About American Federation for Children Growth Fund
Empower families, especially lower-income families, with the freedom to choose the best K-12 education for their children by expanding school choice across states.
Focus Areas
K-12 educationSchool choiceVouchersEducation savings accounts (ESAs)Scholarship tax credit programsIndividual tuition tax creditsCharter schoolsParental choice and empowermentAdvocacy and policyLeadership development
Who They Fund
K-12 studentsparents seeking alternative schooling optionslow- and middle-income families (school-choice beneficiaries)
About American Federation for Children Growth Fund
American Federation for Children Growth Fund Inc. concentrates on expanding K-12 educational choice, with repeated support for state-based organizations working on school choice policy and parent access to alternatives. The largest grant in the recent list was $965,000 to School Choice Ohio for educational choice efforts in Ohio, followed by another $750,000 grant to the same organization in 2025 for educational choice support in Ohio. That repeated backing signals a preference for long-running, state-specific advocacy rather than isolated one-time awards. The funder’s recent grants also show a strong emphasis on coalition-style groups and policy organizations that advance vouchers, education savings accounts, scholarship tax credits, and charter-school expansion. Grants to Parents for Educational Freedom North Carolina, Institute for Quality Education, Palmetto Promise Institute, and Opportunity Scholarships Nebraska indicate that the foundation often supports organizations positioned to influence state education policy and build parental choice infrastructure. The grant list includes several awards in the six-figure range, suggesting substantial operating support for these efforts. Across the recent record, the foundation’s giving is national in scope and aimed at systems-level change in education rather than direct aid to individuals.
What American Federation for Children Growth Fund Funds
In school choice advocacy, the foundation backed School Choice Ohio with $650,000 in 2024 for educational choice efforts in Ohio and later renewed support with $750,000 in 2025 for educational choice support in Ohio. It also gave $500,000 to Empower Kentucky Parents Inc for educational choice support in Kentucky, reflecting its focus on state campaigns that expand family options. Policy and coalition work appears central. Parents for Educational Freedom North Carolina received $500,000 in 2025 for educational choice support in North Carolina and $450,000 in 2024 for educational choice efforts in North Carolina. Institute for Quality Education also appeared multiple times, including $325,000 in 2023 and $225,000 in 2025, both for educational choice work in Indiana. The grant list includes support for charter- and private-school access as well. Children’s Scholarship Fund Philadelphia received $50,000 in 2025 for educational choice support in Pennsylvania, while Iowa Association of Christian Schools Foundation received $40,000 in 2025 for educational choice support in Iowa.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.4M
Total Assets
$9.4M
Total Revenue
$14.8M
Total Expenses
$13.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $45K and $308K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$45K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$308K
Geographic Reach
National17 states funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in NE.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
THOMAS SCHULTZ
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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