OSTC (Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit) Scholarships
Funding Amount
Varies by student need
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Overview
OSTC (Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit) Scholarships
Organization: Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools (BLOCS)
Description: Need-based scholarship program funded through Pennsylvania's Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit program, administered by BLOCS.
- Pennsylvania statewide
- Greater Philadelphia area (5-county region)
Geographic Scope
- Low-to-moderate income students
- Enrolled in partner schools
- Open to students of any religion
Eligibility Requirements
- Recent $125 million state budget increase (shared with EITC and Pre-K programs)
- Enables assistance for additional 31,000 students statewide across PA
- Provides tuition assistance for school choice
Funding Details
- School choice access for low-to-moderate income families
- Enrollment in private and Catholic schools
- High-quality education alternatives
Focus Areas
- Administered by BLOCS, the largest scholarship organization in PA
- Working to increase educational opportunities and equity
- Partner program with EITC to expand educational pathways
Background
- Address: 555 Croton Rd., Suite 120, King of Prussia, PA 19406
- Phone: 484-704-2300
- Website: blocs.org
Contact Information
What Business Leadership Organized for actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 362
- Total given
- $94.41M
- Median grant
- $111K
- Range
- $5,700–$8.04M
- By dollars: Pennsylvania 100%. Top recipient cities: Philadelphia, PA; Pittsburgh, PA; Erie, PA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 34% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Huntingdon Valley · Huntingdon Valley, PA
Scholarships
$8.04M
Conestoga Christian · Morgantown, PA
Scholarships
$3.4M
Blessed Sacraments · Erie, PA
Scholarships
$2.78M
Devon Preparatory School · Devon, PA
Scholarships
$2.49M
Regina Luminus Academy · Norristown, PA
Scholarships
$1.81M
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