The Jewish Tuition Organization (JTO), a certified school tuition organization, is expanding its scholarship reach to more students.

At a recent board meeting the JTO board voted to offer scholarships to any student attending a qualified Jewish day school. Until this recent vote, the JTO was limited to six Phoenix-area Jewish day schools.

“Our role is to support students to receive a Jewish education regardless of their financial situation and this change allows the JTO to help more students,” JTO Executive Director Janet Silva shared in a press release. “Scholarship funds are attached to the student, not to the school, so if a student changes the Jewish day school he or she attends, the scholarship follows the student.”

Tamim Academy, located in Chandler, is the first new school to join JTO’s current six partner schools.

“We are looking forward to our families working with the JTO to help fund their children’s Jewish education, and we are excited to support the JTO in their efforts,” Tamim Academy Director Rabbi Tzemach Gelman stated.

The JTO’s other partner schools include Desert Jewish Academy in Chandler, Pardes Jewish Day School in Scottsdale and Phoenix Hebrew Academy, Shearim Torah High School for Girls, Torah Day School of Phoenix and Yeshiva High School of Arizona, all located in Phoenix.

Any Jewish day schools not currently affiliated with the JTO will have a simple application process that confirms they are a qualified school. All interested Jewish day schools should contact the JTO or visit JTOphoenix.org.

The JTO is located at 12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 100M.