Founding Partner Opportunity
Building the Infrastructure to
Make Education Freedom Work
The policy breakthrough is here. Now comes the hard part: building the national systems that turn this moment into lasting change for families.
THE CHALLENGE
Historic Momentum.
Missing Infrastructure.
Beginning in January 2027, a new federal scholarship tax credit joins 75 existing choice programs across 34 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.
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
Building a Connected Education Economy.
Think of it as the modern equivalent of HSAs, but for education. EFA is building the shared standards and rails that let funding move freely, and providers operate, across all 50 states.
Vertical Integration
- FLEX: Freedom Learning and Education Exchange
- FLEX creates one national standard for allowable education expenses that federal, state ESA, and 529 programs all adopt.
- Result: A family’s state ESA + federal tax credit scholarship + 529 savings = combined purchasing power for the same expenses.
Horizontal Integration
- FLEX Provider Reciprocity
- Providers face approval walls in every state. The Provider Reciprocity Framework - modeled after similar models in higher education and industry certifications - lets a provider approved in one state operate across multiple participating states.
- Result: A tutoring company succeeds in Florida, applies once, serves students nationwide.
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.
Funding Sources
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
24-Month Targets
Success is Measured by Adoption.
These aren’t projections. They’re commitments:
Stacking multiple funding streams seamlessly.
Operating across state lines through reciprocity.
Adopting FLEX-aligned legislation.
Using common eligibility standards.
Why EFA?
Policy Architects. Operators. Builders.
We helped write the policy. We’ve built schools and scaled across states. Now we’re building the infrastructure everyone will use.
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 this team has navigated the exact friction points EFA is built to solve.
Erika Donalds
Jim Blew
Meghan McLeroy
Susan Turner
WHY NOW?
Decisions Made Now Last a Decade.
The federal program goes live in 2027. State legislatures are meeting now to expand programs and adopt new ones. This is the window.
Summer 2026
Federal Rules Released
Treasury publishes the rules. The framework is set.
Late 2026
Infrastructure Operational
FLEX standards and Provider Reciprocity live and adopted.
January 2027
Program Launches
Funding flows to families nationwide.
Become a Founding Member
shape education funding for a generation
This is a build, not a campaign. We need investors who see the market. Philanthropists who want durable impact. Operators who need the systems to scale. Advocates who want their policy wins to actually reach families.
Founding Members help set the standards everyone else will use.
$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
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