The American Promise
Scholarship Fund
51.7 million K–12 kids nationwide already qualify for the Education Freedom Tax Credit. We put your gift to work wherever the need is greatest, no matter a family’s ZIP code or background.
Make a Donation
Starting in 2027, make a charitable donation to an approved Scholarship Granting Organization like AFC Scholarship Fund.
AFC Issues a Scholarship
The SGO grants a scholarship to a child who needs it.
A Student Gets Funded
Funds help cover real education costs including tuition, tutoring, books, and more. Putting the right educational opportunity within reach.
Up to $1,700 Tax Credit
You claim a dollar for dollar tax credit of up to $1,700 per year, not a tax deduction.
Why this fund
Qualifying isn’t the same as getting one. Millions of children clear every eligibility bar the Education Freedom Tax Credit sets and will still never see a scholarship. The only thing that turns a qualified child into a funded seat is a donor.
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For a low-income family, tuition isn’t a gap. It’s a wall.
There’s no stretching, no second job, no line item to cut that closes it. Your gift is what turns “we could never” into an application.
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This fund doesn’t ask a family to fit a category.
Not a faith, not a diagnosis, not a branch of service. A child who qualifies and a family who can’t cover the cost is the whole requirement.
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The same scholarship goes further where there’s less.
For a household already choosing between bills, a funded seat changes more than the school day. It changes what the next ten years look like.
Your gift goes wherever the need is greatest: any state, any school type, whichever child is next in line.
Be the First
to Know
Get notified when the Education Freedom Tax Credit launches so you don’t miss the opportunity to support K–12 students while benefiting from a federal tax credit.
By the Numbers
The Need Isn’t Demand. It’s Funding. The classrooms exist. The kids are ready. What’s missing is the scholarship money to close the gap.
of every dollar you give funds scholarships directly, by federal rule.
K–12 children nationwide already qualify for an EFTC scholarship.
the first federal K–12 scholarship tax credit in American history, and the first chance to fund a child's education this way.
Who your gift Reaches
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Families who’ve never had a choice
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Working households one bill from behind
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Kids in towns with one option
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First in the family to choose
American Promise Stories
“We weren’t choosing between schools. We were choosing between the school we could afford and the one that would have changed everything.” Pull quote placeholder
Blind Since Five. But Unstoppable Ever Since
Losing his sight didn’t slow down Adonis’s ambition. He forged a path to one of the country’s top college-prep programs, and he hasn’t looked back.
From Waitlisted Student to Inspiring Teacher
He spent years on a waitlist, watching opportunities pass by. His moment finally came, and today he’s the teacher giving that same chance to others.
Two Brothers Became the First in Their Family to Go to College
Their parents never finished sixth grade. But a scholarship opened the door to the right school for these two brothers, and today they’re the first in their family to go to college.