Box Tops for Education and Homeschoolers

Did you know that certain homeschooling organizations can participate in the Box Tops for Education program? Here is the skinny straight from the horses mouth:

"The Box Tops for Education program is available to any accredited public, private or parochial school, for grades K-8, in the United States that is organized and primarily operated for educational purposes; U.S. military schools, K-8, worldwide; and accredited home school associations, K-8, in the United Sates that are organized and operated primarily for educational purposes and have 15 or more students." -BoxTops for Education

What this means is that no you can't benefit directly as a homeschooling family, but if you have an accredited home school organization, you can and should apply. It doesn't even have to be a large association. Do you belong to a homeschooling group that operates primarily for educational purposes that could become accredited? Perhaps a teaching co-op? I'd say it's worth doing some research and maybe a little paperwork!


If you don't belong to a group that might qualify for the program I'd like to encourage you to collect your box tops anyway and either donate them to an accredited homeschooling organization that does participate or find a local school to support. Find out if the school in your district participates... they'd love to have them. These box tops are worth cash in the hands of schools and with the state our economy is in, every little bit helps.Just be sure to donate your tops before they expire!


There are dozens of participating brands/products that carry the Box Tops for Education coupons and most you probably use everyday. I found this extensive list on their site: Participating Products.


If you're looking for a homeschooling association participating in the program, do a quick Google search. I'm sure whomever you find would love to hear from you! At 10 cents a top, these little babies can quickly add up. The public school down the street from us reports it brings in hundreds of dollars every year from Box Tops... and to think, my family used to always toss them. They're so easy to collect and donate... which is exactly what we now do!