Arizona Tax Credit
Maximize Your State Tax Credit Donation
Click on the purple buttons below to make your Arizona Tax Credit donations:
Arizona School Tax Credit
The Arizona Tax Credit enables Arizona taxpayers to contribute to a public school and receive a dollar-for-dollar credit on their state taxes. Married couples filing jointly may contribute up to $400 and single filers may contribute up to $200 to offset their state tax liability. The funds support field trips and club activities. This means that, so long as the contribution is less than or equal to the tax payer’s tax liability, there is no cost to the tax payer. This enables tax payers to direct a portion of their state income taxes to public schools.
Charitable Tax Credit Through IBE
We have partnered with the Institute for Better Education Foundation (IBE). IBE is a nonprofit organization that aims to remove financial barriers to families who have difficulty providing for their students' basic needs such as eyeglasses, food, and clothing. IBE accomplishes this through the Arizona charitable tax credit program. Because this is a charitable tax credit--which is separate from the school tax credit--families are able to contribute funds above and beyond their school tax credit donations and receive an additional Arizona tax credit. Married couples filing jointly may contribute up to $938 and single filers may contribute up to $470 to offset their state tax liability. This significantly increases families' ability to direct their state tax dollars to directly benefit Desert Sage High School students.
When’s the Deadline?
Contributions can be submitted by tax day the following year. For example, if you want to claim a 2024 Tax Credit, your donation must be submitted or postmarked by April 15, 2025.
How To Contribute
There are four ways to make Arizona Tax Credit contributions:
1. Pay Online. To make the School Tax Credit and Charitable Tax Credit donation online, use the buttons to the left. You can make a School Tax Credit donation AND a Charitable Tax Credit donation and “stack” these tax credits to direct your state tax dollars in a way that maximizes the benefit to Desert Sage High School students.
2. Hand-deliver a check to the front desk at the school. A receipt will be issued on-the-spot.
3. Download and print our PDF form. Then, mail it to our post office box indicated on the form along with a check made out to Desert Sage School. We’ll mail a receipt to you.
4. Complete the online form below for the School Tax Credit. An email will be sent to you with a link to pay online.