The School Fund is a person-to-person crowdfunding platform and nonprofit organization through which donors directly contribute to educational scholarships for low-income students in countries that do not offer free, public secondary school. Like other civic crowdfunding platforms, through The School Fund, large numbers of online visitors support philanthropic efforts by pooling small contributions. The School Fund crowdfunds for students who have been identified by their teachers or local school officials as not having enough money to continue paying to go to school.

Globally, 115 million children do not attend school, and school fees contribute to this dropout rate by making education cost-prohibitive for impoverished students in developing countries. School fees often disproportionately affect girls, with many impoverished families dedicating their limited money to educating their sons rather than their daughters.