About ALEF Fund
The ALEF Fund was established by Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta in 2008 in response to new state legislation when Georgia’s General Assembly passed the Education Expense Credit law to provide families in our state with access to better educational opportunities for their children.
The ALEF Fund provides scholarships to pre-k, kindergarten, primary or secondary public school students who wish to attend participating Jewish private schools.
It is the only organization in Georgia that provides student scholarships exclusively to Jewish preschools, day schools and high schools.
Our guiding principle is to improve the affordability of Jewish education by awarding scholarship dollars to eligible students.
Through the ALEF Fund, you can support Jewish education in Georgia at virtually no cost to you through a dollar for dollar Georgia income tax credit received for your contribution.
See our FAQ’s for more information.
Program Legislation
Amended the QEE Tax Credit law to:
- Raise the annual cap to $58 million
- Require six-week public school attendance for eligibility (grade 2 and above)
- Reduce the admin fees which may be charged by SSOs (5% to 10% scale)
- Require SSOs to award scholarships to specific students within one year
- Require SSOs to consider financial needs of students based on all sources
- Prohibit SSO from awarding scholarships to any individual designated by donor
- Prohibit SSO from promising scholarship in exchange for contribution
- Allow a tax credit for up to $10,000 for individuals with ownership in pass-through
Amended the QEE Tax Credit law to:
- Include a CPI escalator on the annual cap (with sunset in 2018)
- Clarify student eligibility
- Require greater transparency and accountability for SSOs
- Impose first-ever maximum annual award limit for individual students
Georgia’s QEE (tuition tax credit) law was passed in original form
- Georgia lawmakers passed one of the most free-market tuition tax credit laws in U.S.
- Available credits set at $50 million per year
- Student eligibility required only current enrollment in Georgia public school
- Minimal reporting requirements for SSOs; DOR not allowed to make data public
- SSOs must obligate at least 90% of contributions for scholarships
Amended the QEE Tax Credit law to:
- Raise the annual cap to $100 million for the next decade
- Moderately reduce the fees which SSOs are allowed to retain
- Clarify and improve the SSO scholarship reporting process to DOR
- Require State auditors to evaluate the program in five years to determine its financial and economic impact to the State
Amended the QEE Tax Credit law to:
- Raise the annual cap to $120 million for the next decade
- Increase the tax credit from $1,000 to $2,500 for a single filer or head of household, from $2,500 to $5,000 for a married couple filing a joint return and from $10,00 to $25,000 for a pass-through business

David and his wife Cheri have lived in the Sandy Springs area since 1988, and have been active in numerous Jewish educational, community, and religious organizations. Their children, Jessica, Brandon, and his wife Jennifer, are all graduates of the Epstein and Weber Schools.

Todd and his wife Meghan have three children and live in Sandy Springs where they are active members of Temple Sinai and also Atlanta Jewish Academy parents. Todd is a music lover and plays in the Chai Fidelity band at Temple Sinai. Todd is also a Board Member of Atlanta Jewish Music Festival (AJMF), another Jewish Not-For-Profit organization in the Atlanta area, where he serves as Treasurer. When not working or volunteering his time, Todd enjoys spending time with his family, playing or listening to music, drinking good wine and eating good food.


Jason and his family live in Dunwoody where they are actively involved in the Jewish Community. His children attended Jewish Day School and participated in multiple activities at MJCCA as an opportunity to learn Jewish values at a young age. He also serves on the board of Davis Academy.

Steve and his family live in Sandy Springs where they are members of Congregation B’nai Torah and attend the Epstein School. He previously served as the ALEF Fund chairman for the Epstein School, and is currently a member of Congregation B’nai Torah’s finance committee. He volunteers regularly at the Epstein School, as well as with other organizations in the greater Atlanta community.


Jeremy and his family live in Dunwoody. Jeremy’s wife Rashelle currently chairs the board of Jewish Family & Career Services and their older son is a student at the Weber School. Jeremy also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.


