Founded by Arizona-based philanthropists Doug Fougnies and Larry Day in 2013, the Arizona Education & Scholarship Opportunity Program (AESOP) exists to provide Arizona families with expanded education opportunities for their students.
AESOP is proud to announce that in school year 2024-25, it awarded $106,425.80 (13%) of A.R.S. §43-1501 (the "Corporate Low Income" program) scholarship dollars to students with household income less than 185% of the federal poverty line, and $701,777.56 (87%) of those dollars to students with household income between 185% and 342.25% of the federal poverty line. AESOP further made $1,000.00 (3%) in awards of A.R.S. §43-1601 (the "Individual Original/Switcher" programs) Original scholarship dollars to students with household income between 185% and 342.25% of the federal poverty line. Finally, AESOP awarded $38,200.00 (56%) Switcher scholarship dollars to students with household income between 185% and 342.25% of the federal poverty line.
