The Special Education
Scholarship Fund
7.5 million kids already receive special education services. We put your gift to work funding whatever it takes: a classroom, a therapy, or a school built around one child’s needs, diagnosed or not.
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
Every one of these children has a plan on paper. What too many don’t have is the classroom, the therapist, or the specialist that plan actually calls for. Needing support isn’t the same as getting the right support. That takes a donor willing to fund whatever fits.
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Waitlists delay development.
Your gift can be the reason a child starts therapy, or a specialized classroom seat sooner, during the years that matter most.
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A diagnosis changes everything, overnight.
Your gift helps a family move straight from diagnosis to the classroom, therapy, or specialist that fits, without months of searching.
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Costs stack up fast.
Your gift helps cover what insurance often doesn't: the therapies, tuition, and support that add up on top of each other.
Your gift can go toward tuition, therapy, or specialized instruction, however a family’s IEP, 504 plan, or unanswered questions add up.
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.
children nationwide already receive special education services — and many more are still waiting on a diagnosis, or a plan.
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 still waiting on answers
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Kids whose IEP isn’t enough
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Parents who’ve become case managers
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Learners who need a different room
Special Education Stories
Sam Built a Life His Doctors Never Thought Possible
Eight years of searching for the right fit wore down his family. A scholarship finally opened the door to a school built for him. Today he’s building a life all his own.
You Know Your Child Best
Maybe it’s a tutor, or the learning tools needed to thrive. 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.