About Our Mission
Empowering students through education and financial freedom
Student
Freedom
Initiative
founded in 2020 following philanthropist and Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Vista Equity Partners Robert F. Smith’s gift to the graduating class at Morehouse College in 2019. His goal was to provide a scalable solution to the $1.7 trillion student loan debt crisis, where 43 million borrowers hold an average student loan debt balance of $38,000 each.
SFI was created to provide freedom in professional and life choices for students attending participating institutions by increasing their social and economic mobility using a student centric, evidence based, holistic, and collaborative approach.
AWARE FEST is one of their latest programs.
Featured Press Coverage
Student Freedom Initiative Enlists Live Nation Urban to Accelerate Its Mission to Dismantle the Student Loan Debt Crisis for Students Attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities
In a groundbreaking alliance that unites the power of music, the promise of education, and the pulse of Black culture, Student Freedom Initiative is proud to announce a bold new partnership with Live Nation Urban aimed at addressing one of the most urgent challenges facing Black America: the student loan debt crisis.
We're not just solving a crisis — we're creating a future
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