History and school-choice campaigns
The American Federation for Children is a national advocacy organization promoting school-choice policies, including vouchers and scholarship tax credits. Betsy DeVos was its chair from 2009 to 2016 according to her publicly dated career record; the ACLU's 2016 background report discusses its policy and affiliated advocacy structures. Similar missions and overlapping personnel do not establish identical legal identities or finances across related groups. [betbio][afc]
Documented connections
- Betsy DeVos — chair, 2009–2016.
- Great Lakes Education Project — separate Michigan school-choice advocacy group with overlapping policy goals, not established as a subsidiary.
Sources
Research reviewed November 14, 2026. Personal, nonprofit, corporate and government relationships remain separately documented.