Somerset County families interested in tuition-based schools are getting help from Waste Management, which, through the Bridge Educational Foundation, donated more than $28,000 with Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit program. “WM has been a long-time supporter of the Educational Improvement Tax Credit,” Waste Management public affairs coordinator Erika Young said.

Young was at Johnstown Christian School on Thursday for a check presentation with JCS Head of Schools Celeste Sprankle. “We really enjoy giving back to the communities where we live and learn,” Young said. The EITC program allows credits for corporate contributions to Scholarship Organizations, which are nonprofits that provide private school scholarships or Educational Improvement Organizations – nonprofits that support innovative programs in public schools.

Young said Waste Management, of Hollsopple, gives close to $2 million annually to support students with tuition costs. “Our scholarships are really impactful,” Bridge Educational Foundation Executive Director Natalie Nutt said. Her organization creates partnerships between local businesses and schools, such as Waste Management and JCS, to help families who want to send their children to tuition-based schools. Nutt said since the start, the group has helped roughly 34,000 children and works with around 700 schools across the state.

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Author: Joshua Byer, The Tribune-Democrat
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