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The 2nd Annual Saints 5K proves to be a win for teens.

PHOENIX, AZ (February 2, 2022) - National Catholic Schools Week is the annual celebration of Catholic Education in the United States. It commences on Sunday, January 30, 2022 and concludes on Sunday, February 5, 2022. The theme this week is faith, excellence and service. The week provides the opportunity for [...]

History Has Been Made! Nearing its quarter century in existence, Catholic Education Arizona (CEA) mailed Disabled/Displaced Scholarship award letters to 111 students awarding just over $300,000 in Disabled/Displaced scholarships in November 2021. We are honored and excited to have provided these scholarships to students enrolled in the 36 Diocese of [...]

PHOENIX, AZ (September 2, 2021) – Catholic Education Arizona (CEA), the largest Catholic School Tuition Organization, has raised $1 million in Disabled/Displaced tax credit funding approved by the Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR).  This funding will provide tuition scholarships for students enrolled in the 36 Diocese of Phoenix Catholic Schools [...]

PHOENIX, AZ (July 1, 2021) – Catholic Education Arizona (CEA) has been raising tax credit scholarship funds for Catholic schools in the Diocese of Phoenix for 24 years.  Last year tax credit contributions made to CEA assisted more than 45% of the Diocese of Phoenix’s Catholic school students. There are [...]

Catholic Education Arizona's “Creating Future Leaders” podcast was featured as one of the best corporate tax podcasts of 2021 by Welp Magazine. Listen to the podcast!

Dear Friends, Recently, I have attended corporate tax credit breakfasts at several of our Catholic schools experiencing an inkling of school life. I always choke up with emotion when the children sing with pure joy, recite their school mission statement (without notes) and hear how thoughtful our students are while [...]

PHOENIX, AZ (April 29, 2021) – The Phoenix Business Journal’s annual awards of honoring the 25 Outstanding Women in Business for 2021 included Catholic Education Arizona’s Nancy Padberg, MBA, President and CEO. The 260 nominations consisted of all sectors and sizes of organizations. “It’s an honor to be recognized with [...]

Dear Friends, I pray you have a Blessed Easter Season and experience the gratitude and joyful renewal God’s love brings to each of us. Now we turn the corner to one of the most exciting times of year at Catholic Education Arizona, Tax Credit Deadlines.  It’s exciting because we live [...]

Happy Easter! Easter brings God’s endless blessings and fills us with the hopefulness for new beginnings. The same can be said for our students and their families as they prepare for the school year ahead. Scholarship season is upon us, and I have the pleasure of assisting families with their [...]