The Catalina Foothills School District is a wonderful school
community! It is impressive to see a community with such a commitment to
educational excellence and support of the schools here in the Foothills. CFSD would not be the district it is
today without the community that surrounds and supports it! The success of our
schools' extracurricular programs is tied to the generous contributions of
community members who divert some of their state tax funds to the CFSD programs
of their choice!
How does it Work?
Any Arizona taxpayer has the opportunity to give to Catalina
Foothills School District instead of paying it in taxes. The donation must be
earmarked for support of one of our many qualifying fee-based, extracurricular
activities. We'll send the donor a receipt for their records. Then, when the
taxpayer fills out their 2014 Arizona state taxes, they can subtract the amount
of the donation, up to $400 (joint filers) and $200 (individuals), from what is
owed in state taxes. This is not
just a tax deduction…it is a tax credit that reduces the amount of taxes
owed to the state, dollar-for-dollar.
For more information about how this credit will work for your individual
tax situation, contact your tax advisor.
How are these Dollars
Spent?
Tax Credit dollars are spent to support fee-based,
extra-curricular offerings. However, regular communication between Sunrise
Administration and Community Schools, leads to a beneficial partnership that
also helps support the needs at Sunrise, as dollars are spent to serve a joint
purpose.
What is the Tax
Credit Goal at Sunrise?
We are aiming for $30,000…that is only 150 individuals at
$200 each!
Where Can I Donate?
You can donate online (http://www.cfsd16.org/public/_community/donate.aspx)
with your credit card or fill out the 2014 Tax Credit Form, which can be mailed
to Murphey Administration Center, 2101 E River Rd., Tucson, AZ, 85718 or
dropped off in person at any CFSD school, by December 31, 2014. Please make
checks payable to Catalina Foothills School District (CFSD) and note the
program to which you'd like to contribute on the check.
What have we
purchased at Sunrise with tax credit dollars?
Here are some of the joint projects that Community Schools
and Sunrise administration have completed/purchased within the past 4 years, as
well as projects underway or yet to come:
·
Current Project: Raising money for shade
structures on the Sunrise campus, utilized by Sunrise Students and Community
Schools activities
·
Resurfacing of the outdoor basketball and tennis
courts, utilized by Sunrise students in Physical Education and by Community
Schools classes after school
·
Imagine Learning software purchase used by SD
teachers, students, and Community Schools
·
$30,000 toward the SD playground renovation
project, which assisted with updating basketball goals, courts, playground
equipment, shade structures, and more, all utilized by SD students, staff, and
Community Schools
·
Lego Robotics team registrations and equipment
used by SD students, staff, and Community Schools
·
30 sets of headphones used by SD students,
teachers, and Community Schools
