Welcome to Iowa ACE

Iowa Alliance for Choice in Education (Iowa ACE) is the voice for school choice in the state of Iowa.  We are a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to expanding school choice options in Iowa.  Our mission is to promote educational choice for the benefit of Iowa’s children, so that all children and parents in Iowa can access and afford their school of choice.

Donate to a School Tuition Organization (STO) Today – Available Credits are going FAST!

Donors to the STO program receive a 75% Iowa state income tax credit, and are entitled to some Federal tax benefits as well!  Available credits are going quickly, so be sure and contact an STO today to donate.

The Following STOs no longer have credits:

• Catholic Tuition Organization of Des Moines Diocese (CTO)
• Monsignor Lafferty Tuition Foundation  (Sioux City Diocese)

NEW EdChoice Research Shows Iowa STO saves taxpayers money – a lot of money!  $1.2 billion through FY 2018.
Check out Fiscal Effects of School Choice and read about Iowa on pages 83-87.

529 Savings Accounts may be used to pay K-12 tuition.   Click 529 Plan Information Updated 11.16.21 for details.  Make sure you contact your tax adviser before making payments or setting up/contributing to a 529 plan.