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Bitcoin Scholars Fund launched April 15, 2026, targeting $21 million redirected from federal taxes into K-12 Bitcoin education by 2027. The OBBBA grants donors a 100% federal tax credit on up to $1,700 annually, making Bitcoin Scholars Fund contributions net-zero cost to individuals. Scholarship operations go live January 3, 2027, with Phil Geiger of Metaplanet among the advisors backing the Texas-registered nonprofit. Bitcoin Scholars Fund Uses One Big Beautiful Bill Act to Fund Bitcoin and Financial LiteracyThe federal law created a tax credit scholarship program for elementary and secondary education, effective for tax year 2027, with credits claimed in 2028. It is the first federal program of its kind.
Under the program, individual donors can contribute up to $1,700 per year to a qualified SGO and receive a 100% dollar-for-dollar nonrefundable federal tax credit. Couples can contribute up to $3,400. The net cost to a donor giving the maximum individual amount is zero.
The launch announcement on X framed the fund as an alternative to the traditional public education funding model. “Today, you’re sending your hard-earned capital to the government,” the post read. “You don’t get a receipt. You don’t get a progress report. You don’t get a choice.”
