Catholic Education and CTSO

Arizona’s Catholic Tuition Support Organization “recommendation” for your end of year giving:  Help a child receive a quality education!

Catholic education is priceless, but it does not come without a steep price tag.  The goal of Arizona’s CTSO is to offer financial assistance to every family that applies for aid, including middle-income families who struggle to pay tuition, so their children receive a quality education that emphasizes our faith. The reality is that the level of financial need of our applicants far exceeds tax credit funds available and our priority must be to assist those with the greatest financial need first. The extraordinary success reached by students whose lives we change is at the core of our mission, especially the lives of children from low-income and under-served families.

We are working hard to encourage CTSO participation from Catholic taxpayers across the Diocese so that we can begin to offer full support to every family, not just those with severe levels of financial need. We have many middle class families who are struggling significantly and we hope to expand the pool of CTSO scholarship funds available to support them.
The Arizona Tax Credit Program allows you to direct your tax dollars to help children in our Catholic schools. You can use money you would have to pay in taxes anyway to give these children a very precious gift…a quality Catholic education.  The tax credit contribution to CTSO is simple to make.  Contribute to CTSO in any amount - $100, $200…up to $2,365 for a couple filing jointly and $1,183 for an individual.  The success of this year’s tax credit campaign is crucial due to the increased number of families facing worsening financial difficulties created by the pandemic. Your support will ensure that CTSO helps keep students in our schools by providing them the financial help they need.

For more information on how you may help families participate in Catholic education, please call (520) 838-2558 or visit https://donor.ctso-tucson.org/donate-as-a-guest/billing to make an online contribution.