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ARIZONA PRIVATE SCHOOL TUITION
SCOTTSDALE, AZ · EIN 473027793 · Form 990 · FY2021 · NTEE B82 · Education · Medium ($1M-$10M) · www.apsto.org
revenue
$1.1M
expenses
$1.3M
net assets
$505K
employees
0
program ratio
97%
mission · from form 990

PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR K-12 TO ATTEND PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

profile · synthesized from sources

Arizona Private School Tuition Organization (APSTO) provides scholarships to families seeking to enroll their children in private K-12 schools in Arizona. The organization aims to empower parents by offering financial assistance through tax credit donations, ensuring that children from various backgrounds can access quality education.

named programs · 4 · from sources

what they call their work

Disabled/Displaced (Lexie’s Law) Tax Credit Scholarships
Provides scholarships for children with disabilities or those who have been displaced from the foster care system.
Low-Income Corporate Tax Credit Scholarships
Supports low-income families by providing scholarships funded through the Corporate Low-Income Tax Credit Law.
Original Tax Credit Scholarships
Provides scholarships for children attending private school grades K-12 in Arizona funded through the Original Tax Credit Law.
Switcher (Overflow/PLUS) Tax Credit Scholarships
Offers scholarships for children who meet specific eligibility criteria, including those transitioning from public or charter schools to private schools.
activities · 2 groups

