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Educational Improvement Tax Credit

Tara Muenz teaching a group of high school students.

The Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program allows Pennsylvania-based businesses and Special Purpose Entities (SPEs) to receive generous tax credits by contributing to qualified educational organizations. As a recipient of EITC funds, Stroud Water Research Center makes its school programs, field trips, and professional development workshops available at no or reduced cost to Pennsylvania public school districts.

The Stroud Center offers a variety of programs and workshops aimed at helping students and teachers understand many of the science concepts in their schools’ curricula by direct, concrete and academic exposure to their local streams and regional watersheds. These programs are rooted in the most up-to-date research and are tied directly to Pennsylvania’s Academic Standards for Environment and Ecology and Science and Technology.

How EITC Works

  • Businesses and SPEs apply for the program on Pennsylvania’s EITC website.
  • Approved businesses and SPEs designate the Stroud Center as an EITC recipient by contacting Steve Kerlin or Jessica Provinski.
  • The Stroud Center uses EITC funds to provide innovative programs at no or reduced cost to Pennsylvania public school districts.

We are grateful to the following businesses for providing EITC funds to support program scholarships!


2023-2024 EITC Donors

Brown Brothers Harriman logo
First Citizens Community Bank logo
First Resource Bank logo
Meridian Bank logo
PPL Electric Utilities logo
PECO logo

2022-2023​ EITC Donors

Brown Brothers Harriman logo
First Citizens Community Bank logo
First Resource Bank logo
PECO logo
https://newcastlede.gov/229/County-Laws-Code

2021-2022​ EITC Donors

Brown Brothers Harriman logo
First Citizens Community Bank logo
First Resource Bank logo
M&T Bank logo
Meridian Bank logo
PECO logo
https://newcastlede.gov/229/County-Laws-Code
Truist logo

EITC News

Education Programs Get a Boost From BB&T
Education Programs Get a Boost From BB&T
BB&T's continued support has helped us teach thousands of public school students in grades 4 and up about the importance of freshwater stewardship.
DNB First Renews Its EITC Support
DNB First Renews Its EITC Support
DNB First’s support will allow the Stroud Center to make its school programs, field trips, and professional development workshops available at no or reduced cost to public school districts whose budgets might not
Meridian Bank Contributes Funds for Educational Programs
Meridian Bank Contributes Funds for Educational Programs
Stroud Water Research Center gratefully acknowledges Meridian Bank’s recent gift through the Pennsylvania Education Improvement Tax Credits (EITC) program. The EITC program enables the Stroud Center to provide innovative programs at
A group photo of Stroud Center educators.
Getting Our Boots Ready for Spring Stream Programs
Known for boots-in-the-water programs, our education department goes above and beyond to share the latest in freshwater knowledge with thousands of students each year.