Tax Credit for Low Income Students Scholarship Program Legislative Report for January 2018 Prepared By: Kansas Department of Education-School Finance Team Questions about this report please contact School Finance at 785-296-3872
Tax Credit for Low Income Students Scholarship Program KSDE Legislative Program Report for January 2018 Data as of January 5, 2018 Scholarship Granting Organizations Certified for 2018 SGO Name Address City State Zip Code ACE Scholarships SGO, Kansas LLC 1201 E. Colfax Ave, Suite 302 Denver CO 80218 Catholic Diocese of Salina Education Fund 103 N. 9th Street Salina KS 67401 Catholic Education Foundation 12615 Parallel Parkway Kansas City KS 66109 Christian Faith Centre, Inc. 1130 South Broadway Wichita KS 67211 Community First, Inc. PO Box 3882 Topeka KS 66604 The Independent School 8317 E. Douglas Wichita KS 67207 Renewanation PO Box 12366 Roanoke VA 24025 Success for Kansas Students PO Box 780071 Wichita KS 67278 Support for Catholic Schools 424 N. Broadway Wichita KS 67202 Topeka Lutheran School Foundation, Inc. 701 SW Roosevelt Street Topeka KS 66606 Note: Success for Kansas Students, ACE Scholarships SGO, Kansas LLC and Catholic Diocese of Salina Education Fund are new SGO s in 2017. 1
Eligible Students Verified for the Tax Credit for Low Income Students Scholarship Program There have been 709 eligibility forms submitted to KSDE. KSDE has determined 474 students to be eligible for a scholarship since the start of the program on January 1, 2015. The SGO breakout for the 474 eligible students are below. Scholarship Granting Organizations Eligible Students Catholic Education Foundation 371 Support for Catholic Schools 58 Christian Faith Centre, Inc. 42 Renewanation 3 Community First, Inc. 0 Topeka Lutheran School Foundation, Inc. 0 The Independent School 0 Success for Kansas Students 0 ACE Scholarships SGO, Kansas LLC 0 Catholic Diocese of Salina Education Fund 0 ELIGIBLE STUDENT PRECENTAGES Catholic Education Foundation Support for Catholic Schools Christian Faith Centre, Inc. Renewantion 9% 1% 12% 78% 2
The 474 eligible students are from six public school districts in Kansas: 292 students from USD 500 Kansas City district 100 students from USD 259 Wichita district 66 students from USD 501 Topeka district 8 students from USD 453 Leavenworth district 5 students from USD 290 Ottawa district 3 students from USD 308 Hutchinson district School Year Eligible Students 2014-2015 7 2015-2016 142 2016-2017 209 2017-2018 116 Districts with eligible students for the Tax Credit for Low Income Students Scholarship Program shown below highlighted in yellow District map and boundaries courtesy of Kansas Legislative Research Dept. June 25, 2012 3
Scholarships Awarded For the 2017-2018 school year, there were 292 students awarded scholarships totaling $675,892.63* Since the beginning of the program, 605 student scholarships have been awarded totaling $1,633,800.13 *Please note that not all scholarships have been finalized for the 2017-2018 school year. NUMBER OF STUDENTS AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS TOTAL AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIPS 2014-2015 SCHOOL YEAR 2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR 2016-2017 SCHOOL YEAR 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR* TOTAL 0 109 204 292 605 $0 270,653.50 $687,254.00 $675,892.63 $1,633,800.13 800000 700000 600000 500000 400000 300000 200000 Total Amount of Scholarships 2017-2018 School Year* 2016-2017 School Year 2015-2016 School Year Number of Students Awarded Scholarships 100000 0 2014-2015 School Year 2015-2016 School Year 2016-2017 School Year 2017-2018 School Year* 2014-2015 School Year 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 Total Amount of Scholarships Number of Scholarships Awarded *2017-2018 Scholarship Numbers and Amounts Are Not Final Due To Pending Second Semester Scholarships. 4
Contributions and Tax Credits In the 2017 tax year, there were $3,634,421.00 in contributions and $2,544,094.70 in tax credits. Since the beginning of the program, there has been $5,200,421.00 in total contributions received and $3,640,294.70 in tax credits. Contributions and tax credits data provided by Kansas Dept. of Revenue. TOTAL AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTIONS TOTAL AMOUNT OF TAX CREDITS 2015 TAX YEAR 2016 TAX YEAR 2017 TAX YEAR* TOTAL $776,000.00 $790,000.00 $3,634,421.00 $5,200,421.00 $543,200.00 $553,000.00 $2,544,094.70 $3,640,294.70 Program Contributions and Tax Credits Contribution Tax Credits $4,000,000 $3,500,000 $3,000,000 $2,500,000 $2,000,000 $1,500,000 $1,000,000 $500,000 $0 Tax Year 2015 Tax Year 2016 Tax Year 2017 *The 2017 tax year contribution and credit amounts are as 1/5/18 and have not been finalized. 5
