Brophy Community Foundation

What Brophy Community Foundation does

Brophy Community Foundation (BCF) is a Phoenix-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1998 and certified by the Arizona Department of Revenue as a School Tuition Organization (STO). BCF administers Arizona's private school tuition tax credit mechanism by channeling individual and corporate tax credit donations into K-12 tuition assistance grants for families with verified financial need. For the 2023-2024 school year, BCF funded 2,689 students attending its namesake Brophy College Preparatory, Loyola Academy, and 36 additional partner schools across Arizona — Catholic, Episcopal, Lutheran, and other independent institutions.

BCF's product suite consists of two core programs — the Individual Tax Credit Program and the Corporate & Insurance Premium Tax Credit Program — both of which allow Arizona taxpayers to redirect state income or premium tax liability to the foundation in exchange for a 100% dollar-for-dollar credit. Individual credit maximums are $3,062 (married filing jointly) / $1,535 (single) for 2025 and $3,131 / $1,571 for 2026; the statewide corporate cap is permanently fixed at $135 million annually. Donations are allocated to scholarships without donor recommendation, and BCF retains approximately 5% for operating expenses — well below the 10% statutory maximum.

BCF's operational stack is lean: a third-party service, FACTS (Financial Aid Confidential Tracking System), evaluates applications and tax documentation, while BCF processes approvals, corporate credit paperwork for the Arizona Department of Revenue, and disbursements to 38 partner schools. The foundation is run by a small team of approximately three program specialists under Executive Director Dawn Kennedy, supported by an internship program for aid recipients, a board of directors, and a multi-channel marketing approach spanning website, email, social media, community events, and school referrals.

Name

Brophy Community Foundation

Legal name

Brophy Community Foundation

Website

https://brophyfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Brophy Community Foundation is a Phoenix-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit and Arizona-certified School Tuition Organization that channels individual and corporate tax credit donations into K-12 private school tuition assistance for Arizona families with verified financial need, supporting 38 partner schools statewide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (6117), Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC)

Keywords

• Tuition assistance programs
• School tuition organization
• Tax credit donations
• Private school scholarships
• Nonprofit education funding

Headquarters

HQ city

Phoenix

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Tax Credit Donations: Arizona taxpayers redirect their Arizona income tax liability to Brophy Community Foundation and receive a dollar-for-dollar state income tax credit. Donations are used to provide tuition assistance to K-12 students with verified financial need.
2. Corporate Tax Credit Donations: C-corporations, S-corporations, and insurance companies with Arizona tax liability redirect their taxes to BCF and receive 100% dollar-for-dollar Arizona income or premium tax credit. The annual statewide cap is $135 million.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Brophy Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) School Tuition Organization that channels redirected Arizona state income tax liability from individual taxpayers and corporations into tuition aid awards for K-12 students with verified financial need attending private partner schools. Tuition aid awards are evaluated and processed through FACTS, an independent third-party financial aid assessment service, and distributed across a network of 38 Arizona private schools.

Product overview

Brophy Community Foundation operates a suite of interconnected programs centered on Arizona's private school tuition tax credit mechanism. The core offering consists of two tax credit programs — the Individual Tax Credit Program and the Corporate & Insurance Premium Tax Credit Program — both of which redirect Arizona state tax liability to the foundation in exchange for dollar-for-dollar tax credits, with the redirected funds distributed as tuition aid to K-12 students with verified financial need. These programs are supported by a tuition aid application process powered by FACTS, an independent third-party financial aid assessment service that evaluates applications, reviews tax documentation, and calculates family financial need. The foundation also operates an Internship Program for aid recipients and maintains a Partner Schools Network spanning 39 schools statewide. All programs are tied to the same underlying mission of ensuring access to quality private school education for Arizona families with financial need.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Individual Tax Credit Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,689 K-12 students funded in 2023-2024 school year
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Brophy College PreparatorycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1998Brophy College Preparatory is BCF's primary beneficiary school and the namesake of the foundation. BCF funds tuition assistance for students at Brophy, where ethnic diversity has increased from 16.6% in 1999 to 43.5% in 2023.
• Loyola AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLoyola Academy is a partner school where 100% of students qualify for federal free meal programs. BCF finances the majority of tuition for each student at this school.
• Boys Hope Girls HopecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoys Hope Girls Hope is a partner organization supporting first-generation college students. All BCF-funded seniors at this program are first-generation college students.
• FACTS (Financial Aid Confidential Tracking System)coreTechnology or IntegrationFACTS is an independent financial aid assessment company that BCF employs to confidentially evaluate each application and supporting tax documents including tax returns, W-2s, and other relevant income information.
• Arizona Department of Revenue (AZDOR)coreOthersAZDOR certifies BCF as a School Tuition Organization (STO) and approves corporate tax credit applications on a first-come, first-served basis. BCF submits all corporate tax credit applications to AZDOR for approval.
• Matching Gift CompaniesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOver 130 corporations listed as matching gift companies that match employee donations to BCF, including Abbott Fund, Apple, Bank of America, Chubb, GE Foundation, Intel, Microsoft, Wells Fargo, and many others.
• 38 Partner Private SchoolscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor38 private schools across Arizona including Catholic, Episcopal, Lutheran, and other independent schools that accept BCF-funded tuition assistance for qualifying students.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Children's Scholarship Fund: National K-12 scholarship organization providing tuition assistance to low-income families, structurally analogous to BCF but operating across multiple states with different funding models.
• School Choice Arizona: Arizona education choice advocacy organization that works closely with STOs like BCF on policy and awareness, representing the broader ecosystem in which BCF operates.

Regional players

• Step Up For Students: Florida-based scholarship organization administering Florida Tax Credit Scholarships, structurally analogous to BCF but operating under Florida's tax credit program rather than Arizona's.

Direct peers

• AAA Scholarship Foundation: Multi-state STO administering Arizona, Florida, and Georgia school tuition tax credit programs; directly competes with BCF for Arizona corporate and individual tax credit contributions.
• Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara: Community-based nonprofit scholarship foundation that provides K-12 and college tuition assistance, comparable to BCF in mission and beneficiary population.
• Arizona Tuition Connection: Arizona STO that administers individual and corporate school tuition tax credit donations under the same AZ Department of Revenue framework as BCF, serving K-12 families with financial need.
• Institute for Quality Education: Arizona STO that administers tax credit scholarships for K-12 students statewide, operating in the same regulatory framework and competing for corporate and individual donations.
• Catholic Education Arizona: Arizona STO focused on Catholic K-12 schools, operating under the same tax credit structure as BCF with similar individual and corporate donation programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/BROPHYCMMTYFDTN
• Facebookfacebook.com/BrophyCommunityFoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/brophy-community-foundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/brophycommunityfoundation

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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