EITC Pre-Kindergarten Scholarship Program
The EITC program provides children and families with a choice in their education. Scholarships for eligible students to attend approved Pre-Kindergarten programs schools are available from the Community Foundation of Greene County, an approved scholarship organization under the Pennsylvania EITC program.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
To qualify for this scholarship, the parents of the student must either reside or be employed by a company located in Greene County. An eligible student is:
- A resident of Pennsylvania, and
- At least three years of age, and
- Enrolled in a pre-kindergarten program located in Pennsylvania, and
- A member of a household with an annual household income of not more than $50K, except that an additional $10,000 is permitted for the student and for each other dependent as defined by the IRS living within the same household.
An Eligible Pre-Kindergarten Program:
- Is a program of instruction for students at least three years of age, and
- Is operated by a school, or in conjunction with a school, and
- Is located in Pennsylvania, and
- Utilizes a curriculum aligned with the curriculum of the school with which it is affiliated, and
- Provides a minimum of 2 hours of instructional and developmental activities per day at least 60 days per school year.
- Must receive a letter from a school in which the school confirms that the curricular content and methods of instruction at the Pre-k program are consistent with those used at the school, and
- Agrees to align its instructional and developmental activities so students are prepared to enter the school’s kindergarten when & if they choose.
Scholarship award may not exceed actual amount of tuition charged by the program, nor the amount of tuition charged to non-scholarship students.
Applications forms are available for download below.
Due dates for the 2008/2009 school year are:
August 15th to be considered for full year 2008/2009 (covering August through June)
January 8th to be considered for a spring semester 2009 scholarship (for new enrollees only.)
Download the 2008 Application Form
To view the EITC Pre-K 2008 application form, you need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer.
In 2001, the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program overwhelmingly passed the legislature and was signed into law by former Governor Tom Ridge. HB 996, the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC), provides companies with a 75% tax credit for donations to a non-profit scholarship or educational improvement organization. The tax credit increases to 90% if the company commits to making the same donations for two consecutive years. A business paying taxes in Pennsylvania can receive up to $200,000 in tax credits annually (the legislature doubled this from $100,000 to $200,000).
Businesses who are interested in keeping their tax dollars in their home counties may apply here on the Pennsylvania Department of Community Economic Development (DCED) website, or contact the Community Foundation of Greene County at 724.627.2010.
We are proud that these companies have contributed to the EITC Pre-K Scholarship program in Greene County:
CONSOL Energy, Inc.
Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Equitable Resources, Inc.
UPMC Health Plan
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
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