The Jewish Schools
Scholarship Fund
Jewish schools aren’t struggling to fill seats they’re struggling to fund them. Your gift gives a child from the chance to grow up anchored in faith, at a school built around it.
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
Nearly 300,000 students already learn, and grow in their faith, inside America’s Jewish day schools. Your contribution lets the next child walk through those doors with tuition covered, identity formed, and family welcomed.
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Tuition shouldn’t decide who gets a Jewish education.
The average Jewish day school tuition now runs past $23,000 a year. Your contribution closes the gap between what a family can afford to pay and what a Jewish education costs.
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Jewish identity doesn’t happen by accident.
Day schools build it into every subject and every school day — Hebrew, Torah, holidays, history. Your gift gives more families access to that on purpose, and not by chance.
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A day school is a community, not just a building.
When a family can afford to stay, the whole community gets stronger — new volunteers, new friendships, a new generation growing up together.
The result: more children in Jewish classrooms, one gift at a time.
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.
the gap between average day school tuition and the median aid award. That gap is the whole reason this fund exists.
Jewish day schools and yeshivas nationwide, from small community schools to large yeshivas.
Who your gift Reaches
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Day school families for generations
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Families choosing it for the first time
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Households carrying more than one tuition
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Every community, every stream
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You Know Your Child Best
Maybe it’s a tutor, or the tools for a trade they love. Whatever it is, you decide, because nobody knows your child better than you do.
Here’s Our Promise to Every Family We Help
We’ve helped thousands of families find hope in a school that fits. We make sure the vast majority of every dollar reaches them directly.