Individual

Procedure

• You can donate online now. 
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  Complete the donation card and send a check for up to:
  
  

  $2,910 married filing jointly 2024 tax year (or $3,062 married filing jointly 2025 tax year)

  or $1,459 filing single/separately 2024 tax year (or $1,535 filing single/separately 2025 tax year)

  to the School Tuition Association of Yuma, Inc. (STAY) and mail to P.O. Box 515, Yuma, AZ 85366.  

  See the Benefits Section to determine your eligibility. 

• Donations are not limited, only the tax credit is limited. Donors that make donations in excess of the tax credit limit can still take a federal deduction for the amount not claimed as a state tax credit. The amount of the tax credit, allowed by the state for the given tax year, is claimed as a state tax payment on the federal tax return. 
• You will receive a receipt to be used in lieu of the payment of Arizona income tax.
• Some companies will match their employee's gift. (Consult your employer to determine eligibility.)

Programs

1. Original Individual Tax Credit 

• All Arizona residents attending a qualified private school are eligible to receive scholarships from this program.

2. Switcher Individual Tax Credit 

• Eligibility is limited.
  • Dependent of an active duty member of the US Armed Forces who is stationed in AZ pursuant to military orders. 
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  • Enrolls in a qualified private school Kindergarten program. 
    **Note: Disabled students enrolling in a private preschool program for students with disabilities may be eligible if they have an IEP or MET. 
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  • Attended a public school for 90 days of the prior school year and transferred to a qualified private school. 
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  • Received a scholarship from a Corporate Low-Income program, issued by an Arizona STO, and had uninterrupted continual enrollment in a private school.

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