About the Foundation 

The Carlisle School Foundation is part of the Education Improvement Scholarships Tax Credits (EISTC) program established by the Virginia Department of Education. The program offers donors a 65 percent state tax credit on top of any applicable deductions for charitable giving on their tax returns. As an approved scholarship foundation, The Carlisle School Foundation uses tax-credit-derived funds to offer scholarships to students who wish to attend private schools within the Commonwealth. Families who qualify for financial aid at individual schools may also be eligible for this additional scholarship funding through The Carlisle School Foundation. 

Eligibility for Students

To be eligible for a scholarship, student(s) must be a resident of the state of Virginia and have a family income of less than 300 percent of the current poverty guidelines by family size as determined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, or 400 percent in the case of a student with a disability. The student must also meet one of the following criteria:

• Attended a Virginia public school for the prior year
• In the current year, has attended a Virginia public school for one semester and transferred to a private school
• Is eligible to enter either kindergarten or first grade
• Was not a resident of Virginia for the year immediately preceding receipt of the scholarship and did not attend a non-public school
• Is a prior recipient of a scholarship foundation scholarship

Approved Schools

Scholarship funds from the Carlisle School Foundation are only available to schools that donors have recommended us to support with their contributions. These authorized schools are held to stringent reporting requirements on financial administration and academic achievement. Schools served by the Carlisle School Foundation in 2024-2025 include:

• Amelia Academy, Amelia, VA
• Carlisle School, Martinsville, VA
• Regents School, Charlottesville, VA

Additional schools may become approved by contacting Mandy Horsley or Amy Parikh.

How to Give

Giving to the Carlisle School Foundation is easy. If you are interested in making a gift to one or more of our approved schools, contact the Carlisle School Development Office to begin the tax credit authorization process.

• To receive tax credits, your gift must be unrestricted to the Carlisle School Foundation.
• The minimum donation is $500.
• The maximum donation is $125,000 for an individual. There is no limit for businesses.
• Donors may request a specific school to benefit.
• A donor is not permitted to designate a specific student to be the recipient of a scholarship.
• Upon receipt of your gift, the Department of Education will issue a tax credit to the eligible donor.

Donor Application Process

1. Complete the form below to express interest and declare which school you would like to support.
2. We will connect with you and send you a Pre-Authorization form, or you can view it here.
3. Complete and return the Pre-Authorization form via email.
4. We will send you an Approval Letter after the Virginia Department of Education approves your Pre-Authorization form.
5. Upon receipt of the Approval Letter, you will have up to 180 days to make your donation.
6. Within 1-2 weeks of making your donation, you will receive a Tax Credit Certificate from the state of Virginia.

To learn more about donating to the Carlisle School Scholarship Foundation, please complete the form below or contact Amy Parikh at aparikh@carlisleschool.org