Give back to get back.

Empower education in your community. 

Enjoy bigger savings on your tax bill.


What is GO for Bixby?

You pay state income taxes to support public schools. What if you could specify which communities you support? Now you can!


When you give through the GO for Bixby Tax Credit Innovation Fund, you empower education and support students in your community — and get a tax credit too!

GO for Bixby is great for...

Students & Families

  • Supports the mission of Bixby Public Schools: Ignite the potential of every student
  • Improves student outcomes by giving students ownership of their learning
  • Promotes dynamic educational opportunities for all students
  • Invests directly in classrooms serving our school community

Schools & Teachers

  • Helps our schools recruit and retain exemplary teachers and staff
  • Instills the motto of Bixby Public Schools: Learn Well. Live with Honor.
  • Empowers teachers with the resources necessary to craft innovative lessons which foster insatiable curiosity, creativity, and problem-solving skills
  • Creates a new and reliable funding source allowing the district to seize new opportunities

Bixby Community

  • Supports the dynamic and vibrant Bixby Public Schools system
  • Creates a new and incremental funding source to further strengthen our high-quality schools
  • Keeps funds in your community, leading to economic and workforce growth
  • Helps attract and retain talent who value a strong public school system in their community

You

  • Empowers you to support the public school system in your community
  • Turns your tax dollars into support for Bixby — not somewhere else
  • Creates bigger savings for you with a tax credit, not a tax deduction
  • Gives you the opportunity to make a real difference

How it works.

Transform your state income tax dollars into funding for Bixby Schools. You’ll help students, families, teachers, and the community, plus get a tax credit, which saves you more than a tax deduction.

Two Contribution Options

Your support makes a difference!

Two-Year Contribution

Make a two-year contribution, get

75%

of your contribution as a state income tax credit each year.

One-Year Contribution

Make a single contribution, get

50%

of your contribution as a state income tax credit each year.

Three Contributor Types

(based on tax filing status)

Individuals

Earn up to

$1,000

each year

Married Couples

Earn up to

$2,000

each year

Businesses

Earn up to

$100K

each year

Testimonials

Krystal Crockett

CEO, Bixby Metro Chamber

“GO for Bixby is like Economic Development 101—allowing businesses to bring and keep more dollars in Bixby to be invested in innovative programs for our schools! GO helps to provide new dollars to equip our teachers and students with extra resources to create new pathways for all students to achieve their educational goals and develop skills necessary for success in today’s economy. Having even stronger schools will allow Bixby to continue to attract businesses that will help us to grow and enhance the quality of life in the community.”

Sara Mitchell

2nd Grade Teacher, Bixby North Elementary

“As a classroom teacher in our wonderful district, I am thrilled about the GO for Bixby Tax Credit Innovation Fund! This new opportunity to collect funding from our community that will go straight into our classrooms is like a dream come true for education. Even the youngest students in our district must be exposed to new, innovative, and exciting ways to learn. In all levels of education, it is crucial to bring new, ever-changing educational tools into our classrooms each year. To do this, we need more funding. With your help, GO for Bixby will do just that. Our students will have more opportunities to learn to their fullest potential and teachers will have just what we need to get the job done!”

Michele Burns

Business Owner

“As a participant in the GO for Public Schools program over the past three years, I can tell you that it works. We have gladly participated in the program because it helps our public school system but also because it gives us a tax advantage on our state and federal tax bill. We appreciate the win-win nature of the GO program. While the amount of money you contribute to this fund is strictly a personal choice, it has been our experience that 100% of the money contributed reduced our state tax bill the last two years. More importantly the school benefited from the contribution. We are extremely grateful for this opportunity and look forward to what benefits it brings to the Bixby Public school system. Citizens of the Bixby community, I urge you to look at the GO for Bixby program that will benefit you personally and will also lead to the creation of many value-added programs for Bixby Public Schools in the future!”

Amanda Stephens

President, Bixby Board of Education

“Bixby Public Schools is a rapidly growing public school district. GO for Bixby gives our community a great opportunity to build an even stronger school system. As funding for public schools continues to be an obstacle in Oklahoma, GO for Bixby provides additional resources to help our students not only develop a strong educational foundation, but to access other innovative programs that will allow them to excel and own their future.”

A message from our Superintendent.

Public schools serve as the bedrock of American democracy by ensuring that all children are provided the opportunity to receive an equitable, high quality education. America's educators are at the center of this collective mission and represent the noble profession from which all other professions derive. 


We are extremely fortunate in Bixby Schools to have professional, highly qualified, passionate, and dedicated teachers and staff in all of our schools. These educators are committed to our district's mission of igniting the potential of all children and our vision of being a place where all children are empowered to learn, excel, and own their future. They foster the development of character and important student attributes like creativity, curiosity, critical thinking, problem solving, ownership of learning, and citizenship through modeling, positive relationships, and high-quality instruction.


GO for Bixby gives our community a great opportunity to build an even stronger school system and one with the additional resources to help all students and families not only develop a strong educational foundation, but to access other innovative programs that will allow them to flourish. It is a vehicle for our community to continue to show their ardent support of our teachers and schools, while also providing a valuable tax credit to contributors. Finally, it will help our district fill the continuing gap between the funding we receive from our state and what we truly need to meet the needs of modern learners. 


I personally thank you for considering this opportunity. As superintendent, I am keenly aware that our success as a school district is made possible by the incredible support of our families and community. Thank you for all you do to help us “build an extraordinary future for our children.” It's always a GREAT day to be a Spartan!


Rob Miller

Superintendent of Schools

GO for Bixby FAQs

  • Does GO change how much public funding Bixby Schools receives from the State of Oklahoma?

    No! GO funding does not disturb or change funding allocated to Bixby Schools under the state funding formula. Think of GO contributions as funding that adds to traditional public school funding.

  • Can I contribute both individually/jointly and through my business?

    Yes, you can contribute both individually (as a single person) or jointly (as a married couple) and through a legal business entity that you control; however, the business contribution route is generally better from a tax perspective and can allow you to maximize your tax savings.

  • How can a tax credit save me more than a tax deduction?

    Think of a tax credit as a gift card that you can use to pay your taxes. Tax credits directly reduce your tax burden on a dollar-for-dollar basis regardless of your marginal tax rate.  On the other hand, the value of a tax deduction depends on several factors specific to each taxpayer, including whether you itemize deductions and your marginal tax rate.  A tax deduction only reduces the base of your taxable income and therefore only indirectly reduces your tax burden by saving you cents on the dollar.

  • Where does my contribution go?

    Your GO for Bixby contributions go to support the Bixby community by funding innovative educational programs in Bixby schools.  Such innovative programs are focused on improving student educational outcomes, enhancing the overall quality of a Bixby schools education, achieving the strategic plan of Bixby Public Schools, and assisting Bixby Public Schools in achieving its broader mission for the community.

  • Can I designate my contribution to benefit specific schools or programs?

    Yes! Each contributor may select particular Schools, Programs, or Funds to support and designate a portion of their contribution to each per the Fund Designation Policy. 


    This policy establishes the parameters for such designations so GO for Bixby can achieve its mission in a way that promotes financial sustainability and educational equity. The policy also provides the flexibility necessary to meet the overall program goals of improving educational outcomes and being responsive to community needs and priorities. 

MORE FAQS ABOUT GO FOR PUBLIC

Our 2023 Contribution Goal

$500k

Empower education in your community.

Enjoy bigger savings on your tax bill.

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