Every Education Freedom Tax Credit Dollar Is Tracked. Here’s the Proof
You donate, and then what? Here is the federally mandated rule that tracks your gift from the moment you give to the day a child walks into a new school.
Sean Clifford is President of the AFC Scholarship Fund — the national Scholarship Granting Organization (SGO) built to deploy the Education Freedom Tax Credit (EFTC), the first federal K–12 school choice tax credit in U.S. history, beginning January 1, 2027.
Sean leads the organization’s launch, operations, institutional partnerships, and donor growth strategy as it scales toward serving families across all 50 states.
Sean brings two decades of leadership at the intersection of education, technology, and public policy. Most recently, he served as Chief Strategy Officer at The Tikvah Fund a leading Jewish ideas institution, where he directed efforts to advance classical liberal arts education through national programming, partnerships, and institutional investment.
Before Tikvah, Sean founded and served as CEO of Canopy, a technology company designed to help families navigate online content, demonstrating his commitment to building practical, family-centered tools for the digital age.
Sean began his career at Baron Public Affairs, LLC in Washington, D.C., rising to Vice President and advising Fortune 500 companies, major technology platforms, and national nonprofits on federal public affairs strategy. Sean also served as an intern at the White House Council of Economic Advisers (2005–2006).
Sean is a co-founder of the David Fund and the Hadar Jewish Classical Academy, reflecting a lifelong commitment to institution-building in Jewish education and civic life. He holds an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania (Marketing & Operations Management), an MA in Liberal Arts (Great Books) from St. John’s College, and a BA in Political Economy from Williams College.
Featured Articles from Sean
What the $1,700 Education Freedom Tax Credit Is Really Worth
Starting in 2027, most American households will have access to a federal tax break that works differently than the write-offs many taxpayers already know. Here's what actually makes a credit worth more, in real dollars, than a deduction ever could.
A New Era in American Education: What the EFTC Means for Your Family
It's officially a new era in American education.
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The Tax Credit That’s Changing How We Think About Education
American test scores have kept sliding even as per-pupil spending has hit an all-time high.
This School Choice Data May Surprise You
Critics call school choice a zero-sum game. They call it a win for the students who leave, a loss for the students who stay. But real-world data tells a different story.
The Waiting Room: Why No State Has Certified SGOs Yet — and Why That’s Okay
Thirty states have said yes. The launch date is fixed. And yet, six months out, the number of officially certified scholarship organizations in America is exactly zero. Here’s why that’s the plan working and not failing.
Blind Since Five, Unstoppable Ever After: How School Choice Helped Adonis Outrun the Odds
Adonis went blind at five years old, the day before his first football practice. He never stopped playing anyway. Years later, a scholarship sent him from Arizona's public schools to one of the best college prep programs in the country, and now, into a master's program of his own.
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