education Tax Credit - Keep Your Tax Dollars Local!
• Georgia’s PEACH Education Tax Credit provides individuals, businesses and corporations with a dollar-for-dollar tax credit on your Georgia state income taxes, meaning you are able to apply your tax dollars to support projects in Oglethorpe County Schools!
• The limits are as follows:
Single filer: up to $2,500
Married filing singly/jointly: up to $2,500/$5,000
Owner of a Pass-Through Entity/LLC Partner: up to $25,000
• Step 1 – Apply: Apply for the PEACH Education Tax Credit at Tax Credit » The Georgia Foundation for Public Education (gfpe.org).
• Step 2 – Donate: Submit your donation through the application and enter "Oglethorpe County Schools" for school fundraiser or specific fund.
• Step 3 – Claim: Claim the PEACH Education Tax Credit on your Georgia income tax return for the dollar-to-dollar credit.
• Just a note – if you currently pay state taxes – your money goes to Atlanta for disbursement. You now have the choice to give the money to Oglethorpe County School System, for no additional cost. In many circumstances, this will also count as a deduction for a donation on your federal taxes.
• We have had three contributors already resulting in us receiving $3,150, with an additional $2,500 committed.
• While we recognize that not everyone has to pay state income taxes, we all do business with someone who does. Word of mouth is an excellent way to get others to consider this!
• Please click the link for more information or reach out to me for additional information.
• You must apply and donate each year by December 31st.
2. We are preparing our 2nd edition of the Oglethorpe County School System Year-in-Review! Once again, we are offering businesses the opportunity to become a Year-in-Review Partner. Our Year-in-Review report will be approximately a 20-page magazine style booklet - glossy and in full color. This will be distributed to our school community through email, posted to our web site, social media, and delivered in hard copy to key community members, local businesses, and real estate agents.
For $200, you will receive the following benefits:
• Advertising on the back cover of the print and electronic version
• Your logo included with other sponsors in a full-page color ad in the Echo
• Social Media acknowledgement
• Tax Exempt donation (click the “Donate” button on our website or click this link, https://tinyurl.com/48p8au2f. Please put “District Business Partner” in the comments.
• We are also offering, for the first time, District Business Partner via the website and social media. Please click the attached flyer to see the details.
• Please contact Rosanna Ames at rames@oglethorpe.k12.ga.us or at (706) 621-0809 to secure your spot in our Year-in-Review by September 20 or for additional information on becoming a business partner.
3. We are now affiliated with the Athens Area Community Foundation. This allows for donations to be made directly to our account with the Athens Area Community Foundation. One of the benefits of this is that tax-exempt paperwork can be provided for all your donations.
• Donations can be made directly from our website with the “Donate” button located in the top right corner or by clicking this link: https://tinyurl.com/48p8au2f.
• Donations can be made in honor or memory of someone special to you.
• You can make a one-time donation or a recurring donation.
• You can designate in the Donation Description box if you want the money to be earmarked for a specific school, special project, or to our general Oglethorpe County School System account.
If you have any questions about any of the above, please do not hesitate to contact me at blevine@oglethorpe.k12.ga.us or call me at 706-743-8128.
Thank you for considering helping us by either contributing directly or helping to spread the word!
Sincerely,
Beverley Levine
Superintendent
Link directly to our website for more detailed information.