Bucks Playhouse receives significant education funding through PA EITC program

In support of its education program, Bucks County Playhouse received $31,500 in funding through the Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program.

Six local corporations committed to support the Playhouse’s education program with gifts ranging from $2,000 to $10,000.

The Playhouse received grants from the following corporations: Fred Beans Family of Dealerships, Waste Management, Brotherston Homecare, Inc., Megawholesale, Inc., Sentex Settlement Services, Inc., and Meridian Bank.

Administered through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program offers tax credits for corporate contributions to the following nonprofit organizations: scholarship organizations (SOs), which provide private school scholarships; educational improvement organizations (EIOs), which support innovative programs in public schools; or prekindergarten scholarship organizations (PKSOs). The Playhouse participates as an educational improvement organization (EIO) — working directly with students and Pennsylvania school districts from around the region to provide innovative arts education programming.

“We are grateful for the support from our EITC partners,” said Michaela Murphy, director of education at the Playhouse. “Coming out of a disruption in education due to the pandemic, the arts in our schools fill an especially important need in reactivating the creative minds of some of our most vulnerable students. This year’s EITC funding allows us to expand and improve programming for our annual Student Theater Festival, summer Playhouse Youth Company, and partnership in-school residency program Bounce, with the Morrisville School District...”

Approved businesses can convert tax dollars into support for Bucks County Playhouse initiatives by enrolling in the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program. EITC provides companies with a 75% state tax credit for donations to an approved nonprofit educational improvement organization that enhances the lives of children in their immediate communities. For information, visit the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development website.

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