Our Mission

The Brophy Community Foundation was organized and incorporated in 1998 in response to the Arizona Private School Tuition Tax Law of 1997 (A.R.S. Section 43-1089). This law allows Arizona taxpayers to donate up to $500 if single, or $1000 if married filing jointly, to a school tuition organization, such as the Brophy Community Foundation, and receive a dollar for dollar state income tax credit for their donation.

In 2006, a corporate tax credit became law allowing us to provide even more tuition aid to families with a financial need. This dollar for dollar corporate tax credit is available to “C” corporations and “S” corporations (only if the “S” corporation has a tax liability at the corporate level). There is no contribution cap per corporation, but there is a statewide cap of $10 million for FY 2006-07. Each year, for the five years of the program, the cap will increase by 20%, until FY 2010-2011, when it will reach nearly $21 million.

The Brophy Community Foundation is a school tuition organization and as such allocates 90% of its annual revenue for tuition aid to students at Brophy College Preparatory, several valley private feeder elementary schools, and to several schools in Northern Arizona including St. Michael’s Indian School, St. Anthony’s and St. Joseph’s. We also assist Boys Hope Girls Hope students.

Tuition aid awards are based strictly on financial need. The Foundation’s goal is to ensure that no qualified student is turned away from a Brophy education due to financial constraints.

Brophy Community Foundation is a tax-exempt organization pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The Foundation’s Federal Identification Number is 86-0929111.