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AAA Scholarship Foundation

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AAA Scholarship Foundation is a nonprofit scholarship funding organization (SFO) based in Tampa, FL1, one of three organizations running Florida K-12 scholarship accounts in 2026-27. It has no connection to the American Automobile Association. This school year it administers FES-EO, FTC, FES-UA and PEP (closed to new students); it does not run New Worlds Scholarship Accounts or the Transportation Stipend. Families apply and manage their scholarships in its online Scholarship Management Platform (SMP). The programs themselves are created by Florida law; AAA Scholarship Foundation runs the applications and accounts.

AAA Scholarship Foundation at a glance
ItemDetail
Legal nameAAA Scholarship Foundation - FL, LLC (FDOE lists it as A.A.A. Scholarship Foundation- FL, LLC)1
Parent organization: AAA Scholarship Foundation, Inc., a Georgia not-for-profit1
HeadquartersTampa, FL1
Websiteaaascholarships.org1
State Board approval for 2026-27Renewed on February 20, 20262
Family platformScholarship Management Platform (SMP)3
Website languagesEnglish; Spanish and Haitian Creole by machine translation (Google Translate)4
Employer ID (EIN)27-25594681

Programs AAA Scholarship Foundation runs in 2026-27

The State Board of Education renewed AAA Scholarship Foundation's approval for the FTC and Family Empowerment Scholarship programs5. PEP is part of the FTC program in state law, so the FTC approval covers it6.

AAA Scholarship Foundation programs and their 2026-27 status
ProgramStatus at AAA Scholarship Foundation
FES-EOOpen to new applicants until 11:59 p.m. on November 15, 20267 (the foundation says the date may change); a new award must be accepted within 4 weeks8
FTCSame application as FES-EO; the foundation awards FTC first until its FTC funding runs out9
FES-UAOpen to new applicants until November 15, 202610; a new award must be accepted by December 15, 202611
PEPClosed to new 2026-27 students; foster-care and military-family applicants may still apply, without a funding guarantee12
New Worlds Scholarship AccountsNot offered5
Transportation StipendNot offered; Step Up For Students is the only SFO that runs it13

Renewing private-school applicants send proof of enrollment on school letterhead showing the school name, student full name, grade level and enrollment date14.

The SMP, AAA Scholarship Foundation's platform

Families sign in to the SMP at app.aaascholarships.org3. AAA Scholarship Foundation describes these ways scholarship money moves15:

  • Private-school tuition: the parent and the school complete a School Commitment Form (SCF). Each payment period the school, then the parent, completes a Verification Report, and the foundation pays the school by direct deposit on fixed dates. Only Parent/Guardian A can approve, and power of attorney is not accepted16.
  • FES-UA services: the parent asks the foundation to pay the provider directly; requests approved by Tuesday are generally paid by Friday of the same week17.
  • PEP and FTC purchases: reimbursement only18. The family pays first, then submits receipts.
  • Products: there is no online store; the foundation calls one "a future goal"19.

Our guide to AAA Scholarship Foundation's SMP has the 2026-27 school payment dates and sign-in help.

Languages

AAA Scholarship Foundation's website offers Spanish and Haitian Creole through a Google Translate widget, a machine translation4. Its Florida handbooks and award charts are in English. Its 2026-27 Florida flyer is in English and says "se habla español!", and we found no Haitian Creole documents20.

How to apply

  1. New families apply in the SMP, on AAA Scholarship Foundation's own website3. Renewing families apply through an emailed invitation21.
  2. Apply for one scholarship at a time: state law bars applying for FES and FTC for the same student at once22.
  3. Watch your email and the SMP for the award, and accept it within the deadline in the table above.

For documents and steps, see how to apply for a Florida K-12 scholarship and the deadlines calendar.

Contact

AAA Scholarship Foundation's phone line is 888-707-246523: leave a message and the foundation calls back; for FES-UA, use extension 51. For technical help with the SMP, it lists help@aaascholarships.org1. The AAA Scholarship Foundation contact page lists the mailing address and program-specific email addresses, with where each comes from.

The federal tax credit

State SFOs don't run the federal Education Freedom Tax Credit; scholarship granting organizations (SGOs) on a state list do24. AAA Scholarship Foundation says it intends to act as an SGO itself, and it is not yet on a Florida SGO list25. Florida's first list is due February 15, 202726. See the Education Freedom Tax Credit page.

The other scholarship organizations

Two other SFOs serve Florida K-12 families in 2026-27: Step Up For Students and Sunshine State Kids Foundation. A family works with one SFO per student. See the side-by-side comparison of Florida scholarship organizations or all scholarship organizations.

