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Arizona Tuition Connection Inc

Scottsdale, AZ · EIN 461879761 · Form 990 · FY2021 · NTEE B82 · Education · Large ($10M-$50M) · arizonatuitionconnection.com
revenue
$34.5M
expenses
$27.3M
net assets
$44.3M
employees
14
program ratio
94%
mission · from form 990

ARIZONA TUITION CONNECTION, INC. SERVES FAMILIES BY PROVIDING THEM OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT THEM TO SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE FROM BOTH PRIVATE AND CORPORATE TAX CREDIT DONATIONS.

profile · synthesized from sources

Arizona Tuition Connection Inc is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that facilitates private school tuition scholarships in Arizona. It operates by accepting donations from individuals and corporations, which can be claimed as state tax credits, and then awards these funds as scholarships to eligible students. The organization helps families understand and leverage tax credits and ESA programs to fund private school tuition.

named programs · 3 · from sources

what they call their work

Matching Gifts Program
Assists donors in identifying if their employer offers a matching gift program to maximize their contributions to the organization.
Private School Tuition Scholarships
Awards scholarships to K-12 students attending private schools in Arizona, funded by individual and corporate tax credit donations. Donors can recommend a student or school.
Scholarship Optimization Meetings
Online sessions for families to learn how to leverage tax credits and ESA programs to fully fund their child's private school tuition.
activities · 4 groups

what they do

  • Private School Tuition Tax Credit Scholarships 5 activities
    • Administering K-12 Private School Tuition Scholarships
      Operates as a state-approved school tuition organization in Arizona, accepting tax credit donations and awarding scholarships to K-12 private school students. In the 2024-2025 school year, the organization awarded over $11.2 million in scholarships to low to moderate-income families, including $6.6 million in corporate low-income scholarships, $9.3 million in original scholarships, and $6.7 million in switcher scholarships.
    • Administering K-12 Private School Tuition Scholarships
      Operates as a state-approved school tuition organization in Arizona, accepting tax credit donations and awarding scholarships to K-12 private school students. In the 2024-2025 school year, the organization awarded over $11.2 million in scholarships to low to moderate-income families, including over $6.6 million in corporate low-income scholarships, over $9.3 million in original scholarships, and over $6.7 million in switcher scholarships.
    • Administers tax credit scholarship program
      Operates as a state-approved school tuition organization in Arizona, accepting tax credit donations and awarding scholarships to low- to moderate-income families for private school tuition. Awarded over $33 million in various scholarship types (original, switcher, corporate low-income) during the 2024-2025 school year.
    • Developing Fundraising Tools for Families
      Designs, prints, and mails personalized donation brochures with student names and schools pre-filled at no cost to families. The organization also creates personalized online donation pages and produces social media shareable graphics to help families promote tax credit donations.
    • Distributes personalized fundraising tools for families
      Designs and provides personalized fundraising materials including printed brochures with pre-filled student names and schools, online donation pages, and social media graphics to help families solicit tax credit donations.
  • FAFSA & Scholarship Application Support 4 activities
    • Offering Parent Coaching Sessions
      Hosts 45-minute parent coaching sessions to support families in achieving scholarship funding success.
    • Provides family scholarship coaching and education
      Hosts 45-minute parent coaching sessions and scholarship optimization meetings to educate families on using tax credits and Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESA) to fund tuition. Offers ongoing support for scholarship funding success.
    • Providing Scholarship Optimization and Application Support
      Offers scholarship access information to families across all income levels and hosts scholarship optimization meetings to educate families on using tax credits and ESA funds to fully fund tuition. The organization also provides online and phone enrollment for parents seeking tax credit scholarships and conducts 45-minute parent coaching sessions to support scholarship funding success.
    • Providing Scholarship Optimization and Application Support
      Offers scholarship access information and hosts scholarship optimization meetings to educate families across all income levels on using tax credits and ESA funds to fully fund tuition. The organization also provides online and phone enrollment for parents seeking tax credit scholarships and sends pre-filled renewal forms to existing families.
  • Handmade Cards and Beads for Emotional Support 2 activities
    • Manages donor acknowledgment and renewal processes
      Operates a thank you note program where staff mail donor thank you cards on behalf of families, requiring submission of at least 10 cards at a time. Sends pre-filled renewal forms to existing families to facilitate continued participation.
    • Managing Donor Thank You Note Program
      Offers a thank you note program where staff mail donor thank you cards on behalf of families, requesting families to submit at least 10 thank you cards at a time for processing.
  • Uncategorized 2 activities
    • Assisting Families with Donation Solicitation and Acknowledgment
      Provides personalized tools and support to help families secure donations, including designing and mailing personalized donation brochures, creating personalized online donation pages, and producing social media shareable graphics. The organization also offers a thank you note program where staff mail donor thank you cards on behalf of families, requesting at least 10 cards at a time for processing.
    • Offers universal scholarship access information
      Provides scholarship access information to families across all income levels through online and phone enrollment channels.
financials · form 990 · fy2021
revenue
Total revenue$34.48M
Contributions & grants$34.35M100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$130K0%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$27.27M
Program expenses94%
Admin / overhead4%
Fundraising2%
Salaries & benefits$1.21M
Grants paid out$25.00M
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$44.32M
Cash$43.99M
Investments$0
Liabilities$50K
Net assets$44.27M
Liquid reserves19.4 mo
3 years on record · 2019–2021 · YoY revenue +8.8%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2021

who runs it

paid leadership · 2
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
TIM KUHN President 40 $195K
ANNE MARIE DREW Director of Operations 40 $191K
board members · 5
  • BO HUGHES — Director
  • DAN MURPHY — Director
  • KEVIN SULLIVAN — Secretary
  • KRISTEN KRUGER — Director
  • MARK VIE — Director
relationships · 6

who they work with

  • AZTAXCREDITFUNDS.COM Partner — Partner platform through which donors can make multiple Arizona tax credit donations, including to Arizona Tuition Connection.
  • AZTAXCREDITFUNDS.COM Partner — Partner website providing information on other Arizona tax credits.
  • Arizona Department of Revenue Government — Approved organization to take private school tax credit donations.
  • Arizona Department of Revenue Government — Submits corporate tax credit donation pre-approval applications on behalf of donors.
  • HEP Development Services Partner — Provides matching gift data used by Arizona Tuition Connection.
  • Not specified Partner — Assists families in securing private donors to fund tuition assistance