About Us
Our Mission
The Education Covenant Project is a national initiative working to eliminate the Jewish day school tuition burden by helping communities fully leverage the new federal tuition tax credit, which enables taxpayers to make a no-cost donation of up to $1,700.
We bring together schools, leaders, and families around a shared commitment to transform how schools are funded. Through strategic goal-setting, coordinated campaigns, and operational support, we expand participation beyond traditional donors — empowering every taxpayer to help build a sustainable funding stream that makes Jewish education accessible to families everywhere.
Strategy — Chart the Course
We partner with school leaders to map the community, set achievable goals, and deliver a phased activation plan with milestones and owners.
Marketing — Mobilize Participation
We launch and test cross-channel campaigns; provide plug-and-play toolkits and an education/pledge hub; and track a nurture funnel from awareness to pledges that your team executes locally.
Enablement — Make It Operational
We guide SGO setup and compliance, support events with the community point of contact, and offer administrative support—including a dedicated hotline—to fill gaps so the activation plan runs smoothly on the ground.
A Communal Responsibility
A 2,000-Year Precedent
“R. Yehoshua ben Gamla's educational reforms "saved Torah" by establishing universal public education. The Shulchan Aruch HaRav identifies this as a basic communal obligation—something contemporary Jewish communities have unfortunately neglected, to tremendous devastating consequences. The Or Same'ach explains this responsibility as the societal application of v'shinantam l'vanecha (teach them to your children), extending parental educational duty to the entire community."
Rabbi Daniel Feldman
Rosh Yeshiva, Yeshiva University
Funding Education
“I believe that in the recent period something has been lost within Orthodoxy, namely the more than two-thousand year tradition and heritage that religious education for our children is a communal responsibility and not merely a parental obligation. Over the centuries religious schools were supported in the main by outsiders and not by parents.
…As family size continues to increase in Orthodox ranks, an ever-greater toll is being exacted in the form of the disruption of sholom bayis and in family emotional and physical health. What is difficult to accept is the abandonment of the principle that basic Torah education is a basic communal responsibility.”
Marvin Schick, zt”l
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Learn How Your Community Can Participate
Be a part of The Education Covenant Project's mission to eliminate the Jewish day school tuition burden. Your support can make a meaningful difference in ensuring access to quality Jewish education for all families.