Qualified Schools Request for Participation Received Name City Name City 1. Central Christian School Hutchinson 2. Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic School Topeka 3. Central Christian Academy Wichita 4. Nativity Parish School Leawood 5. The Independent School Wichita 6. Our Lady Of Unity Kansas City 7. Overland Christian School Overland Park 8. Prince of Peace Catholic School Olathe 9. Maranatha Christian Academy Shawnee 10. Resurrection Catholic School at the Cathedral Kansas City 11. Urban Preparatory Academy Wichita 12. Sacred Heart School Emporia 13. Ascension Catholic School Overland Park 14. Sacred Heart Catholic Grade School Ottawa 15. Bishop Miege High School Roeland Park 16. Sacred Heart Catholic School in Shawnee Shawnee 17. Bishop Ward High School Kansas City 18. St Agnes Catholic School Roeland Park 19. Christ the King School Kansas City 20. St Ann Catholic School Prairie Village 21. Christ the King School Topeka 22. St Benedict Catholic School Atchison 23. Corpus Christi Catholic School Lawrence 24. St Gregory Catholic School Marysville 25. Cure' of Ars Catholic School Leawood 26. St James Academy Lenexa 27. Good Shepard School Shawnee 28. St John Catholic School Lawrence 29. Hayden Catholic High School Topeka 30. St Joseph Catholic School Shawnee 31. Holy Cross Catholic School Overland Park 32. St Matthew Catholic School Topeka 33. Holy Family Catholic School Topeka 34. St Michael the Archangel Catholic School Leawood 35. Holy Name School Kansas City 36. St Patrick Kansas City 37. Holy Rosary-Wea Catholic School Bucyrus 38. St Paul Catholic School Olathe 39. Holy Spirit Catholic School Overland Park 40. Sts. Peter and Paul School Seneca 41. Holy Trinity Catholic School Lenexa 42. St Rose Philippine Duchesne Catholic School Garnett 43. Holy Trinity Catholic School Paola 44. Saint Thomas Aquinas High School Overland Park 45. John Paul II Catholic School Overland Park 46. Topeka Collegiate School Topeka 47. Maur Hill-Mount Academy Atchison 48. Xavier Catholic School Leavenworth 49. Mater Dei Catholic School Topeka 50. Topeka Lutheran School Topeka 51. St. James Catholic School Augusta 52. St. Joseph Catholic School Conway Springs 53. St. Patrick Catholic School Chanute 54. St. Mary Catholic School Fort Scott 55. Holy Name Catholic School Coffeyville 56. Holy Cross Catholic School Hutchinson 57. Trinity Catholic High School Hutchinson 58. St. Anne Catholic School Wichita 6
Qualified Schools Request for Participation Received Continued Name City Name City 59. St. Andrew Catholic School Independence 60. St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School Wichita 61. St. Patrick Catholic School Kingman 64. St. Cecilia Catholic School Haysville 65. St. Joseph Catholic School McPherson 66. St Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School Wichita 67. St. Mary Catholic School Newton 68. St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School Wichita 69. St. Joseph Catholic School Mount Hope 70. St. Joseph Catholic School Wichita 71. St. Patrick Catholic School Parsons 72. St. Jude Catholic School Wichita 73. St. Mary's Elementary School Pittsburg 74. St. Margaret Mary Catholic School Wichita 75. St. Mary's Colgan High School Pittsburg 76. St. Mary Parish Catholic School Derby 77. Holy Name Catholic School Winfield 78. St. Patrick Catholic School Wichita 79. All Saints Catholic School Wichita 80. St. Peter Catholic School Wichita 81. Blessed Sacrament Catholic School Wichita 82. St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School Wichita 83. Christ the King Catholic School Wichita 84. Bishop Carroll Catholic High School Wichita 85. Holy Savior Catholic School Wichita 86. Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School Wichita 87. Holy Spirit Catholic School Goddard 88. Sacred Heart Catholic School Arkansas City 89. Magdalen Catholic School Wichita 90. Resurrection Catholic School Wichita 91. Northfield School of the Liberal Arts Wichita 92. St. Mary Elementary Salina 93. Sacred Heart Elementary Plainville 94. St. Joseph Grade Elementary Oakley 95. Manhattan Catholic Schools Manhattan 96. St. Xavier Catholic Schools Junction City 97. Holy Family Elementary Hays 98. St John Elementary Hanover 99. St Mary Elementary Ellis 100. Sacred Heart Elementary Colby 101. St. John Elementary Beloit 102. St. Andrew Elementary Abilene 103. Tipton Catholic High School Tipton 104. Sacred Heart Jr/Sr High School Salina 105. Thomas More Prep-Marian Hays 106. St John High Beloit 107. McAdams Academy Wichita 7
