DONATIONS

Why should I or my company donate to the WPA K-12 Education Scholarship Fund?

1. God owns it all - we give a percentage as our first priority, we are but stewards of his wealth.  Giving individually or through your business recognizes this blessing from Him.
2. To help take the Gospel into all the world.  Christian schools distinctly prepare children and young people for Christian service.  Many graduates of Christian schools go on to pursue full time ministry positions as missionaries, pastors, pastor's wives, business leaders.
3. To help meet the financial needs of brothers and sisters in the Lord in the Western Pennsylvania District of The C&MA.  Many C&MA parents carry a sincere burden to place their children in Christian schools as part of their responsibility to raise their children 'in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.'  Many families sacrifice dearly to make this investment.  Your gift to the scholarship fund will be a blessing to these families.
4. To help further the ministries of the Western Pennsylvania District of the C&MA.  Our five WPA affiliated schools must balance the need to charge tuition to provide quality Christ-centered instruction against the financial sacrifices they see families make to enroll their children.  God can use your gift to the scholarship fund to help ease the financial strain that these ministries and families face and help advance Christ's kingdom.
5. Your company can now receive a 75-90% PA State Tax credit for giving to our state-approved Scholarship Fund.  (Tax Credit Donations)  This is an effective way for any company to leverage their giving by essentially diverting state income taxes to Christian ministry.
   
   
   

Business Procedures for Contributing to the WPA K-12 Education Scholarship Fund.

1. Complete the one page application at the back of the Program Guidelines booklet and fax or mail to the PA Department of Community and Economics Development.  Due to the popularity of the credit, your company should apply ASAP.  Tax credits are quickly depleted at the state level.  (No special notation as to designation need be made on the application to the DCED.)
2. Once approval for the donation is received from the DCED, you will have 60 days to mail your contribution to the WPA K-12 Education Scholarship Fund.  Checks should be make payable to:  WPA K-12 Education Scholarship Fund.
3. No extra notation is necessary for General Fund contributions.
4. If you wish to designate funds for one of the WPA C&MA affiliated schools (Clearfield Alliance Christian School, Corry Alliance Academy, Girard Alliance Academy, Portersville Christian School or Somerset Christian School) please write or type the school's name in the memo section of the check.  You may also want to include your wish of the designation in a remittance letter.  The check may be mailed to:  WPA K-12 Scholarship Fund, The WPA District of The C&MA, 341 Chestnut Street, Punxsutawney, PA  15767.
5. Once your check is received, you will be mailed a receipt letter noting your contribution to the fund and acknowledgment of your designation, if appropriate.
6. If a designation is made, the designated school will also receive notification of your contribution.