Foundant Technologies is a separate company that Pay it Forward Scholarships partners with to organize, manage, and streamline our scholarship and tax credit workflows in one easy-to-use, reliable, cloud-based online portal so we can focus on our mission and maximize our impact!

organization is now using a software process by Foundant Technologies to collect scholarship applications and tax credit requests. This change reflects the organization’s commitment to excellence and transparency and allows for more efficient processes and communications with donors, parents, and schools. As of October 2025, taxpayers wishing to request the QEE Tax Credit, and parents wishing to apply for the 2026 Pay it Forward Scholarship for their child, will first need to create an account in Pay it Forward Scholarships Online Portal (one account per household and/or married couple) and then submit the appropriate and applicable form(s).

The PIFS Portal is NEW as of October 2025!

If you have not created a new account since this time, please create an account.

If someone clicks “Forgot My Password,” they should receive the reset email promptly-usually within a few minutes. If it doesn’t show up, it is a good idea to check the spam or junk folder, just in case it took a wrong turn on its way to the inbox.

If you still do not find it, you may need to create an account.

Even if you have been a past participant this is a brand-new software and process. Prior to October 2025 there were NO accounts.

Question - Have you created an account since October 2025? The Portal is brand new. Unless you created an account since October, you will need to create an account.

• Log in to the PIFS Portal here

• Once you are in your account you can click on either “Apply” or “See Opportunities”

• Go to the scholarship application

• Click on “Applied”

• It will remind you that you already have an application for X student…but will allow you to create a new application for 2nd student.

NOTES:

• Parents can now copy the responses from their other children’s applications to another child’s application BUT you have to remember to change the individual information which may be different: ex. name, grade, eligibility, enrollment, school, etc.

• Parents can add applications for each additional child as needed.

• DO NOT complete more than one application for the same child.

• Auto-saving every 100 characters means users do not lose their work even if they lose Internet access.

• Automated email confirmations and reminders keep users in the loop and on-track throughout the process.

• The portal is a single location where users can view current past scholarship applications and tax credit requests, as well as start new ones.

Yes., as of October 2025, parents will be required to create an account to submit a 2026 Pay it Forward Scholarship application.

Yes., as of October 2025, taxpayers (or potential donors) will be required to create an account to submit a 2026 QEE Tax Credit request.

No. Only one account per household or married couple.

If you think you or your spouse previously set up an account in the online portal, but you cannot remember your username, and the password reset didn’t work, please contact Pay it Forward Scholarships at info@payitforwardscholarships.com or 770-534-3611 for assistance.

Yes. Security is Foundant Technologies’ highest priority. Per Foundant, “The security and well-being of our customers underpin everything we do. Security is built into everything that we encompass including the organizational, architectural, and operational levels ensuring your data and solutions are safe at all times. Having deployed Foundant solutions in some of the most security-conscious organizations in both public and private sectors, we continually pursue stronger security standards. This experience goes to benefit all of our customers as we apply the same rigorous approach to security throughout our platform and organization.”

Data is encrypted in motion over secure HTTPS (port 443) utilizing SSL protocols and algorithms. Current encryption standards are SSL encryption using TLSv1.3, and backwards compatible with TLSv1.2 with SHA-256 with RSA \ certificate. SSL certificates are rotated annually

For even more information visit https://www.foundant.com/security/

The Foundant support team is available to users exclusively for technical issues, such as:

• Trouble resetting a password

• Login difficulties

• Website or system errors

Contact Foundant support@foundant.com or 1-877-297-0043.

For all other inquiries, including general questions, program details, or administrative matters, contact Pay it Forward Scholarships at info@payitforwardscholarships.com or 770-534-3611.

Yes, but this new process will be more efficient for parents as the scholarship application and the acceptance (or endorsement) processes will all be accessed and completed through the same user account in the online portal prior to the distribution of any scholarship funds.