Scholarship Granting Organizations Participating with Qualified Schools SGO Name City State Working with Qualified Schools The Independent School Wichita KS The Independent School-Wichita Renewanation Roanoke VA Central Christian Academy-Wichita Central Christian School-Hutchinson Maranatha Christian Academy-Shawnee Overland Christian School-Overland Park Kansas City Christian School-Prairie Village Catholic Education Foundation Kansas City KS Ascension School-Overland Park Bishop Miege High School-Roeland Park Corpus Christi School-Lawrence Cure of Ars School-Leawood Good Shepherd School-Shawnee Holy Cross School-Overland Park Holy Rosary School-Bucyrus Holy Spirit School-Overland Park Holy Trinity School-Lenexa John Paul II School-Overland Park Nativity Parish School-Leawood Prince of Peace School-Olathe Sacred Heart of Jesus School-Shawnee St Agnes School-Roeland Park St Ann School-Prairie Village St James Academy-Lenexa St Joseph School-Shawnee St Michael the Archangel School-Leawood St Paul School-Olathe St Thomas Aquinas High School-Overland Park St Benedict School-Atchison Maur Hill-Mount Academy-Atchison St Gregory School-Marysville Sacred Heart School-Ottawa Sts Peter & Paul School-Seneca Holy Trinity School-Paola St Rose Philippine Duchesne School-Garnett Sacred Heart School-Emporia St John School-Lawrence Holy Family School-Topeka Christ the King School-Topeka Hayden High School-Topeka St Matthew School-Topeka Mater Dei School-Topeka Most Pure Heart of Mary School-Topeka Holy Name School-Kansas City Bishop Ward High School-Kansas City Christ the King School-Kansas City Resurrection School at the Cathedral-Kansas City St Patrick School-Kansas City Our Lady of Unity-Kansas City Xavier Elementary-Leavenworth Community First, Inc. Topeka KS International Academy in Tennessee Town- Topeka Christian Faith Centre, Inc. Wichita KS Urban Preparatory Academy-Wichita Topeka Lutheran School Foundation, Inc. Topeka KS Support for Catholic Schools Wichita KS Topeka Lutheran School All Saints Catholic School-Wichita Blessed Sacrament Catholic School-Wichita Christ the King Catholic School-Wichita Holy Savior Catholic School-Wichita Holy Spirit Catholic School-Goddard Magdalen Catholic School-Wichita Resurrection Catholic School-Wichita St. Anne Catholic School-Wichita St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School-Wichita St. Cecilia Catholic School-Haysville St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School-Wichita St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School-Wichita St. Joseph Catholic School-Wichita St. Jude Catholic School-Wichita St. Margaret Mary Catholic School-Wichita St. Mary Parish Catholic School-Derby St. Patrick Catholic School-Wichita St. Peter Catholic School-Wichita St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School-Wichita Sacred Heart Catholic School-Arkansas City St. James Catholic School-Augusta St. Patrick Catholic School-Chanute Holy Name Catholic School-Coffeyville St. Joseph Catholic School-Conway Springs St. Mary Catholic School-Fort Scott Holy Cross Catholic School-Hutchinson St. Andrew Catholic School-Independence St. Patrick Catholic School-Kingman St. Joseph Catholic School-McPherson St. Mary Catholic School-Newton St. Joseph Catholic School-Mount Hope St. Patrick Catholic School-Parsons St. Mary's Elementary School-Pittsburg Holy Name Catholic School-Winfield Trinity Catholic High School-Hutchinson St. Mary's Colgan High School-Pittsburg Bishop Carroll Catholic High School-Wichita Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School-Wichita Success for Kansas Students Wichita KS Northfield School of the Liberal Arts-Wichita ACE Scholarships SGO, Kansas LLC Denver CO Does not limit the number or type of schools who will receive educational scholarships. Catholic Diocese of Salina Education Fund Salina KS St. Mary Elementary-Salina Sacred Heart Elementary-Plainville St Joseph Elementary-Oakley Manhattan Catholic Schools-Manhattan St. Francis Xavier Catholic School-Junction City Holy Family Elementary-Hays St. John's Catholic School-Hanover St. Mary Elementary-Ellis Sacred Heart Elementary-Colby St. John Catholic Elementary-Beloit St. Andrew Elementary-Abilene Tipton Catholic High School-Tipton Sacred Heart Jr/Sr High School-Salina Thomas More Prep/Marion Jr-Sr High School-Hays St. John Catholic High School & Middle School-Beloit 8
Informational Website Links: Kansas Department of Education Website for Tax Credit for Low Income Students Scholarship Program: http://www.ksde.org/taxcreditforlowincomestudentsscholarshipprogram.aspx Kansas Department of Revenue Website for Tax Credit for Low Income Students Scholarship Program: https://www.ksrevenue.org/prtaxcredits-lowincomestudents.html 9