EITC AND OSTC DONORS Merion Mercy is exceedingly grateful to the following businesses that made donations though the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) programs. We also extend our thanks for our partnership with Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools (BLOCS) for streamlining this process for our donors. This past fiscal year, 16 Pennsylvania businesses and individuals made generous gifts to MMA through these tax credit programs, amounting to $253,330 to support scholarships and financial aid. These donors were able to receive substantial tax credits while redirecting those tax dollars to provide needed funding for deserving Merion Mercy students. These tax credit gifts make a profound impact on students who would otherwise be unable to attend Merion Mercy Academy. Nancy Lam ’21 “It is hard for me to express my gratitude for the opportunity to be a Tax Credit scholarship awardee at Merion Mercy. I have had so many incredible experiences and cherished memories. I was accepted into Dartmouth College’s Fly-In program in October. This is a program that Dartmouth hosts for prospective Native American students to learn more about the college. I was also invited to attend similar programs at the University of Pennsylvania and at Williams College. At Penn, I also attended their first all-female hackathon. With the knowledge of all the many opportunities available to me, I have made a decision looking forward: I will pursue a career in nursing at University of Pennsylvania. Reflecting on my time at Merion, what I treasure most is my experience of the MMA sisterhood.”
Mairead O’Hara ’21 EITC Donors Carrlu Company, Inc. DELCO Properties Holdings, LLP Elliott-Lewis Corporation Scott and Yvonne Emerson, P’21 Gregory and Ellen Giangiordano, P’21 Healthcare Services Group, Inc. David and Karen Ix, P’20 J.P. Mascaro & Sons Education Fund John and Catharine McGeever, P’16 Montgomery Avenue II LLC Edward Morris Michael and Eileen Stewart, P’06, ’13 OSTC Donors Mycone Dental Supply Co, Inc.
“Merion Mercy has been my dream school since I was eight years old, and I am so grateful to our taxcredit donors for giving me this opportunity. The passionate, driven environment at Merion has helped me grow into an outspoken advocate for social justice, a leader in my classes, as well in the Spanish Club and Biotechnology Club. Over the last four years, I have enjoyed the gift of kind and uplifting friends and teachers who have made the last four years absolutely the best years of my life. I look forward to my freshman year at the College of the Holy Cross as a member of the Class of 2025.”
Brian and Miriam O’Neill ’78, P’07, ’09, ’16 Sterling Investment Advisors UGI Storage Company
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REPORT ON GIVING 2020-2021
