Businesses:

Businesses in the state of Pennsylvania can reallocate money from their state taxes to tuition assistance at Nativity BVM High School, Inc. The Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program allows businesses to receive a 90% tax credit (if donating for two consecutive years), and families at Nativity receive tuition assistance. Please contact Jenn Daubert in the Development Office at 570-622-8110 or via email if you know of any business interested in this program. Certain restrictions apply.

Individuals:

Turning Taxes Into Scholarships:

If you are an individual paying Pennsylvania state income taxes, you can turn your tax dollars into need-based scholarships for Nativity BVM High School students. Pennsylvania provides a 90% tax credit (if donating for two consecutive years) to individuals who donate funds for Catholic School education.

To participate, an individual must meet one of the following financial criteria:
– Individual income of $200,000 or more in each of the two previous years OR
– Joint income of $300,000 or more in each of the two previous years OR
– Net worth of $1,000,000 or more excluding your primary residence

The gift of a Nativity education is an investment in our youth, our future and our faith. Please contact Jenn Daubert in the Development Office at 570-622-8110 or via email if you know of any individual interested in this program. Certain restrictions apply.

A special thank you to the following donors who have contributed scholarship monies to Nativity High School through the EITC/OSTC program for the 2024-2025 School Year.

– Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund (CPSF):

• Anonymous Donor
• Bill and Mary Burns ‘77 Suplee

– Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools (BLOCS):

• Erin Boran ’78
• Jennifer Wallace and Millard F. Wallace III

– Eastern Pennsylvania Scholarship Foundation (EPSF):

• Dunne Manning (Joe Topper)
• Keystone Anthracite Company, Inc.
• M & T Bank
• Nativity Scholarship Partners I
• St. Clair and Associates, PC (William Kirwan ’77)
• Tompkins Community Bank
• Brian Rich
• Drs. Joseph ’97 and Angela Zawisza

– Bridge Educational Foundation:

• WM (formerly Waste Management)
• M & T Bank