ULSTER – Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) was on hand Monday to help present $35,000 in scholarships to students attending Grace Christian Academy, Epiphany Elementary School, St. Agnes School and Trinity Lutheran School. The scholarships were awarded through Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program.
Yaw and local state lawmakers, along with representatives from the Bridge Educational Foundation, a scholarship organization recognized as an approved 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization, joined officials from WM (formerly Waste Management) to celebrate the scholarship announcement.
“Year after year, it is extremely rewarding to see how generous Pennsylvania businesses contribute to the Bridge Foundation through the EITC program,” Yaw said. “These public-private partnerships strengthen our educational programs while expanding academic opportunities for our children throughout our state.”
“Pennsylvania’s EITC Program is helping to connect businesses like WM with their future workforces,” said Natalie Nutt, executive director of the Bridge Educational Foundation. “Bridge Educational Foundation is proud to be an ambassador for the EITC Program, and to ensure its continued success, it is important to bring together the stakeholders and celebrate the public-private partnership the EITC creates.”
The EITC program provides companies with a 75% tax credit, or 90% for a two-year commitment, for funds donated to approved, nonprofit scholarship or educational improvement organizations.
For more information on the Bridge Educational Foundation, visit their website at www.bridgeedu.org.
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