ECA Donations - Band Camp
You can use Tax-Credit Refundable ECA Donations to pay for your Mountain View Toro Marching Band Summer Camp Fees
Band Camp Fee for the 2025-2026 Marching Season is $450
Pay your Marching Band Camp Fees 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 Summer Band Camp accounts by clicking on the link on the main Mountain View payment options.
Step 4:
Choose: Account #8122 ECA - Band for ECA Donations
- ECA is the only payment that is tax credit eligible -
If you choose the 7122 CLUB Account, it is NOT eligible for a tax credit. You can customize the amounts for each account to add up to the $450 total per student. Keep in mind only $400 per couple filing jointly is eligible for the credit, even if you pay more than $400.
Step 5:
Enter a dollar amount in the white box next to the chosen 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 verify that you correctly selected ECA - BAND (and/or CLUB - BAND) and the amount added. There will be no processing fees on ECA donations, only other payments.
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 (or at the top for Club payments). 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’.