Founding Partner Opportunity
Building the Infrastructure to
Make Education Freedom Work
The policy is won. Now comes the hard part. A critical window is open right now to build the national systems that turn landmark education policy into real outcomes for real families.
THE CHALLENGE
We Won the Policy.
Now the Outcome Is at Risk.
Beginning in January 2027, a new federal scholarship tax credit joins 34 existing choice programs across 28 states, unlocking billions in education funding nationwide. But without shared infrastructure, this historic policy win will fail in execution. The systems simply do not exist yet to make it work at scale.
Families Can't Stack Funding
ESA funds, 529 savings, and federal scholarship dollars cannot be seamlessly combined into a single, usable education account. Families are forced to navigate disconnected systems or give up entirely.
Providers Can't Scale
Every state program has its own approval process, compliance requirements, and payment systems. A micro-school or tutoring company serving families in three states must navigate three entirely different regulatory mazes.
Markets Will Consolidate Around Closed Systems
Without open infrastructure, the organizations with the deepest pockets will build proprietary systems locking out small providers and limiting genuine family choice for years to come.
THE SOLUTION
A National Infrastructure Layer
for Education Funding.
Think of it as the modern equivalent of HSAs, but for education. Just as ACH and Visa standardized financial transactions across banks and merchants, EFA builds the open rails that allow education funding to flow freely across programs, states, and providers.
To do this EFA is creating four national assets that do not exist today—foundational infrastructure that, once built, can be adopted and adapted across all 50 states without being rebuilt from scratch.
National Allowable Expense Standard
Open Payment Rail Protocol
Technical infrastructure enabling funds to move across programs and platforms interoperable, open, and not controlled by any single vendor.
Provider Reciprocity Framework
A cross-state provider approval system modeled on NC-SARA — so that a provider approved in one state can operate across all participating states.
State Implementation Playbook
A replicable, field-tested roadmap that enables any state to adopt these standards efficiently — with proven legislative and administrative pathways.
REAL WORLD IMPACT
What Winning Looks Like
When the infrastructure works, a working family gains real, seamless education freedom— not just on paper, but in practice.
A Family Can Stack Funding
- $8,000 in ESA funds
- $5,000 in federal scholarship support
- 529 savings — all in one place
A Family Can Choose Any Provider
- Private Schools
- Microschools
- Tutors & Therapists
- Online Programs
2026-2027 Outcomes
Success is measured by adoption, not reports.
EFA is accountable to outcomes, not reports. Within 24 months of launch, we will demonstrate measurable adoption at scale across states, platforms, and families. Payment protocol will be live in pilot platforms within the first year.
Adopt common allowable expense standards across programs
Introduce legislation aligned to EFA infrastructure standards
Successfully stacking multiple funding streams in a single account
Enrolled and operating across state lines through the reciprocity framework
Why EFA?
We Designed the Policy. Now We're Building the Infrastructure to Make It Work.
Most organizations working in education freedom focus on advocacy and communications. EFA focuses on making the market work. We operate at the infrastructure layer, where policy meets implementation.
Policy Authorship
We helped design these programs. We understand not just what they say, but what they were meant to do and where the gaps exist.
Operator Experience
We have built and scaled real education ventures. We know what it takes to operate across states and navigate complex compliance environments.
National Relationships
Deep, trusted relationships across policymakers, SGOs, and providers, the exact stakeholders required for national adoption.
Proven Leadership
We're Operators, Not Theorists.
Every member of our team has worked in the field, navigating the exact friction points EFA is designed to eliminate.
Erika Donalds
Jim Blew
Meghan McLeroy
Susan Turner
WHY NOW?
The timeline isn't Flexible.
Federal rules, program launches, and state legislative sessions are converging in a narrow window. Infrastructure must be ready before the market is set, not after. If we miss this window, fragmented systems will become permanent. The cost of inaction is a decade of broken infrastructure.
Become a Founding Partner
shape education funding for a generation
EFA is seeking $5M in founding partner commitments to build infrastructure that will shape billions in education funding for a generation. This is catalytic capital — a modest investment with extraordinary leverage.
A limited group of early partners will shape EFA’s core standards and governance from the ground up, before federal rules are released and before the market is set. Founding partners gain a seat at the table, not just a nameplate on the wall.
Commitments are being secured ahead of the federal rule release in June 2026. Founding partner slots are limited.
$500K+
Infrastructure Partner
- Shape core national standards and frameworks
- Seat on the Advisory Council
- Named founding role in all EFA materials
- Direct access to leadership and implementation teams
$250K+
Founding Partner
- Strategic briefings on federal and state developments
- Input on implementation priorities and state sequencing
- Recognition as a foundational early investor
- Ongoing updates on adoption milestones and outcomes
GET STARTED
Let's Build This Together
EFA is actively securing founding partners ahead of the June 2026 federal rule release. If you are ready to shape how education freedom functions in America for the next decade, we want to hear from you.
