As the school year winds down, our team has begun closing the 2024-2025 school year and preparing for 2025-2026: Schools are working with us to reconcile all scholarship funds in compliance with the AZDOR requirements for School Tuition Organizations for the 24-25 school year. Handwritten notes have been mailed to [...]
Dear Friends, Happy Saint Valentine’s Day! Saint Valentine was a 3rd-Century Roman Saint commemorated in Christianity on February 14 and has been associated with courtly love. As Christians, we are called to love one another. Romans 12:10 says, “Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.” [...]
Leslie Damkhoeler Leslie Damkhoeler is joining CEA as the Marketing Coordinator for CEA, assisting our team with digital and print marketing content. She was born and raised in Elmhurst, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, before she moved to Phoenix in 2019 for college. She is a recent graduate from Grand [...]
This year’s Catholic Schools Rally is a special one. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the event has not been held in person for the last two years. Thankfully, schools and community members can once again gather together to express their gratitude for the Tax Credits as part of Arizona’s School [...]
Happy New Year! May 2023 be your best and blessed year yet. We are fortunate to be a part of such a vibrant community in the Diocese of Phoenix. We have many organizations who not only serve others to change lives, but where we can serve with our time, talent [...]
Happy New Year! 2023 is here! A time for new beginnings, and resolutions if they suit you. I believe in setting intentions for the New Year and am honored to share them with you: Embrace Change The need for change can be difficult to admit. There is great power in [...]
We are proud to celebrate the graduation of Caitlin Wooten, our Director of Finance and Compliance, and our two marketing interns, Michaela Haight (Picured with GCU letters) and Leslie Damkoehler from Grand Canyon University! Caitlin Wooten (pictured above), MBA, MSL graduated with two Masters Degrees and is a part of [...]
Our Reason for the Season – Watch the Video! The Advent and Christmas season is the time to touch every heart we can with love and care, knowing a bright future is ahead if we have faith. Jesus brings hope to our busy lives, for those of us enduring difficulty [...]
Creating future leaders through Arizona tax credits allows individuals and corporations to create student scholarships. This makes quality education accessible for anyone who desires it because everyone deserves it. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, there were 5.8 million children in private education in 2019, all of which [...]
As a Chief Executive Officer at Capital Insight Partners in Scottsdale, Arizona, Steve Nelson (CFA) is deeply versed in financial portfolio management and how charitable contributions can support the community. Steve Nelson's past roles include serving as a youth minister and on the board of the Catholic Community Foundation in [...]
