Tax Deductible Receipts

Homeschool Curriculum Free for Shipping is a 501(c)(3) charity helping over 13,000 homeschool families across the United States. Your donations are tax-deductible.

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Our organization exists to serve the needs of homeschool families in financial stress or in crisis. your donations help us to meet those needs, and you may submit your receipt as a deduction on your taxes. Thank you!

If you would like to receive a receipt for your donation, please email Deana at thefrugalhomeschoolingmom[at]gmail[dot]com with the information required below. You will receive a reply within four weeks with a printable receipt for your records.

PLEASE READ GUIDELINES BELOW. WE CANNOT PROVIDE A RECEIPT WITHOUT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION, AND WE CANNOT POSSIBLY REPLY OR RESPOND TO EVERYONE TO EXPLAIN WHAT YOU'RE MISSING. MAKE THINGS EASIER ON US, AND BE SURE TO READ THIS BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR DONATION FOR A RECEIPT. THANK YOU.

If your donation was a cash donation through our Paypal donation button, we already have a record of your donation. Please provide us with:

  • The email address associated with your Paypal account so we can retrieve proof of your donation
  • The amount you donated for confirmation.

If your donation was BRAND NEW curriculum or SCHOLARSHIP funds in the name of HSCFFS, please include in your email to us:
  • Proof of your donation (could be your PayPal receipt, screenshots of your donation within our Facebook group, a photograph or screenshot of proof that your donation was received by the recipient, a copy of email correspondence, etc)
  • A photo of the inside cover of the books, which show that you've written our suggested wording on the inside cover, proving that you gave in the name of Homeschool Curriculum Free for Shipping and that the books should not be resold for profit. (If you forget this step, but can prove otherwise that your recipient knows your materials were donated through HSCFFS, such as screenshots of emails or messages, that will also be acceptable.)
  • There must be PROOF beyond a doubt that you did in fact, provide a donation of monetary value to the recipient, and that you used the name of the Homeschool Curriculum Free for Shipping organization as the motivation for your giving. We cannot provide receipts without it.


If your donation was used curriculum within our Facebook group, you must provide:

  • An image of your tracking number
  • A screenshot or photograph of proof that the package was received by your recipient
  • A statement of the value of your donation given to your recipient
  • A photo of the inside cover of the books, which show that you've written our suggested wording on the inside cover, proving that you gave in the name of Homeschool Curriculum Free for Shipping and that the books should not be resold for profit. (If you forget this step, but can prove otherwise that your recipient knows your materials were donated through HSCFFS, such as screenshots of emails or messages, that will also be acceptable.)
If you donated OTHER items of value to a member of the group (we DO allow non-curriculum donations that are relevant to families within the group), please provide:
  • Proof of the donation in the form of photos, screenshots, and/or receipts.
  • An image of your tracking number.
  • A screenshot or proof that the package was received by the recipient.
  • Proof of monetary value, or state your perceived value of the donation.



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Tax Deductible Receipts Donate old used homeschool books and curriculum to Homeschool Curriculum Free for Shipping