Financial Assistance for Independent Schools

Take Control of Your Tax Dollars and Help Support Student Scholarships!

Your tax contribution provides tuition assistance for qualified students, offering them a specialized education to address their learning differences.

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What is the private school tax credit?

• A contribution to Financial Assistance for Independent Schools (FAIS), entitles you to a dollar-for-dollar tax credit against your Arizona state income tax obligation.

• A tax credit is a dollar-for-dollar reduction in your Arizona state taxes.

• Your tax contribution will provide tuition assistance for qualified students.

• Donors can claim both the Private School Tax Credit and Public School Tax Credit in the same tax year.

INDIVIDUAL

Tax Year 2024 Credit
• $731 single filers
• $1,459 married filing joint filers 

Taxpayers may donate through April 15th and count donations as a tax credit in the preceding tax year. 

SWITCHER 

Taxpayers MUST FIRST donate the maximum credit amount for the Original individual income tax credit before the Switcher credit can be claimed. 

Tax Year 2024 Credit
• $728 single filers
• $1,451 married filing joint filers

Taxpayers may donate through April 15th and count donations as tax credits in the preceding tax year.  

The STO cannot award, restrict or reserve scholarships solely on the basis of a donor’s recommendation.  A taxpayer may not claim a tax credit if the taxpayer agrees to swap donations with another taxpayer to benefit either taxpayer’s own dependent.
Latest scholarship data for low income households is available here.