Affording Zion
At Zion Lutheran School, we want to see students and families come to know Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior. However, we recognize the sacrifice families make to send their children to a private, Christian school – and we want to help!
Tuition assistance is available for K-8th grade students. Zion Lutheran School is blessed to have 3 sources that fund our financial aid and 1 easy process by which you can apply.
Early deadline to apply is April 10
Source #1 – Zion’s Tuition Assistance
Needs-based – Zion Lutheran Church and School offers financial assistance to our families who value the importance of Christian education but who struggle to make financial ends meet. Funding for tuition assistance comes from a variety of sources within the church and school. Consideration for assistance is given on a case-by-case basis, and scholarships do not renew automatically from year to year.
Source #2 – Lutheran Elementary School Association (LESA) Building Blocks’ Program
(For more details visit http://www.lesastl.org/tuition-assistance)
LESA’s Building Blocks scholarships offer financial aid to children from economically disadvantaged families who wish to attend LESA-member Lutheran elementary schools. Funding for Building Blocks scholarships is raised through LESA’s fund development efforts. Consideration of requests will be given on a case-by-case basis to families expending less than 10% of their income on Lutheran elementary school tuition, provided extenuating circumstances exist. Scholarships do not renew automatically. Families seeking assistance with the cost of tuition through the LESA Building Blocks must apply for funding each year.
For more information on the Building Blocks or Missouri District scholarship programs, call Maureen Gersman at 314-268-1234 with your questions.
Applying for tuition assistance from Zion AND from LESA
Use FACTS
Both ZLS Tuition Assistance and the LESA Building Blocks program now use FACTS Tuition Aid Assessment online application process.
To apply for assistance, families will create an account and submit an online application through FACTS. To determine your family’s financial need, FACTS will request the prior year’s federal tax documents and, in some cases, supporting documents for income and expenses. FACTS also requires a small application fee to process financial aid applications.
Please use the link to LESA’s website to apply for tuition assistance using FACTS.
lesastl.org/tuition_assistance
CLICK HERE TO APPLY FOR TUITION ASSISTANCE THROUGH FACTS
Source #3 – Empower Illinois
Empower Illinois is a statewide Scholarship Granting Organization created in 2017 to serve Illinois children through the state’s tax credit scholarship program. The Invest in Kids tax credit scholarship program was created in Illinois to benefit children whose educational options are limited by household income. Our scholarships provide parents a way to help their children find success.
Empower Illinois serves as a conduit for processing donations, scholarship awards and program compliance for approximately 80% of all Illinois private schools. We support schools and nonprofits in their tax credit fundraising efforts while assisting students and their families through the scholarship process that can help make their dreams a reality.
Visit https://empowerillinois.org/ to learn more and to apply for a scholarship through Empower Illinois.
For more information on tuition assistance, email Mrs. Ananda Baron, principal, at abaron@zionschoolbelleville.org.