Michigan: education tax credit and voucher programs
Michigan does not offer a voucher, an education savings account or a tax credit for private school of its own. Charities that ask for donations in Michigan register with the Attorney General before soliciting unless an exemption applies; the Attorney General asks an organization that believes it is exempt to confirm this on a free exemption form.
Michigan has no private school choice program of its own.
Last checked 2026-10-16
No state program No decision yet
The federal tax credit in Michigan
Michigan has not decided whether to take part in the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit. A state can elect until January 1, 2027.
Fundraising rules in Michigan
Registering a charity or school
Charitable organizations register free with the Attorney General's Charitable Trust Section before soliciting in Michigan and renew each year; this covers most that receive more than $25,000 a year, and smaller ones that pay anyone to raise money lose the under-$25,000 exemption. A school certified by the state board of education and a religious organization, or a group forming an integral part of one, that meets the law's tax-exempt conditions are exempt under the law itself, which sets no filing step, though the Attorney General asks any organization that believes it is exempt to confirm this on the free exemption form; the exemption is not lost by using a paid fundraiser, and neither the law nor the Attorney General settles which nonpublic or parish schools qualify, so that question rests with the Charitable Trust Section.
Professional solicitors
Anyone paid to plan, conduct or manage a solicitation campaign for a charitable or religious organization, including one exempt from registration, and a charity's own employee paid on the basis of funds raised, must hold a Michigan professional fundraiser license before acting, and each individual paid solicitor working for that fundraiser registers separately. The fundraiser lists its current contracts on its license application, files a contract summary with the Attorney General for every new solicitation or event contract, change or termination, and files a campaign financial statement within 90 days after each campaign ends.
Fundraising counsel
Michigan has no separate registration for fundraising counsel, and its definition of a licensed professional fundraiser includes anyone paid to plan a campaign. The Attorney General's current forms say a fixed-fee consultant who only advises, never solicits, never handles the money and hires no paid solicitors needs no license, but other Attorney General guidance describes planning consultants as covered, so neither the law nor the regulator settles the question and it rests with the Charitable Trust Section.
Check a solicitor's or fundraising counsel's registration
Michigan Attorney General search for charities and professional fundraisers
References
Regulator: Michigan Department of Attorney General, Charitable Trust Section
This page is informational and is not tax or legal advice.
