Ease the Burden
of Student Debt
The Aunt Betty Fund's nonprofit mission is to provide a secure platform for family, friends and donors to help deserving borrowers pay down their student debt
Support Students In Need
In December 2025, help us achieve our goal of $40,000, which will fund the unmet financial needs of 5 final-year STEM students.
The Student Debt Problem
Burden on Students After College
The average American who earns a bachelor’s degree takes on $40,000 in debt and pays $350 a month for 10 to 20 years. The result has been a generational postponement of life’s big goals, like getting married, having children, buying a home or car, even launching a start-up.
Impact on Our Economy
The amount of student debt hanging over the U.S. economy is now greater than total credit card debt or total car loans. The financial well-being of 43,000,000 borrowers - and their ability to contribute to the economy by growing families and spending and investing – has been seriously damaged.
Federal Loan Forgiveness Programs
The current Administration has placed emphasis on loan forgiveness programs, but these have been targeted primarily toward low-income borrowers and public sector professionals. Through April 2024, only about 9% of total U.S. student loan balances have been cancelled.
Borrowers Still Need Help
Many student loan borrowers are unlikely ever to benefit from a federal forgiveness program. Even those who do qualify – particularly those working in the public sector or with low income – will have to continue making loan payments, month after month, year after year, until they receive notification that some or all of their debt will be cancelled.
Make a Tax-Deductible Donation
Give one-time or monthly to help borrowers with demonstrated financial need get out of student debt faster. The Aunt Betty Fund is a federally approved public charity under Section 501(c)(3).