Sources

  1. FDOE — Scholarship Funding Organizations 2026-2027 · FDOE list + SBE items + Sunbiz · as stated by Florida Department of Education · verified on
  2. SBE Action Item Feb 20, 2026 — Approval of A.A.A. Scholarship Foundation – Florida, LLC as SFO for 2026-2027 · p.1 Proposed Board Action · as stated by State Board of Education · verified on
  3. AAA Scholarship Foundation SMP FAQ · login link · as stated by AAA Scholarship Foundation · verified on
  4. AAA Scholarship Foundation — site source (google_language_translator, includedLanguages en,ht,es) · page source line with TranslateElement · as stated by AAA Scholarship Foundation · verified on
  5. SBE Action Item Feb 20, 2026: Approval of A.A.A. Scholarship Foundation - Florida, LLC as SFO for 2026-2027 · Proposed Board Action, p.1 · as stated by State Board of Education · verified on
  6. ss. 1002.01(2) and 1002.395, F.S. (2026) — Personalized Education Program (within FTC) · section text (2026 F.S.) · as stated by Florida Statutes · verified on
  7. AAA Scholarship Foundation — Florida Parents – FTC & FES-EO Scholarships · New private school applicants §3 · as stated by AAA Scholarship Foundation · verified on
  8. AAA Scholarship Foundation — Florida Parents – FTC & FES-EO Scholarships · New private school applicants §4 · as stated by AAA Scholarship Foundation · verified on
  9. AAA Scholarship Foundation — Florida Parents: FTC & FES-EO Scholarships · "2026-27 School Year" block · verified on
  10. AAA Scholarship Foundation — Florida Disability-Based Scholarships – FES-UA · New applicants §3 · as stated by AAA Scholarship Foundation · verified on
  11. AAA Scholarship Foundation — Florida Disability-Based Scholarships – FES-UA · New applicants §4 · as stated by AAA Scholarship Foundation · verified on
  12. AAA Scholarship Foundation — Florida – Personalized Education Program (PEP) · "2026-27 School Year – PEP Applications (Closed)" · as stated by AAA Scholarship Foundation · verified on
  13. 2026-27 Transportation Stipend Family Handbook · §Stipend Overview · as stated by Step Up For Students · verified on
  14. AAA Scholarship Foundation — Florida Schools · Proof of Enrollment Required · as stated by AAA Scholarship Foundation · verified on
  15. AAA Scholarship Foundation FTC/PEP/FES-EO Purchasing Handbook 2026-2027 (rev. 2026-10-16) · Purchasing Policies p.3; AAA Scholarship Foundation PEP page; FES-UA forms · as stated by AAA Scholarship Foundation · verified on
  16. AAA Scholarship Foundation — Florida Schools · Schools page / Schools landing · as stated by AAA Scholarship Foundation · verified on
  17. AAA Scholarship Foundation FES-UA Parent/School Handbook (rev. 03/03/2025) · pp. 10 "Scholarship Distributions…" · as stated by AAA Scholarship Foundation · verified on
  18. AAA Scholarship Foundation — Florida – Personalized Education Program (PEP) · FAQ "How does a parent/guardian of a PEP student access the scholarship funds?" · as stated by AAA Scholarship Foundation · verified on
  19. AAA Scholarship Foundation FTC/PEP/FES-EO Purchasing Handbook 2026-2027 (rev. 2026-10-16) · p.3 Purchasing Policies · as stated by AAA Scholarship Foundation · verified on
  20. AAA Scholarship Foundation 26-27 FL English Flyer (03-16-2026) · flyer p.1; site script; marketing toolkit · as stated by AAA Scholarship Foundation · verified on
  21. AAA Scholarship Foundation — 3 Easy Steps for Using Scholarships at Private Schools (blog) · Steps 1–3 · verified on
  22. s. 1002.394, F.S. (2026) — The Family Empowerment Scholarship Program · s. 1002.394(10)(c); s. 1002.395(7)(c) · as stated by Florida Statutes · verified on
  23. FDOE, Scholarship Funding Organizations (2026-2027) · SFO list · as stated by Florida Department of Education · verified on
  24. s. 1002.395, F.S. (2026) — Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program · ss. 1002.394(2)(f); 1002.395(2)(g); 1002.411(3); 1002.31(7); 1002.40; 1003.485(1)(a); IRC 25F(c)(5) · as stated by Florida Statutes · verified on
  25. AAA Scholarship Foundation — Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Program · page · as stated by AAA Scholarship Foundation · verified on
  26. Federal Scholarship Tax Credit, Temporary regs T.D. 10057, 91 FR 62655 (Oct 2, 2026) · §1.25F-5T(c)(3)(ii)(B) · as stated by Internal Revenue Service · verified on