Apogee

What Apogee does

Apogee Scholarship Fund is a Georgia-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit Student Scholarship Organization (SSO) founded in 2008 that administers the Georgia Tax Credit Scholarship Program. The organization facilitates contributions from Georgia taxpayers who redirect a portion of their state income tax liability to fund scholarships for eligible students attending approximately 130 accredited private partner schools throughout the state. Contributions flow through as dollar-for-dollar tax credits (not deductions), with donor limits set by Georgia statute: $2,500 for individuals, $5,000 for married couples filing jointly, $25,000 for LLCs and partnerships, and up to 75% of Georgia income-tax liability for C-Corporations, trusts, and pass-through entities. Since inception, Apogee has facilitated approximately $185 million in contributions and awarded approximately $158 million in scholarships to roughly 32,000 recipients.

The organization's core technology consists of three web platforms: a public marketing site (apogee123.org), a self-serve Donor Portal (apogeebase.com/donate) for pledge submission, payment, and tax receipt access, and a Partner School Portal for scholarship recommendations and ACH fund disbursement. Apogee's go-to-market is primarily direct-to-consumer through digital marketing to Georgia taxpayers, complemented by a channel-partner motion in which partner schools drive community awareness and distribute scholarships to eligible students. The business model is a pass-through administrative fee structure on contributions rather than traditional product revenue. Apogee is preparing to support the new Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC) program launching January 1, 2027, which would allow eligible individual taxpayers nationwide to claim up to a $1,700 federal tax credit, potentially broadening its donor base beyond Georgia.

Name

Apogee

Legal name

Apogee Scholarship Fund

Website

https://apogee123.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Apogee Scholarship Fund is a Georgia 501(c)(3) nonprofit Student Scholarship Organization founded in 2008 that facilitates dollar-for-dollar state tax-credit contributions from Georgia taxpayers to fund scholarships for students at approximately 130 partner private schools statewide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Tax Credit Administration

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Scholarships, Grants & Education Benefits Administration (Financing-adjacent) (FSAKAEAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK), Government-Sponsored Scholarships & Exchange Funding (EDAIAOAF)

Keywords

• Scholarship administration
• Tax credit program
• School choice funding
• Nonprofit scholarship organization
• Education tax credits

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Tax Credit Facilitation: Apogee Scholarship Fund is a nonprofit Student Scholarship Organization (SSO) that facilitates the Georgia Qualified Education Expense Tax Credit program. The organization collects tax credit donations from Georgia taxpayers and distributes them as scholarships to students at partner private schools. Apogee does not generate revenue in the traditional sense; contributions are passed through as scholarships. The organization is funded through administrative fees or a portion of the contributions, though specific fee structures are not disclosed in the source material.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Apogee Scholarship Fund is a Georgia 501(c)(3) nonprofit Student Scholarship Organization that facilitates the Georgia Qualified Education Expense Tax Credit program. It collects dollar-for-dollar tax credit contributions from Georgia taxpayers (individuals and business entities) and distributes them as scholarships to eligible students at approximately 130 accredited partner private schools throughout Georgia. Beginning in 2027, Apogee will also support the new Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program.

Product overview

Apogee Scholarship Fund operates as a Georgia nonprofit Student Scholarship Organization offering a unified scholarship platform built around the Georgia Tax Credit Scholarship Program. The core service enables Georgia taxpayers to redirect state income taxes as dollar-for-dollar credits to fund student scholarships at approximately 130 partner private schools. The platform consists of a Donor Portal for pledge submission and tax receipt management, a Partner School Portal for scholarship recommendations and fund disbursement, and a Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC) program launching in 2027. The company has awarded approximately $158 million in scholarships since 2008.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Georgia Tax Credit Scholarship Program State tax credit program that lets Georgia taxpayers redirect a portion of their state income taxes to fund scholarships for students attending eligible private schools; donors receive a dollar-for-dollar tax credit rather than a deduction. Limits: individual $2,500; married filing jointly $5,000; LLCs/partnerships $25,000; C-corps, trusts, and PTE entities up to 75% of Georgia income tax liability.
• Donor Portal Online self-service platform at apogeebase.com/donate that enables Georgia taxpayers (new and returning) to submit pledges for the upcoming tax year, manage recurring contributions, check pledge and payment status, and access digital tax credit receipt letters for filing Georgia state taxes.
• Partner School Portal Web portal for accredited Georgia private schools to recommend eligible students for scholarships, submit scholarship recommendation forms with parent authorization, access Apogee-provided communication materials, and receive scholarship payments via ACH transfer.
• Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC) Federal tax credit program effective January 1, 2027 allowing eligible individual taxpayers nationwide to receive a federal tax credit of up to $1,700 for qualifying cash contributions to approved Scholarship Granting Organizations, available in addition to certain state tax credit programs subject to IRS guidance.
• Scholarship Awards Service Coordinates scholarship awards for eligible students attending participating Georgia private schools; awards are determined based on student eligibility, available funding, and each school's internal admissions and financial-aid process. Eligibility includes entering Pre-K, K, or 1st grade; transferring from public school after 45 days; previous Georgia SSO scholarship recipients; homeschool students; students from low-performing public school zones; and students with documented bullying.

