ECA Donations
Tax Credit Refundable ECA Donations to the Mountain View Toro Band program
Support the Toro Band Progam with Dollar-for-Dollar money back on your Arizona Taxes with ECA donations of up to $400 per year for a married couple (filing jointly) and $200 for single individuals. This money is used to buy new music, go to festivals, buy new instruments, repair and maintain school instruments and music tools, bring in guest musicians and additional music staff, Marching Band expenses, and so much more.
Anyone who lives and files taxes in Arizona can donate and receive this tax credit. When you file your Arizona state taxes, you then subtract the amount of your contribution from what you owe or add the amount to your refund.
For more information from Mesa Public Schools and detailed ECA information go here. https://www.mpsaz.org/o/mpsaz/page/pay-donate
The easiest method of payment is online. Go to the MPS site for in-person and mail options.
ECA Donation Steps:
Step 1:
Step 2:
Parents, Sign in with your Parent Account.
Parents will then click on the child the donation is for and then click on ‘Items At Student’s School‘
Friends and family can create a guest account to donate.
Guests move straight to the next step.
Step 3:
Navigate to the ECA Account by clicking on these categories in order until the ‘You are here’ shows this path:
District / High Schools / Mountain View / ECA Tax Credit / Programs A-F
Step 4:
Scroll down to to: Band ECA - Account # 8122
Make sure it says BAND - ECA DONATIONS ONLY -
Step 5:
Enter a dollar amount in the white box next to the Band Account.
Click the blue ‘Add ’ button to the right of the amount box. A checkmark will briefly appear next to the word ‘Add’, but nothing else will appear to happen.
Step 6:
Scroll to the top of the page, and verify that the amount you placed in the amount box has appeared next to the cart icon in the top right corner of the page.
Step 7:
Click on ‘Checkout’ or cart icon.
Step 8:
Check the Cart to verfiy that you correctly selected BAND - ECA
Step 9:
Fill out ECA donor information for tax claiming purposes.
Write in the ‘Student Name’ in the line near the bottom of the donor information. This will help the Band Directors know who the payment is meant to support. This is especially helpful for payments intended to cover Marching Band Camp. If this is meant to be a general donation to support the Band Program as a whole then choosing a specific student is not necessary.
Step 10:
Complete checkout using your preferred payment method.
Be sure to SAVE or PRINT or EMAIL yourself the receipt so that you can claim this donation on your taxes.
If you forget to save the receipt or lose it, it can always be found in your account by signing back in and going to ‘Purchase History’ from the main page from step 2. It is under the second heading titled ‘Reports’.