Information for Interested Parents

Would you like…
…to receive scholarship funds to assist you in sending your children to a private school? If your adjusted gross income is lower than $50,000.00 plus $10,000.00 per dependent, then you qualify for assistance.

Behind the Scenes
PA Act 4 of 2001 and Act 48 of 2003 established the Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC). This provides tax credits to eligible businesses that contribute to a scholarship organization. If businesses contribute to our scholarship fund and designate their contribution for scholarships at your school, money is available for tuition assistance.

How to Participate
1. Each parent must first determine eligibility. The combined adjusted gross income of a household cannot exceed $50,000.00 plus $10,000.00 per dependent. For example: If a family has three dependents, then their household income must not exceed $80,000.00 to qualify for assistance.

2.If your family is eligible, and if your school has received notice from Faith Builders that funds are available for your school, the next step is to complete a Family Application (Do not send a family application to us if your school administration has not indicated that Faith Builders has funds for your school). Family Applications can be obtained from the link below or from your school administration.

3. Send Family Application directly to Faith Builders Scholarship Fund.

4. After we receive your Family Application, we will respond by sending you a Confirmation Notice. This Conformation Notice reflects the Family Application information as entered into our database.

5. After the application process is completed, we will notify you of the tuition award by sending an Award Notice. The timing of the Award Notice depends on when the money becomes available for your school. At the very latest, you will always receive your Award Notice by December 1 of a given school term.

6. The money that is awarded your family for tuition assistance is never sent directly to the family. Instead, the money is always sent to the school on behalf of the family tuition expenses.

7. The last step of this scholarship assistance process is gratitude and thanksgiving. We provide a Gratitude Postcard for you from every contributor that sponsors the scholarship awards. These Gratitude Postcards will be sent along with the Award Notice. As a scholarship organization, Faith Builders believes that gratitude toward contributors is of high virtue. We ask you to be thoughtful and authentic as you write a note of thanksgiving to the business that invested in your school.

For more information:
Visit the contact page and request a family information packet, or read the linked downloads (below).

Download the Family Application (pdf).

Download the Family Brochure (pdf).

Read more at PA's official EITC Site. (This links to an external site.)

Note: these downloads require Adobe Reader.

Updated 06/11/2010