Quantifiable outcome

• $185 million raised for scholarships since 2008
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Georgia Private Schools (Partner Schools Network)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2008Apogee partners with approximately 130 accredited private schools throughout Georgia as part of the Georgia Tax Credit Scholarship Program. Partner schools recommend eligible students for scholarships, receive scholarship payments directly from Apogee via ACH transfer, and access resources to help communicate the tax credit scholarship program to their communities. Schools submit scholarship recommendation forms through the Partner School Portal and must provide parent authorization forms for scholarship recipients.
• Georgia Department of RevenuecoreOthersApogee submits tax credit preapproval requests to the Georgia Department of Revenue on behalf of donors when the submission period opens in January. The GA DOR reviews and approves contributions, issues approval letters within approximately 10 days, and sets the annual cap on total tax credits available statewide.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Step Up For Students: Step Up For Students is a Florida-based SSO that administers Florida Tax Credit and Gardiner Scholarship programs for K-12 private school scholarships. It is a direct functional analog operating a tax-credit-funded scholarship organization in another state.
• BLOCS (Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools): BLOCS is a Pennsylvania-based nonprofit that administers a tax-credit scholarship program (BLOCS Business Coalition) channeling corporate contributions to K-12 scholarships at private schools. It uses an identical tax-credit-driven donor-to-school intermediary model to Apogee.
• Georgia GOAL Scholarship Program: Georgia GOAL is another Georgia-licensed Student Scholarship Organization administering the same state tax credit scholarship program. It competes head-to-head with Apogee for donor pledges, partner schools, and scholarship recipients under identical regulatory mechanics.
• AAA Scholarship Foundation: AAA Scholarship Foundation is a multi-state SSO administering tax-credit scholarship programs (including in Georgia) for K-12 students at private schools. It uses the same donor-pledge / school-disbursement model as Apogee across several states.
• Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children: Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children is a New Jersey-based private foundation funding K-12 private school scholarships for low-income families, with strong ties to a donor base and partner schools. Comparable K-12 scholarship intermediation model.
• School Choice Scholarships: School Choice Scholarships runs state tax-credit scholarship programs in multiple states, channeling donor contributions to K-12 private school scholarships. It is a direct multi-state SSO peer to Apogee's Georgia-focused model.
• Children's Scholarship Fund: Children's Scholarship Fund is a national K-12 scholarship organization that channels donor contributions to private school scholarships for low-income families. It operates the same type of donor-to-school scholarship intermediation as Apogee, though nationally rather than via state tax credits.

Emerging players

• National School Choice Support Foundation: National School Choice Support Foundation supports state-level tax-credit scholarship organizations and advocates for school choice programs. It is an adjacent enabling organization that overlaps with Apogee's SSO model but operates more as a support network than a direct Georgia competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Blackbaud: Blackbaud is a large software provider serving nonprofits, including scholarship foundations and K-12 private schools. It overlaps with Apogee only at the operational/back-office layer (donor management, fund accounting), making it an indirect incumbent rather than a direct SSO competitor.

Others

• Tuition Aid Data Services / FACTS: FACTS provides tuition management, financial needs assessment, and grant/administrative aid services to private K-12 schools. While not a tax-credit SSO itself, it serves the same partner schools that participate in Apogee's network and competes for the operational layer of school scholarship administration.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/apogee-scholarship-fund

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