what they do

  • Private School Tuition Tax Credit Scholarships 20 activities
    • Administer K-12 Private School Tuition Scholarship Programs
      Issues tuition scholarships to K-12 students in Arizona, including those with disabilities, from low-income families, or in foster care, utilizing funds generated from Arizona's Low-Income Corporate Tax Credit and Disabled/Displaced Corporate Income Tax Credit programs. Scholarship applications are accepted year-round, processed monthly, and awarded to schools.
    • Administer K-12 Private School Tuition Scholarship Programs
      Administers tuition scholarship programs for K-12 students in Arizona, converting Arizona private school tuition tax credits into scholarships for qualifying students, including those with disabilities, from foster care, or from low-income families. Scholarships are awarded monthly, and applications are processed within 5-7 business days with open enrollment.
    • Administer K-12 Private School Tuition Scholarship Programs
      Issues tuition scholarships to K-12 students in Arizona, including those with disabilities, from low-income families, or in foster care, by converting Arizona private school tuition tax credits into scholarships. Applications are accepted year-round and processed monthly.
    • Administer tuition scholarship programs for K-12 students in Arizona
      Issues tuition scholarships to qualifying K-12 students in Arizona, including children with disabilities, those in or from the foster care system, and low-income or underserved families. Scholarships are awarded monthly, with applications reviewed within 5–7 business days and approved by a board meeting each month.
    • Administer tuition scholarship programs for K-12 students in Arizona
      Issues tuition scholarships to qualifying K-12 students in Arizona, including children with disabilities, those in or from the foster care system, and low-income or underserved families. Scholarships are awarded monthly, with applications reviewed within 5–7 business days and a board meeting monthly to approve awards.
    • Award K-12 Private School Tuition Scholarships
      Issues tuition scholarships to qualifying K-12 students in Arizona, including those with disabilities, from foster care, or from low-income families. Scholarships are awarded monthly, with an open enrollment application process and decisions made within 5-7 business days after review by a monthly board meeting.
    • Facilitate Arizona Corporate Tax Credit Programs
      Manages the Arizona Low-Income Corporate Tax Credit Program (A.R.S. 43-1183) and the Disabled/Displaced Corporate Income Tax Credit Program (A.R.S. 43-1184), facilitating the process for corporations to receive dollar-for-dollar state tax credits for contributions that fund tuition scholarships. This includes submitting donation approval requests to the Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR) and notifying companies of approval.
    • Facilitate Arizona Corporate Tuition Tax Credit Programs
      Facilitates the Arizona Low-Income Corporate Tax Credit Program (A.R.S. 43-1183) and the Disabled/Displaced Corporate Income Tax Credit Program (A.R.S. 43-1184), managing the process for corporations to receive dollar-for-dollar state tax credits for contributions, including submitting approval requests to the Arizona Department of Revenue and providing receipts. These programs have statewide caps of $135 million and $6 million respectively.
    • Facilitate Corporate Tax Credit Donations for Scholarships
      Manages the Arizona Low-Income Corporate Tax Credit Program and the Disabled/Displaced Corporate Income Tax Credit Program, facilitating the process for corporations to receive dollar-for-dollar state tax credits for contributions that fund K-12 private school tuition scholarships. This includes submitting donation approval requests to the Arizona Department of Revenue and providing receipts for tax credit claims.
    • Manage Arizona Private School Tuition Tax Credit Programs
      Converts Arizona private school tuition tax credits from the Low-Income Corporate Tax Credit Program (A.R.S. 43-1183) and the Disabled/Displaced Corporate Income Tax Credit Program (A.R.S. 43-1184) into tuition scholarships. This involves managing statewide caps ($135 million for Low-Income, $6 million for Disabled/Displaced) and facilitating the process for corporations to receive tax credits by submitting donation approval requests to the Arizona Department of Revenue.
    • Manage Arizona corporate tax credit scholarship programs
      Administers the Arizona Low-Income Corporate Tax Credit Program (A.R.S. 43-1183) and Disabled/Displaced Corporate Tax Credit Program (A.R.S. 43-1184), converting corporate donations into tuition scholarships. Manages a $135 million cap for low-income scholarships and a $6 million cap for disabled/displaced student scholarships in FY 2025-2026, including processing donation approvals with ADOR, issuing receipts, and disbursing funds.
    • Manage Parent Portal for Scholarship Applicants
      Provides a Parent Portal account for scholarship applicants to manage applications, view award decisions and history, re-apply annually, and access custom resources.
    • Manage corporate tax credit programs for private school tuition scholarships
      Administers two Arizona corporate tax credit programs: the Low-Income Corporate Tax Credit Program (A.R.S. 43-1183) with a $135 million cap for FY 2025–2026, and the Disabled/Displaced Corporate Tax Credit Program (A.R.S. 43-1184) with a $6 million cap. Facilitates donations by submitting approval requests to the Arizona Department of Revenue, confirming approvals, receiving funds, and issuing receipts for tax credit claims.
    • Provide Application Management and Donor Support Tools
      Offers a Parent Portal for applicants to manage scholarship applications, view awards, and re-apply annually. Additionally, the organization provides custom PDF brochures and one-page donation websites for families to share with potential donors to promote contributions for tuition.
    • Provide Application and Fundraising Support for Families
      Offers a Parent Portal for applicants to manage scholarship applications, view awards, and re-apply annually. The organization also provides custom PDF brochures and one-page donation websites for individual children or families to help promote donations for tuition.
    • Provide Tools for Scholarship Fundraising
      Offers tools to help families raise donations for tuition scholarships, including custom PDF brochures with videos explaining the tax credit program and custom one-page donation websites for individual children or families.
    • Provide digital tools and resources for scholarship applicants and donors
      Offers a Parent Portal for applicants to manage applications, view award history, re-apply annually, and access resources. Generates custom PDF brochures and one-page donation websites for individual children or families to share with potential donors, including videos explaining the tax credit program.
    • Provide digital tools for scholarship applicants and donors
      Offers a Parent Portal for applicants to manage applications, view awards, re-apply annually, and access resources. Generates custom one-page donation websites and PDF brochures with videos for families to share with potential donors, facilitating outreach and fundraising for tuition support.
    • Seek Corporate Partnerships
      Actively seeks corporate partnerships to support its scholarship programs, leveraging the Arizona corporate tax credit programs.
    • Support Scholarship Fundraising for Families
      Provides tools and resources to help families secure donations for tuition scholarships, including custom PDF brochures featuring a child or family with a video explaining the tax credit program, and custom one-page donation websites automatically generated from applications.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Provide Parent Portal for Scholarship Management
      Offers a Parent Portal account for applicants to manage their scholarship applications, view award decisions and history, re-apply annually, and access custom resources.
financials · form 990 · fy2021
revenue
Total revenue$1.05M
Contributions & grants$1.05M100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$490%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$1.33M
Program expenses97%
Admin / overhead3%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$1.23M
Largest expense lineProfessional Fees
balance sheet
Total assets$515K
Cash$515K
Investments$0
Liabilities$10K
Net assets$505K
Liquid reserves4.6 mo
2 years on record · 2020–2021 · YoY revenue -46.4%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2021

who runs it

paid leadership · 2
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
KAREN BLANDIN Director 40 $18K
MICHAEL ALLEN Executive Dir. 40 $18K
board members · 3
  • CHRIS MENAPACE — Director
  • JIM MILLER — Director
  • RANDY MCCASKILL — Director
relationships · 8

who they work with

  • Arizona Department of Revenue Government — APSTO submits donation approval requests to ADOR, which pre-approves corporate donations based on available tax credit caps.
  • Arizona Department of Revenue Government — Provides links to the Arizona Department of Revenue site for obtaining tax forms and refers to their publications.
  • Arizona Department of Revenue Government — Sets the maximum donation amounts for individual donors for the tax credit program.
  • Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR) Government — Imposes the annual statewide donation cap for corporate tax programs and processes donation approval requests.
  • Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR) Government — Sets annual state caps for individual taxpayers for the tax credit program and provides forms for claiming the credit.
  • Arizona State Legislature Government — Passed the laws establishing the Low-Income Corporate Tax Credit Program and the Disabled/Displaced Corporate Income Tax Credit Program.
  • Benevity Partner — Identified as a third-party gift giving provider through which donations to APSTO would qualify as a Charitable Giving contribution, but not a state tax credit.
  • info@APSTO.org Partner — Primary contact for submitting completed donation forms via email.