LEAF Application
The application for the 2025-26 school year will be available May 1, 2026.
Please click here to request access to the application (you will be notified when access is granted). Answer a few questions and upload the first page of your 2024 Ohio IT-1040 Tax Return to our secure portal.
ApplicationApplying for a LEAF scholarship is free, easy, and available to parents with children enrolled at Legacy Christian Academy in Xenia, beginning May 1, 2026. For more information, please visit: https://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Other-Resources/Scholarships/EdChoice-Expansion
Eligibility for LEAF Funds
LEAF Scholarships are available to LCA families whose size and adjusted gross income is below 350% of the Federal Poverty Level. Required documentation includes the first page of your most recent OH IT-1040.
LEAF is a local SGO committed to helping LCA families afford Christian education. During our first three years LEAF distributed $300,000 to LCA families through the Ohio Donation Tax Credit.
Ohio SGOs must award 51% of funds to families who fall below 300% of the Federal Poverty Level. The remainder (up to 49%) can be allocated for other purposes. LEAF will continue to direct 100% of its funds to families below 350% of the Federal Poverty Level.
As LCA’s Administration promotes a different SGO, LEAF remains committed to its mission; supporting LCA families. The future of LEAF – and continued assistance for LCA families – depends on donors who believe in keeping scholarship funds family focused.
We ask past donors to continue supporting LCA families by donating to LEAF through the Ohio Donation Tax Credit. We encourage LCA families who have received LEAF funds to learn how the Ohio Donation Tax Credit works and support LEAF with your tax dollars.
Ohio Donation Tax Credit
When you donate to LEAF through the Ohio Donation Tax Credit you decide how the first $750 of your tax dollars are spent. Let the politicians decide or bless families seeking to afford Christian education!
Couples who file a joint return and whose tax liability is $1500 (or more) can donate $1500 through the tax credit. When the donation results in overpayment of Ohio income tax, you can expect to receive a refund. Since employees have Federal, State and Social Security deducted from their gross pay, a donation to LEAF typically results in overpayment and consequently a refund.
You have until April 15, or when you file your Ohio return to donate toward the 2025 calendar year.
