For Jewish Day Schools & Yeshivas
Beginning January 1, 2027, the Education Freedom Tax Credit will direct federal scholarship dollars to families at partner schools. JEFA brings that funding to your community — and carries the administrative weight so you don’t have to.
Why partner
Every taxpayer in your community — parents, grandparents, alumni, neighbors — can redirect up to $1,700 of federal taxes into scholarships each year at no net cost to themselves. That is an entirely new pool of tuition assistance for your families.
Scholarships help families who are stretching to afford tuition — and families who couldn’t consider your school at all. Households up to 300% of area median income qualify, which covers most of your community.
Federal SGO rules come with real compliance obligations — receipting, eligibility verification, non-earmarking enforcement, reporting. JEFA’s entire purpose is to handle them, so your office doesn’t become a tax-credit administrator.
How partnership works
Your school joins the JEFA network. Onboarding is straightforward — we gather your school’s details, verify eligibility, and set up your presence on our platform.
We equip you with campaign tools and materials to invite parents, grandparents, and supporters to redirect their federal taxes through JEFA.
Your families apply for scholarships through JEFA. We verify household eligibility and award scholarships in full compliance with federal requirements.
Scholarship funds are disbursed for qualified expenses — tuition, fees, textbooks, tutoring, and special education services — with complete documentation for your records.
Division of labor
JEFA handles
Your school handles
Federal law requires that at least 90% of every contribution goes directly to student scholarships. JEFA is built to operate within that standard.
Your campaign, your brand
Your school knows its families. JEFA gives you the instruments to reach them — so the message about the credit comes from the institution they already trust.
Every partner school gets its own presence on the JEFA platform, ready before donations open on January 1, 2027.
A dedicated, school-branded page where your community learns about the credit and pledges their support.
Ready-to-send emails, printable one-pagers, and talking points for parent bodies, dinners, and appeals.
See pledges, applications, and awarded scholarships connected to your school — in real time, in one place.
A JEFA team member who knows your school, your families, and the program — a phone call away.
School questions
No. There is no fee to join the JEFA network. Federal law caps SGO administrative costs, and JEFA’s operations are funded within that cap — at least 90% of every donated dollar goes directly to student scholarships.
Federal rules prohibit earmarking a donation for a particular student, and JEFA enforces that strictly. What your community’s participation does is grow the scholarship pool that your eligible families draw from — and JEFA’s campaign tools are designed so schools that rally their communities see their families benefit.
Students in households earning up to 300% of area median income who are enrolled or eligible to enroll in K-12 education. In most communities that covers the substantial majority of families — including many who don’t currently receive tuition assistance.
Yes. States continue to opt in, and your community’s donors can claim the credit now regardless of where they live. Partnering early means your school is positioned the moment your state joins — and your donor base is already built.
Now. Donations open January 1, 2027, and the schools that benefit most on day one will be the ones whose communities were educated and pre-registered in advance. Onboarding, campaign planning, and family outreach all take lead time.
Partner with JEFA
Tell us about your school and we’ll walk you through partnership, timelines, and what to tell your families — well before January 1, 2027.
