Full scholarships for families who need them most
Scholarkids redirects your Arizona state tax dollars — dollar for dollar — into full-tuition scholarships for the families who need them most.
Our Mission
We believe every child deserves the chance to learn, dream, and achieve — regardless of what their family earns.
Our mission is to remove financial barriers to private school education by providing full scholarships to Arizona’s most financially vulnerable families. We do not treat a scholarship as a symbolic gesture. We treat it as what it must be to matter: a complete answer to the financial barrier standing between a child and the school that is right for them.
We know it will take time to build the donor base that makes full scholarships possible for every family on our waiting list. That is exactly what we are building toward. Every donation — no matter the size — moves us closer.
Our North Star
A complete scholarship.
Most scholarship organizations spread donations across as many recipients as possible. A $500 award toward $8,000 in tuition looks generous on paper. In practice, it leaves the family exactly where they started — unable to afford the school.
We do the opposite.
Every scholarship Scholarkids awards is built toward covering a full school year. We rank every applicant by financial need — lowest household income first. The families who could least afford private school without us move to the front of the line.
Arizona law requires us to award scholarships to at least two students across at least two schools. Until our donor base grows enough to fund complete school years for more families, we award to exactly two — giving each the maximum we possibly can. We think you deserve to know that.
Our Certification
IRS and Arizona Department of Revenue Certification
Determine Your Donation Amount
Maximum donation amounts eligible to receive 100% Arizona tax credit, for 2026 tax year:
- Married filing jointly: $3,131
- Filing single: $1,571
Consider Recommending a Student or a School
To recommend a student, you will need to know the student’s full name and the school name. Scholarkids will honor your recommendation to the extent the law will allow. Alternatively, if you would like to recommend a particular school, please enter the school’s name before making the donation.
Proceed with Your Donation
You have a choice of payment methods to make your donation: Credit card (ACH, Apple Pay and Google Pay coming soon)
Claim Your Tax Credit
When filing your Arizona State Taxes, use your donation as a credit by submitting your receipt along with ADOR forms 323 and 348 as applicable. If you need a duplicate receipt, request one by emailing us at info@scholarkids.org.