Frequently Asked Questions
Any Arizona taxpayer filing an Arizona Tax Return can donate to the private school tax credit and the STO of their choice.
A married couple filing jointly can donate up to $3,062.00 and a taxpayer filing as a single may contribute up to $1,535.00 for 2025.
YES! Arizona taxpayers may also contribute to the public school of your choice that may be used for extra-curricular activities. You may also contribute to a working poor charity in Arizona for a tax credit.
The law requires that 90% of all revenues be paid out in scholarship awards. The other 10% may be used for operating and administrative expenses.
The law says that the STO must consider financial need and must gather household income information for all of its scholarship recipients. Other factors that are considered include the number of people in the household, family circumstances such as divorce, medical considerations, and of course, merit.
No. A taxpayer’s donation for the individual income tax credit cannot be directed to the benefit of the taxpayer’s dependent. Any designation of your own dependent as a potential recipient is prohibited.
Some Arizona STOs accept student or school recommendations. You may recommend a student that is not your own child, a school, or most needed scholarship fund to aid low-income students.
With the closure of the Orme School in May of 2025, the Orme Primavera Schools Foundation is now closed and is no longer accepting tax credit donations for the 2025 tax year. We encourage our past donors to make their donations to the Arizona Tuition Connection and recommend that Primavera School students receive their donation.
Tera West at Primavera School, (928) 445-5382, or Tim Kuhn at the Arizona Tuition Connection, 480-409-4106