named programs · 1 · from sources
what they call their work
Private School Scholarship Program
Provides tuition scholarships for students to attend any Arizona preschool offering services to students with disabilities, or any Arizona non-governmental primary or secondary school that meets non-discrimination and fingerprinting requirements. Scholarships are awarded based on eligibility, financial need, disability, and donor recommendations.
activities · 2 groups
what they do
-
Private School Tuition Tax Credit Scholarships 8 activities
- Administer private school scholarships for students with special needsProvides tuition scholarships to students with physical, psychological, and/or intellectual special needs to attend eligible Arizona private schools, including preschools serving children with disabilities and nongovernmental primary or secondary schools that meet state requirements. Offers summer school scholarships when the course is a high school class taken for credit.
- Administering private school scholarship programsAdministers two private school scholarship programs, an original program and a "Switcher" scholarship program, providing tuition scholarships to students with special needs and those from low-income households in Arizona. These scholarships can be used for preschools serving students with disabilities, and any Arizona nongovernmental primary or secondary school that meets non-discrimination and staff fingerprinting requirements, including summer school for high school credit.
- Administers private school scholarship programs for students with special needsProvides tuition scholarships to students with physical, psychological, and/or intellectual special needs to attend eligible Arizona private schools, including preschools serving children with disabilities and nongovernmental primary or secondary schools that meet state requirements. Offers summer school scholarships when the course is a high school class taken for credit.
- Facilitate tax credit donations from individuals and corporationsEnables Arizona individuals to redirect state tax withholdings via payroll deduction and allows corporations to redirect Arizona income tax liability to fund scholarships for children with special needs, particularly those in low-income households.
- Facilitates tax credit contributions from individuals and corporationsEnables Arizona individuals to redirect state tax withholdings via payroll deduction and allows corporations to redirect Arizona income tax liability to fund scholarships for children with special needs, particularly in low-income households.
- Facilitating tax credit donations for scholarshipsEnables individuals to redirect state tax withholdings from their paychecks and corporations to redirect Arizona income tax liability to support the organization's scholarship programs for children with special needs in low-income households.
- Manage multiple scholarship programs with tiered funding based on income and filer statusAdministers two scholarship programs—an original program and a “Switcher” scholarship program—with differentiated funding allocations for married and single filers and varying award amounts based on family income levels, including support for households up to 185% and between 185% and 342.25% of the federal poverty level.
- Manages multiple scholarship funding streams with income-based eligibilityAdministers distinct scholarship programs—including Original, Switcher, and Corporate Low-Income scholarships—with tiered funding allocations based on family income levels (up to 185% and 185%–342.25% of the federal poverty level) and filer status (married or single).
-
-
Annual Scholarship Application Processing 1 activity
- Accepts annual scholarship applications on a fixed deadlineReceives and processes scholarship applications for the upcoming school year, with the 2026-27 application cycle closing on May 31, 2026.
-
financials · form 990 · fy2021
revenue
Total revenue$453K
Contributions & grants$451K99%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$3K1%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$123K
Program expenses100%
Admin / overhead0%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$30K
Grants paid out$75K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$513K
Cash$482K
Investments$0
Liabilities$0
Net assets$513K
Liquid reserves47.1 mo
2 years on record · 2020–2021 · YoY revenue +110.2%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2021
who runs it
paid leadership · 2
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Pyper | Executive Director | 30 | $18K |
| Merrill Pyper | Scholarship Director | 20 | $10K |
board members · 1
- Jaquelyn McCoy — Director
relationships · 4
who they work with
- AZ Department of Revenue Government — Processes pre-approvals and tax credit claims for corporate donations through Form 335.
- Arizona Department of Revenue Government — Administers the tax credit program through which donors can redirect state tax withholdings to the organization.
- SpecialNeedsScholarships.org Partner — Accepts donations payable to SpecialNeedsScholarships.org for tax credit eligibility
- SpecialNeedsScholarships.org Partner — Division of PrivateSchoolScholarships.org