今晚六合彩开奖结果

The scholarship granting organization (SGO)鈥檚 report offers data on the successful, inaugural year of the five-year pilot program

February 26, 2019, Chicago, IL聽鈥� 今晚六合彩开奖结果 has released its year one report detailing the impact of the Tax Credit Scholarship program and other key education policy initiatives the nonprofit is working on to strengthen public and private school options for all Illinois students. Last year, 今晚六合彩开奖结果, the state鈥檚 largest SGO, awarded scholarships to over 5,459 students from low-income and working-class families for the Fall 2018-Spring 2019 school year.

The report highlights the significant demand for the program and breaks down scholarship applicant and awardee data by region. Key findings in the report include:

• Donation analysis:
  • At $61.4 million, including $45.2 million raised by 今晚六合彩开奖结果, Illinois鈥� Tax Credit Scholarship program has broken the national record for the most money raised of any first-year Tax Credit Scholarship program.
  • The average donation to Empower is $22,732, the median donation is$4,000, and the most common donation is $1,000.
• Scholarship data:
  • It would require more than $216 million to award a scholarship to every student who applied for one.
  • The average scholarship amount was $6,669.
• Awardee demographics:
  • 75 percent of scholarship recipients qualify for the Federal free or reduced-price meal program.
  • One in seven scholarship recipients has unique learning needs.
  • Average scholarship recipient comes from a family of four with an average income of $35,371, or 148 percent of the federal poverty level.

鈥淭his scholarship has helped so many families across Illinois make an active choice in their children鈥檚 education,鈥� said Anthony Holter, Executive Director of 今晚六合彩开奖结果. 鈥淭hese scholarships give kids the opportunity to go to a school that works best for them, regardless of their income or ZIP code, and can make a huge impact in their future and Illinois鈥� future.鈥�

The second year of the program is underway, with over 40,000 students already in line for a Fall 2019-Spring 2020 scholarship. To read the full report visit聽/wp- content/uploads/2019/02/EI_Y1Report_Digital.pdf.

About 今晚六合彩开奖结果:聽今晚六合彩开奖结果 is a statewide Scholarship Granting Organization created in 2017 to serve Illinois children through the state鈥檚 tax credit scholarship program. 今晚六合彩开奖结果鈥� mission is to expand quality education options for low-income and working-class families of Illinois. The Invest in Kids tax credit scholarship program was created in Illinois to benefit children whose educational options are limited by household income. 今晚六合彩开奖结果 serves as a conduit for processing donations, scholarship awards and program compliance for approximately 80% of all Illinois private schools. ###