Make an Impact with Your Tax Dollars

Great Hearts Academies December 29, 2022 -

The Arizona Public School Tax Credit provides nearly half of the funding for our vibrant co-curricular, athletics, and character-building programs for our students. With your participation in the Tax Credit drive, our Arizona students are offered experiences outside of the classroom that continue their transformation to become great-hearted leaders. Our students take part in co-curricular and character-building programs such as athletics, speech and debate, choir, orchestra, on-site and off-site field trips, robotics and gardening, to name only a handful of the programs that are offered throughout the network.

Jon Rickey, Arizona Network Director of Athletics, says the Tax Credit drive is crucial to support athletics at Great Hearts. “With 7,000 Great Hearts athletes in Arizona, there is a large percentage of our Prep students that are involved in athletics. Without tax credits that make up almost 30% of our school’s athletics budget, there would not be athletics at Great Hearts,” said Rickey. “It is the single most important drive that we do for our athletic programs, and how Arizona structures their state taxes, it is us as taxpayers being able… As taxpayers, I can’t think of a better way to designate how we want our taxes to be used than to help students at your school play the sport that they love? These activities give them identity at their school, increases their enjoyment, and provide a sense of belonging.”

Regional Family Giving Manager, Tina Swartz, urges Arizona families to tell the state how to spend their income tax dollars and redirect them to our students. “Your contribution makes Archway field trips and extra-curriculars possible, as well as Preparatory enrichment activities and athletic programs. Contribute any amount up to $400 if married filing jointly or any amount up to $200 for single filers.”

To participate, visit https://arizona.greatheartsamerica.org/support/tax-credit and follow these three simple steps:

STEP 1.
Contribute by April 15 and save your receipt.

STEP 2.
File your state income taxes and claim your contribution using Arizona Form 322.

STEP 3.
Receive your Tax Credit back dollar-for-dollar on your state income taxes.

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