Eligibility Criteria and
Application
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Application for Assistance (click)
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This application is in a .pdf format. To obtain a .pdf reader,
click here. **
These criteria must be
met in order to be eligible for assistance from the Iowa Lutheran
STO:
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The child(ren)
must be in grades K-8 as of the 2009-10 school year. At this
time, preschool is not supported by the law, and neither of the
two Lutheran high schools in the state are eligible to
participate at this time.
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Family income
(defined as the amount shown on Line 22 of the
Federal Tax Form 1040 - Click
to access this form online) can be no more than 300% of the
poverty level.
Click Here to view the poverty level thresholds
to see if you qualify.
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The goal of the
STO is to help as many families as possible, so feel free to
email questions to the STO at
iowalutheransto@mchsi.com or
ask for help from your school--DO NOT LET ANY PART OF THE
PROCESS OVERWHELM YOU!
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The deadline
for applying for assistance is April 1, 2009. It is the
goal of the STO to advise people of the status of their
applications by June 1, 2009
Poverty Thresholds
Below are the
"Poverty Thresholds by Size of Family and Number of Children" for 2009
as published by the U.S. Census Bureau (Click
for Official Site). Refer to these when determining income
guidelines for families requesting tuition grants:
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The 2009 Poverty Guidelines for the 48 Contiguous States
and the District of Columbia
| Persons in family |
Poverty guideline |
STO 300% |
| 1 |
$10,830 |
$32,490 |
| 2 |
14,570 |
43,710 |
| 3 |
18,310 |
54,930 |
| 4 |
22,050 |
66,150 |
| 5 |
25,790 |
77,370 |
| 6 |
29,530 |
88,590 |
| 7 |
33,270 |
99,810 |
| 8 |
37,010 |
111,030 |
| For families with more than 8 persons, add $3,740
for each additional person. |
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To correctly determine
the income guidelines, follow these steps:
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Determine family size
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Determine number of
children (not just school-age children)
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Find the correct
number in the table above and multiply by 3 (remember, the
threshold is 300% of poverty level)
Examples:
Example 1—one-parent
household, two children (relevant numbers highlighted RED)
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Family size=3
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Number=18,310.
Multiply by 3=54,930
This means that line 22
of the Federal income tax return needs to be less than $54,930
Example 2—two-parents,
four children (relevant numbers highlighted YELLOW)
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Family size=6
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Number=29,530.
Multiply by 3=88,590
This means that line 22
of the Federal income tax return needs to be less than $88,590
The poverty thresholds
change yearly, but never by great amounts. In general, the
thresholds will rise every year. As such, these guidelines should
always work, since they will ALWAYS be below future thresholds.
However, all attempts to update these guidelines yearly will be made
by the STO.
Application for Assistance (click)
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This application is in a .pdf format. To obtain a .pdf reader,
click here. **
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