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Arizona runs the Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account. Here's who runs it, how you get paid, and where to start, with the full cited guide one click away.

Programs

Arizona Dept. of Education, paid via ClassWallet

Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account

Arizona's universal ESA, run by the Arizona Department of Education with ClassWallet as the payment platform. Families pay providers through ClassWallet's Pay Vendor with an uploaded invoice, by ESA debit card, or out of pocket for reimbursement, so your invoices and credentials do the work.

Payment after approval
Typically 2 to 10 business days1
Platform fee
2% charged to vendors2

Programs in nearby states

Each program approves providers separately, so serving families across a state line means applying there too.

The federal scholarship tax credit in Arizona

  • Beginning January 1, 2027, individual taxpayers may be able to claim a Federal Scholarship Tax Credit for cash contributions of up to $1,700 to Scholarship Granting Organizations (SGOs). A state must choose to participate and give the IRS its list of SGOs before taxpayers can donate to an SGO in that state and claim the credit.3
  • Arizona was not on the IRS list of states participating in the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit for 2027 as of September 14, 2026. The IRS updates the list as more states elect to participate.3

What this means for providers will depend on how Arizona's scholarship granting organizations set up their scholarships. We'll add those rules as they're published.

Where Arizona sits

Provider guide publishedNo program we cover yetOpted in to the 2027 federal scholarship tax credit

Sources

  1. 1.Arizona ESA 2025-2026 Parent Handbook, Arizona Dept. of Education, handbook p. 54, updated Jun 26, 2025
  2. 2.Arizona ESA 2025-2026 Parent Handbook, Arizona Dept. of Education, handbook p. 57, updated Jun 26, 2025
  3. 3.Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC), Internal Revenue Service, updated Sep 16, 2026

Spot something out of date? Tell us and we'll check it against official sources. Neighboring states: California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado.