Riley Gardner's Xavier Journey ✦
Celebrating Riley Gardner • Xavier College Preparatory

Help Riley begin her Xavier journey.

We’re so excited to share that Riley will be starting high school at Xavier College Preparatory! This is a special new chapter, and we're grateful for everyone who has supported her along the way.

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About Riley Gardner

A new chapter at Xavier.

We’re so excited to share that Riley will be starting high school at Xavier College Preparatory!

As she begins this next chapter, we’re incredibly grateful for our family and friends who have supported her along the way.

If you’d like to help us with the cost of her high school tuition, below are some ways to contribute.

We’re incredibly thankful for the support and people who have surrounded Riley with love and encouragement. Thank you for believing in Riley and helping us make this next chapter possible!

Xavier College Preparatory is an all-girls Catholic high school in Phoenix. This is an independent family fundraiser, not an official Xavier campaign.

Choose your path

Two ways to make a difference.

Select the option that matches where you file your state income taxes. The tax treatment is different for each path.

🇺🇸 Arizona taxpayers

Get your Arizona tax credit

Support scholarships through a certified School Tuition Organization (STO) and potentially receive an Arizona state income-tax credit.

2026 combined credit maximums
$3,131 married filing jointly
$1,571 single / head of household / married filing separately
  1. Make your contribution through AZ4Education, a certified School Tuition Organization that accepts student recommendations and has documented Xavier student participation.
  2. Recommended student: Riley Gardner
  3. Save your donation receipt for your tax records.
Contribute through AZ4Education ↗2026 maximum combined Original and Switcher credits; eligibility and tax liability apply. Donors may not recommend their own dependent or arrange reciprocal recommendations.
❤️ Outside Arizona

Support Riley directly

Any donation, big or small, will go toward helping us with the cost of Riley’s education at Xavier. Your support means more to our family than we can put into words.

  1. Choose an amount that feels right for you.
  2. Open Venmo and scan the QR code below for Jenn Gardner, handle @Jenn-Gardner-3.
  3. Check the recipient name in Venmo before sending, and keep your payment confirmation. Personal gifts are generally not charitable tax deductions.
Venmo QR code for Jenn Gardner, username @Jenn-Gardner-3

Scan to donate via Venmo

Jenn Gardner · @Jenn-Gardner-3

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We are so grateful to everyone who has encouraged Riley and helped make this exciting opportunity possible.

Direct Venmo payments go to Jenn Gardner, not to an STO. They do not qualify for the Arizona private-school tuition tax credit.
Important: A qualifying STO makes scholarship decisions independently. A recommendation does not bind the organization to award a scholarship to a specific student. Conditional gifts and reciprocal donation swaps do not qualify for this Arizona tuition tax credit.
For eligible Arizona donors

How to claim the state tax credit.

These steps apply to qualifying STO contributions, not payments made directly to the student or family.

  1. Donate to a certified STO and save the dated contribution receipt.
  2. File your Arizona income-tax return. The original private-school STO credit is generally claimed with Arizona Form 323.
  3. If eligible to claim an additional certified STO credit, review Arizona Form 348; you must first claim the maximum original credit.
  4. Check the relevant tax year's limits, deadlines, and carryforward rules. The credit is nonrefundable, so your Arizona income-tax liability matters.
Arizona tax guidance ↗Form 323 ↗Form 348 ↗

Tax information reviewed October 2026. Arizona tax-credit eligibility, annual limits, and filing rules can change. Out-of-state donors should not assume an Arizona credit applies. Direct gifts to individuals generally are not federal charitable deductions. Federal treatment of eligible STO donations may be more complex. Consult a tax professional. Neither Xavier College Preparatory nor an STO sponsors this page.

With heartfelt thanks

Thank you for believing in Riley.

We’re incredibly thankful for the people who have surrounded Riley with love and encouragement. Thank you for helping us make this next chapter possible!

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