Development

Only part of the cost of educating our children is met through tuition. Increasing fundraising and gifts can minimize tuition increases. The continuing challenge is to find activities that are the least labor-intensive for the amount of income generated and are supportive of our image and philosophy.

Fundraisers
Annual fundraisers organized by parents and other volunteers include the Halloween/Harvest Festival, the Winter Craft Faire, and the Silent Auction in the spring. These events draw support from outside our school community, which helps boost enrollment for the school and raise awareness of Waldorf education in general. New fundraising ideas are constantly being explored and welcomed. If you have ideas for projects, please contact a member of the Fundraising Committee.

The Annual Giving Campaign
"We have much more power than perhaps we realize to direct our financial resources in ways that support, empower, and express what we believe in. It takes courage to direct the flow, but with each choice we invest in the world as we envision it." - Lynne Twist

Gifts to Annual Giving Campaign support our school and aid in the development of our programs that tuition alone cannot meet. A gift given in freedom is one of the most profound statements of support of the greater social goals of Waldorf Education. We ask that every family contribute to the Annual Giving Campaign (in whatever amount possible). One hundred percent participation in this effort by the families directly involved in our school provides a strong spiritual base for our fundraising efforts with those outside of our school community.

Arizona Waldorf Scholarship Foundation - Arizona State Tax Credit
The Arizona Waldorf Scholarship Foundation is supported through the State of Arizona authorized Tax Credit Program (Arizona Tax Code Section 43-1087), which allows those who pay state income tax to redirect up to $500 (for individual filers) or $1000 (if married and filing jointly) directly to qualified schools.

As a non-governmental primary or secondary school located in Arizona, Tucson Waldorf School is a qualified school. A check of up to $500 (for individual filers) or $1000 (if married and filing jointly) written directly to AWSF can be credited toward your total Arizona State tax liability - provided that you pay at least as much in state tax. You will also receive an additional Federal Tax Deduction for this contribution. Specific questions regarding the Tax Credit may be addressed to Margery Bates, or our Treasurer, Grant Anderson.

Because our scholarship program depends almost entirely on this money, we ask that every family participate to the full extent possible and encourage friends and family members to do the same.